Whistler – Charmosa, Sophisticated and Full of Adventure

Whistler – Charmosa, Sophisticated and Full of Adventure

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Date: 9/10/2012 to 12/10/2012

Saímos of: Prince Rupert, BC - Canada

Destination: Whistler, BC - Canada (stopping to sleep in Prince George, Canada).

Distance: Total: 1.370 km. From Prince Rupert to Prince George were 725 km, and Prince George to Whistler were more 645 km.

Travel time: Prince Rupert – Prince George: 11:00 hours, including stop for lunch and other quick stops. Prince George – Whistler: 10:30 hours, including stops for lunch and fuel.

Path: The first trecho was done on the Trans-Canada Hwy / Yellowhead Hwy/E/BC-16 E, always following the signs for Prince George. Then follow the Cariboo Hwy/BC-97 S. Nos 200km finais, BC-99 headed pela S (74.6km), Duffey Lake Road (80.5km), being last trecho made the Sea-to-Sky Hwy (32km). It is worth mentioning that the road is an attraction in itself, colorful lakes com, snowy mountains and wildlife along the path.

Where to sleep: After much searching for a place to camp, decided to face a public parking. We went to the parking lot number 5 the city center, as far away from everyone and we can find a coverage, which was half filled with sand, depending on the work that was being done in the parking lot. The other half was the perfect space for Tanajura. In Prince George, slept in the parking lot of a Hotel and Casino still got an internet connection in range.

What eat different: Do Crepe Crepe-Montagne, centrinho in Whistler. We take breakfast there, where we experience different flavors of crepe, in a pleasant environment, at a reasonable price levels for city.

Tire cheio: The trail we did around the train station, High lake through hair and Green lake.

Tire murcho: The city offers numerous outdoor activities, It is a tourist hub for those seeking adrenaline outdoor. Inclusive, hosted, together with Vancouver, the Winter Olympic Games in 2010. But, was a shame we been there out of season.

Whistler – Charmosa, Sophisticated and Full of Adventure

Charming and stirred, Whistler is a city with plenty of young people, em looking for adventure, nature and sophistication. Its popularity as a major ski resorts gained momentum after hosting the Olympics and Winter Olympics-in 2010. But in winter is, or summer, activities and outdoor sports will be present and meet the all ages.

After 15 adventuring days in the Alaskan wildlife, we were back to urban life. We had gotten em Whistler, a city of about 14.000 people, located 125 km north of Vancouver, and primarily known for its ski slopes and resorts. To tell a little history oldest Whistler, need to go back to thousands of years ago, long before European occupation. Due to its wealth of natural resources and wildlife, was an important stopping point on the road linking Squamish and Lil'wat, two major towns in the region, and some of these trails are maintained until today. But it was from 1914, this beautiful chain of snowy mountains began his career of fame until the present day, being recognized worldwide as one of the best seasons for skiing. It began in 1914, two brothers, with business acumen, decided to invest in the region and an accommodation They built that quickly became a base for workers in mines and forests, next to Jasper and Banff, north of the city. In the course of time, Once de por 1950, other lodgings were built in the region, Nearest Whistler, to meet the demand of tourists.

But other than that you should be thinking, the popularization occurred initially for its summer activities, with fishing as the main attraction. Only 1960 Whistler is to enter the hall of the main ski resorts, after being selected to host the Winter Olympics in 1968. As a result, the infrastructure of the site jumped, for example having a shortened distance to Vancouver 6 hours 2 hours. The official opening of the ski resort was in 1965. In 1980 was inaugurated on Blackcomb, neighboring Whistler Mountain, forming one of the largest ski in the Americas. The station continued to develop, receiving awards and tourists worldwide until in 2003, was selected to host the Winter Olympics 2010. From dai, was consecrated as a sanctuary for outdoor sports, where you can also include summer sports , como mountain bike e rafting, besides having the highest chairlift in the world in terms of length and height of the gondola (3.024 meters and 415 feet high at the point of highest elevation), Opened in 2008, ligando as montanhas Whistler e Blackcomb.

When we disembarked the ferry in Prince Rupert, we still had a long way to our final destination, or it could be Whistler Vancouver (in this case jump Whistler). It is worth noting that the path, that Durou 2 days is an attraction in itself, colorful lakes com, snowy mountains and wildlife along the path. At one of the stops for lunch, we set up our table in the supermarket parking lot to satisfy his hunger with the newly bought chicken in the market itself.

Our trip to Whistler was long because of the indication of Marjorie, a friend who made the journey by boat from Belem to Manaus and lived in Vancouver for 13 years old. The decision to go to Whistler also implied use the only day that we would have good weather, com only, there Whisler and not in Vancouver, since the weather forecast for the next days was rain for both cities. Valeu a pena. As always, when we get places with tourist information center, been there know the main activities offered in the city. Despite the time that we were there to be a "between seasons", yet there are several options. By sinal, the information center of Whistler was extremely professional, no sense be handy, with all information at his fingertips, all contacts of companies that offer different types of tour available and even a booth where you could schedule the activity already there's information center. One hand on wheel. We are interested in rafting and bike ride, but Whistler is not a cheap place and prefer to save that moment. As a city for outdoor activities, choose to take a long walk around the lakes and High Green, walk through a trail where many people rode, crossed the railroad tracks and went to the train station that was closed to reopen the season.

Along one of trihas, find a park quite cozy, wide open, where many people were walking and playing with their dogs. With legs already tired, whiting and dense lawn that invited us to a delicious nap, that Durou cerca de 30 minutes.

As we finished the trail, towards the end of the day, back to the mall and went to the rings, symbolizing the Winter Olympics based in 2010, for some photos.

This reminded us that soon we will be hosting the world, both for the World Cup, as the Olympics, the second being almost always remembered by Canadians and Americans when we interact and talk to us Brazilians.

Time to find a place to sleep was a marathon. We did not want to spend to stay and fight to find a safe place to open our tents. After nearly two hours, knocking on the door of hospital, mail, market, we were advised to use public parking far away as possible, after all was open and anyone could show up there. We went to the parking 5 the city center, already around 10 night. There were few cars stopped and a sort of garage 2 vacancies that were being used to store the materials of the work taking place next door. One had sand halfway. The other half was the ideal space for Tanajura and was where we spent the night.

We woke up the next day with rain, as expected, and did the usual quick breakfast on the back cover of tanajura and headed toward Vancouver.

For more photos from our visit to Whistler, click here!