Great weather today so out we went, to explore some new territory and revisit some favourites.
First stop was Lighthouse Park at Point Atkinson in West Vancouver. New territory for us, the park has a network of scenic trails through old growth rain forest and ultimately a trail to the historic Point Atkinson Lighthouse.
 |
| Colourful Vistas |
 |
An interesting "nurse" tree.
It's upper canopy obviously gone, this significant Douglas Fir trunk now supports new life at it's top. |
 |
| Sisters chatting |
 |
| Signs of Autumn |
After an invigorating hike, we drive along the Sea to Sky highway through Squamish to the community of Brackendale. The area is famous for it's population of wintering Bald Eagles. Apparently it's a little early as the wintering Eagles have yet to arrive.
But the upside of this short stop is a black bear sighting along the shore, just across the river.
From Brackendale it's only a short drive to Whistler, so we decide to continue on to revisit some familiar sights.
 |
| More signs of fall's arrival |
Along the drive to Whistler and in the village itself, we saw numerous vintage Rolls Royce autos. Guessing there was some sort of owners club gathering at the village.
Today ends with a family dinner at the Jägerhof Restaurant back in North Vancouver
 |
| Grampa and Grandsons |
 |
| The whole gang. |
Well, that's it for Lillian and I on this trip. It's off to YVR in the morning for the flight home.
Pat and Cam stay on for a while yet, before taking on the long drive back to Ontario. Could be some time before they leave though, as apparently there is quite a "grampa do" list to be tackled.
No comments:
Post a Comment