Whistle While You Hike

Adam, baby and I had the privelage of going on a vacation this past week. We toured the Northern Cascades, as well as Whistler and Blackcomb mountains in British Columbia, Canada. 

We began the trip with a few nights camping, hiking and backpacking in the Northern Cascades National Park. We hiked to a beautiful little campground called "Neve" (right off the creek) where we dropped our packs and continued the hike up to Fourth of July Pass which gave us stunning views of the glaciers still in tact in the park. Sorry no photos - our camera was out of battery. Only one picture from this part of the trip (me gazing so photogenically at the sunbursts in the trees):

We continued our adventures further north in Canada, where we stayed in Whistler Village in British Columbia. There, we bought a two day lift pass for the "Peak to Peak" Alpine Express. Its the largest free standing gondola in the WORLD. It takes you from Blackcomb Mountain to Whistler Mountain (approximately 2.73 miles apart).  They just finished this project this past winter, so we were lucky to get to use it. It's just in time for the winter 2010 Vancouver Olympics. 

Once on the top, Adam and I hiked all around each mountain each day and became awestruck at how spectacular the sights were. It seemed so easy to get to do high alpine hiking without having to hike UP the mountain. The baby made its presence known to me by squirming around significantly during all hikes. Either he/she really likes it, or was mad at me. But, we are definitely in the stages of fetal movement - WOW!

The last part of the trip was camping near Mt. Baker. We had a perfect camping spot again near the "Nooksack River".  We just had enough time to view the mountain before the clouds rolled in for good: