Today was a visit to the Winter Olympics site of Whistler, about 60 miles north of Vancouver.
The town is very much a resort, with many shops and restaurants. There is a wide walkway that goes through it east-west.
Note how low the clouds are. It was rainy and foggy most of the day. The altitude is not very high, about 2,500 feet.
This is an area where you can rent a mountain bike, go to the top of the hill by lift, then have an exciting ride down.
Bike rental is big business here.
A few miles down the mountain is Olympic Park, where, ski-jumping, cross-country ski, biathlon events were held.
This is the Normal and High hill runs.The landing area looks much smaller than it did on TV.
The Inukshuk was the logo for the Vancouver Olympics. There were opportunities for anyone to make a simple Inukshuk just about anywhere. This was at the Biathon range; a whole row of them sit atop the rail.
This is the Biathlon range. You could try your luck with one of the rifles for $10. I was too cheap, but watched someone else do it. She missed every shot!
Tomorrow is Victoria Island.
No comments:
Post a Comment