The Road to Whistler

This is where we went.

From Splendid Eliza

Shannon Falls

Today we went to Shannon Falls. Shannon Falls are a very tall water fall, very tall, like can't believe it's that tall. It is very popular because it took a very long time to find a car-park, but it was worth it in the end. The water coming down was very clear and cold, brrr.

The BIG water fall that is so pretty.

From far away - it looks much cooler
up close

Up close, So Pretty. It just whooshes one
way then to the next. Amazing 

I took this photo of the family and not
with myself, but i still like it. :)

From Below the waterfall. Nothing beats its beauty

Walking back from the waterfall. We found a big tree-trunk
that had a hole in the middle of it so we
decided to take a photo of us kids.

By: Amazing Logan 

Brandywine falls

Today we went to Brandywine Falls. It is near Whistler. it is quite tall but not as tall as Shannon Falls. Also you need to lookout from the top unlike Shannon Falls. It is quite similar to New Zealand because most of the rocks are volcanic. When we tried to get to  Swim lake we were blocked because of tree destruction, but the walk there was cool climbing over mountains and volcanic rock.

The family with the fall in the background.Wonderful.

The wondrous waterfall surrounded by rocks

From Spectacular Jonty

Cypress Park
On the drive to Whistler we saw some container ships. We found a lookout and Logan and I had a photo together with the container ships in the background. There were about 12 container ships.

Logan and I with the container ships

The 12 container ships

This park is on a big, tall mountain with a turn-y corner road. We saw big, strong cyclists pedaling up the mountain, then they zoomed back down.
You can see the city from the mountain including many of the bridges.

The family with the city behind us

From Awesome David

The drive from Vancouver to Whistler is absolutely stunning. Parts of the highway remind me of New Zealand, as you wind your way around the coast. The west coast here is also part of the Pacific rim of fire, so it is cool to see all of the basalt volcanic rocks among the ubiquitous granite.

As we looked to the West, we looked out over the Pacific Ocean containing mountainous islands; while looking to the North we could see the snowy mountains above Whistler. (Sorry, no photos)

From a geological perspective, the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate is being pushed by the Pacific plate under the North American plate - in fact, about 75% of the Juan de Fuca is now submerged under the North American. This is raising the amazing mountains around the region.