For those of you who saw my post yesterday, this is the one graffitied train car we found on the train wreck hike in Whistler last week. I, personally, see beauty in the colours and the mangled metal.

Theme: Culturally Vibrant

Tags:   Train Wreck Whistler Graffiti colour Art Metal close up handle Anything Goes for 2021 Culturally Vibrant all the graffiti on the train cars was done by local artists who were invited to paint whatever they liked there is a sign that says 'graffiti allowed site'

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This is a rather long story, if you can bear with me. We booked a couple of nights in a lovely condo in Whistler...the big adventure being a heli picnic. The helicopter takes people to a remote lake at the top of a mountain along with a gourmet picnic. You have time to hike around and take photos as well. When we arrived in Whistler, it was 30C and not a cloud in the sky. We got a call from Blackcomb Helicopters saying that they had to cancel our adventure the next day because the weather wasn't looking good - it was going to be 17C, raining and stormy. I was so disappointed, as this has happened once before, and here we were, ready for a wonderful day ahead.
The next morning, sure enough, it was raining and you couldn't see the mountains for the clouds. So I researched some hikes. I found what looked like a really good one that ended up at a lake. I did a final check and found out the trail was closed because of bears, along with about 10 other Whistler trails. Two for two... So I looked for more hikes. We had done one in Whistler before that led to a train wreck - about 10 train cars that had crashed and were now covered with graffiti. My husband found a shorter route. So off we went. According to Google maps, we found the spot and started hiking in. There was a sign that said the trail was "Most Difficult." But it was a much shorter route than the one we'd done a few years ago. It was, indeed, difficult, but beautiful as you can see here. The roots reminded me of a creature crawling up the hill, which was how I felt in a few places. When we got to the top, we found one train car, as well as about a dozen other people looking for the wrecked train cars. People were going in circles looking for them. We tried as well, but obviously weren't in the right place for the main area of train cars, so turned back. Three for three....

We still had a really good time in Whistler, and know there are a lot of good trails there for next time.

Tags:   Train Wreck hike Whistler Nature Trees Roots Crawling up the hill Forest Hike big rocks Mountain

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In some mysterious way, woods have never seemed to me to be static things. In physical terms, I move through them; yet in metaphysical ones, they seem to move through me.
- John Fowles

This is another scene from the mountain bike trail we hiked on in Whistler last week.

Tags:   Whistler Most difficult trail Mountain bike trail in the forest Primeval I love being in the forest getting away from it all woodlands train wreck trail trees light and shadow roots Orton effect

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This was a drive by shooting. We were driving back from Whistler, and there are such amazing views along the way, but hardly any viewpoints. And the best views are ones where you can't stop. I've tried shooting as a moving passenger many times, and most often, the images are just a blur. This one wasn't as blurry, so I'll take it....

50:52 - Sunset

Tags:   Sea to Sky Highway Howe Sound nearly sunset blues layers Gulf islands colours blue seascape drive by shooting clouds light 52 week theme challenge

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I had to go to Whistler for an appointment in October and brought my camera just in case. We stopped for five minutes at this spot on the way home just before the sun set, and I had to poke my camera lens through the chain link fence to get this shot.

Tags:   Sea to Sky Highway Squamish Whistler viewpoint sunset train tracks gorgeous views all along the way Howe sound mountains ocean trees Oliver's Landing

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