Whistler Jeep Adventure

On Saturday Tim and I went on a spontaneous road trip up

to Whistler, and we splurged and went on a wonderful,

off road jeep tour. This was the pamplet that got it all 

happening for us. 

Our chariot awaits!!! Our driver Georgie was 

full of info and we lucked out and didn't have

a full jeep, just another couple so lots of

interior leg room for us all.

Tim had the better side of the Jeep for views, so 

most of my photos are taken out his window.

As we got higher, the snow became more

apparent, and the temperatures dropped enough

that it was nice to feel the blast of heat

coming from the front of the jeep's interior

fans. I'm sure they were turned up as

high as they could go, but with the top

off, you could only stay so warm.

And then we were up about 6000 ft above

sea level and there was still a significant amount

of snow that hadn't melted this summer. Not

sure if you can see it, but there is a pinkish

tinge to the snow top layer, and that

is an algea, cool little tidbit of info.

Once we got to the vantage point for viewing the

sunset, we got out and took pictures and 

realized just how cold it was up there, to the

point that Tim was shivering so much his hands

wouldn't stop shaking to take non blurry photos.

My poor cold hubby, trying his hardest not

to turn into an ice cube...lets just say when

we started out our day we had no idea we

would end up at the top of Blackcomb Mtn

surrounded by snow, so we were not dressed

appropriately at all to say the least.

Our awesome guide/driver insisted that photos

were to be taken with us inside the jeep, so that

is what we did. Oh and doing this made us want

a jeep even more so then before.

This is our wonderful, knowledgable tour guide, 

Georgie, whom I asked to get a photo of, so

she posed as the lazy slacker driver....too funny.

I don't think we could have had a better guide, she told us

stories, was full of historical references, and even told us

about the Native tale of the Hemlock tree, who hangs

his head in shame. We now now about the different

terrain, trees, berries and floral growth of the mtn,

and all the while doing so with a good sense of humor.

At one point she even started calling for the local

bear she had seen a few times earlier, and luckily

he was actually spotted on the side of a grassy

cliff, but it was too dark to take a good photo.

A great couple of photos taken by Georgie of us

by the edge. what an amazing view.

And this was the best of the sunset we could get

since Mother Nature didn't cooperate and the

cloud cover was thick. But the sun did manage

to peek through. I did manage to snap a few nice

shots though, so happy with the whole experience.

On the way back down the we both used

the warm blankets to keep warm. A great

idea to have when you are uptop of a 

snow covered mountain.