END OF THE ROAD

We decided to return to Whistler and visit the Olympic village site. All the grandstands and other temporary things have been dismanteled but the Big ski jump hill is permanent so up we went.

This is the view from the bottom standing in the area the jumpers would have landed, the starting point is way up at the top of the tree line.

The slope of the jump is 35 degree angle

Looking down, when the jump is in operation ice is made by flowing brine through the pipes same as a ice surface in an arena. The landing area is the brown spot way below.

A perfect 10 score on this jump. Real nice form.

The view from the top , just can stop taking pictures of mountains.

Another view.



Back in Vancouver we went to Capilano suspension bridge.

The bridge is 6 feet wide, 230 feet above the river and 450 feet across. As you walk across it sways back and forth ,but no worry it is strong enough to support 10 fighter jets, however there were no jets there that day.

It looks a long way across

A view from the side. The park also has a series of swinging walkways from tree to tree that are about 100 feet over the forest floor. There are hundreds of old growth trees here.

One big ol tree

The park also has a walkway called a cliffwalk, It is a walkway fastened to the side of the cliff 175-200 feet above the valley floor. In places there is a glass floor for the brave folks to stand on. It was really neat.

The Cliffwalk. and below a view from above.

Today we put the Roadtrek in storage just south of Vancouver and tomorrow we fly home Sept 17. We have been on the road 93 days, have been in 11 US states, 2 Canadian provinces and 2 territories. We drove 14,400 miles.(23,000km). Have seen and experienced more than we had ever thought we would.

A friend asked today what was the best drive, and the answer has to be "all of it" how can one chose between mountains, valleys, plains, glaciers, tundra ,wildlife,stars, oceans, 24 hour of sunshine, etc. And of course people, old friends we met along the way, new friends and of course you who have travelled with us by my feeble attempt at writing, many thanks for sticking with me.

In the next few days we will take time to add up the bills and will give you some idea of what the cost of this adventure has been. Stay tuned.
And next summer we pick up the RV and continue on. Hope you can join us.