This is the first clear night we’ve had in Whistler for I don’t know how long. Nice to see the stars out, even with the light pollution from the buildings.
Whistler Mountain under a starry sky
365 Project – Day 263
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010365 Project – Day 246
Saturday, June 19th, 2010Apparently out of nowhere and without being forecast a thunder storm happened over Whistler Mountain. Quite dramatic lighting, lightening and then bucketfuls of rain!
Rocky Mountain Road Trip
Monday, May 31st, 2010This was a very, very short trip – one day of driving, four days of working 12 hour shifts at the Calgary University Campus / Calgary Speed Skating Oval during the Canadian West Volleyball Open, then one day off in Banff followed by a 5am start back to Whistler. A mere 13 hour drive!
We were lucky with the weather in that at least we could see the Rocky Mountains. It was spectacular albeit not necessarily phenomenally photogenic.
365 Project – Day 211
Saturday, May 15th, 2010Driving to Kamloops to shoot a wedding I stopped to take today’s photo at the viewpoint at Seton Lake. Actually a reservoir.
365 Project – Day 168
Saturday, April 3rd, 2010As the snow melts so I am given more opportunity to a) walk the dog somewhere more fun and b) to capture some different shots. This little stream is on the way up to Rainbow Lake. There was too much snow to go very high, and there’s also a lot of spring run off which is why this little stream was running so fast.
Long shutter speed for blurry water
Winter Sunset in Whistler
Sunday, December 27th, 2009These are the views of Whistler, Blackcomb and surrounding mountains as seen across Green Lake. Many tourists never get to see these views, but the locals were out in force on this sunny Boxing Day afternoon. I love the sunsets in Whistler in the winter. It’s hard not to take a million photos.
Garibaldi Lake Trail
Monday, October 5th, 2009One warm and sunny morning while sitting sipping hot coffee on my patio Rob and I decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather and head up to camp at Garibaldi Lake (an easy 9k hike on a ’super-highway’ trail). Sitting looking at a very low snow line on Whistler Mountain should have alerted us to the likelihood that we would actually be camping in said snow. We were cold, right up until the first rays of sunlight hit us the next morning. Thankfully we’d taken great camping equipment and lots of booze (thanks to Rob!!) so we survived.
The next day was sunny and beautiful but between us we only had one camera and that had a battery which died with the first rays of sun! Duh! Next time………
Big Dipper over Lillooet
Monday, September 21st, 200918km out of Lillooet, BC, puts you pretty much in the middle of nowhere. With no moon this makes for great star shots. The Big Dipper is clearly seen. I was surprised, however, at how much light was coming off the town and reflecting on the clouds. It’s ironic that it looks like fire smoke (Lillooet has seen it’s worst wildfires this summer). You can see more and more of the stars as the sunlight fades.
Rob got a little nerdy with the RGB light circles. In the second to last shot I ‘painted’ the trees with my flashlight, and the last shot was about 10 minutes. Need to try that one again with different camera settings or film to get rid of the ‘noise’. Enjoy!
Rainbow Trail
Thursday, September 17th, 2009Summer in Whistler has been beautiful so I decided to take advantage of the sunshine and heat and head up to Rainbow Lake. For an overnight stay you have to head over the next ridge and camp at Hanging Lake. It’s well worth the extra kilometer or so as it gives you the opportunity to look back over Rainbow Lake and see Wedge Mountain and Armchair Glacier.
This well marked and maintained trail ascends mostly through forest to the lake. There are plenty of scenic spots (creek, waterfalls, and views) along the way. 16km round trip. Elevation gain is 850m.
Full gallery here
Marmot on Whistler Mountain
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009Rob and I decided to make the most of the lovely weather and our ski passes which still work for summer sightseeing, and head up Whistler Mountain. We took the village gondola, then the Peak Chair. For anyone who’s been here just in the winter the Peak Chair in summer is quite the experience: the cliff at the top of the chair looks much more ‘cliffy’ than in winter. Quite scary.
We headed around Matthew’s Traverse and then around Harmony Ridge, down Boomer Bowl to Harmony Lake. Takes forever compared to when we do it on skis. 7th Heaven was as clear as anything on Blackcomb. While picnicking at the Lake we were almost run over by a marmot. I had just put on my super wide angle lens, much to my dismay. Rob’s reaction was to “change your lens and stalk him!”. Which I did. Great to see one of these not-so-little critters who gave Whistler it’s name from their call.
We then headed across the valley on the Peak to Peak Gondola and down Blackcomb on the Solar and Wizard chairs. Rob spotted a mother and cub feeding on grubs in a dead tree. A great day in all. Think we’ll head out there again next weekend.
