Mama's Happy Hike

We just returned today from another wonderful week at Whistler! The highlight of the week for me was taking a lovely long afternoon of hiking, ALL BY MYSELF! Greg watched the kids for five hours, and I hopped on the chairlift to the top of both Whistler and Blackcomb. I was in heaven! I love hiking so much, and I just haven't done enough of it in the last three years, since the kiddos showed up.

I also finally got to ride the Peak 2 Peak Gondola for the first time. It is a relatively new gondola that connects the top of Whistler peak to the top of Blackcomb peak. It is the longest unsupported span gondola in the world, and at its highest point it is 1400 feet above ground! Eek! (Dad - this is not for you!) It is a huge benefit to skiers who want to ski on each of the two mountains in the same day, since it only takes 11 minutes to cross in the Peak 2 Peak. You can see pics of it below. It is truly an engineering marvel.

So, I did about an hour of hiking at the top of Whistler, and a longer ridge hike on Blackcomb, where I got to see lots of great glacier and peak views. It was 82 and sunny, and this mama couldn't have been happier!!