Just returned home from a fantastic trip through British Columbia to Whistler and Blackcombe mountains, where the Winter Olympic Games, 2010, took place. We visited the area with friends, awed by the panoramic scenery and the black bears! From Whistler village, we took the gondola up to about 8,000 feet of mountain beauty. The picture included is a giant stone Olympic symbol, found throughout the area because the ski events were here. The mountains are vast -- you can fit both Aspen and Vail ski areas inside and still have lots of mountain trails left over. Everything is green, with lots of streams, lakes and waterfalls that split the forest regions. Being there just made me want to ski again -- maybe this winter if the knee is strong enough -- or the next year ---!
From Canada we traveled back south to Seattle, where our friends live, for a few more days of vacation fun. We went up and down the Puget Sound by car, bridge and ferry; we ate fabulous seafood in every town and at every opportunity. On our last day, we visited a house right on Lake Washington for the finale of the annual Sea Fair week in Seattle. It was an airshow, culminating in a breath-taking performance by the Blue Angels (US Navy fighter jets). Super vacation with Starbucks, good friends, good food and wine, filled again with the awe of God's world!
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