Catching up again...which takes us back to Whistler area of BC. The road from Whistler east to Lillooet, Highway 99-Duffy Lake Road, is beautiful and also a bit treacherous for our big RV with car in tow. But in the convertible with top down it was wonderful! Our first stop was at Nairn Falls Provincial Park for a nice river walk. Along the way we met up with a group of 5 very enthusiastic rafters carrying their rubber raft down the hillside to the raging Green River...hanging onto the limb to get settled and then off they went!
We continued on to the falls for some beautiful views. The park is just 20 minutes north of Whistler with a lovely campground
Back in the car we drove on to Pemberton for a few groceries and lunch. From here we began the climb up Duffy Lake Road to Joffre Lakes Provincial Park.
We hiked only to the first of the three lakes from there is it a stiff 2.5 mi to Middle Joffre Lake and a challenging ascent for another mile to Upper Joffre. Being mid afternoon it was perfect to sit and enjoy the view from the lower lake.
The view was stunning as we came around the corner. Teal blue water, surrounded by trees with the snowy mountains in the background. Absolutely gorgeous! We sat along there for about half an hour and soaked it all in.
We drove further north on till arriving at Duffy Lake, a popular spot for canoeing and kayaking. The wind was pretty strong with only one small fishing boat out. We were only midway to Lillooet but time to head back home. If we thought the climb UP the road was a strain, the descent was many times more difficult! Brakes all the way and so very glad we weren't in the motorhome, too scary as it was!
Mt Rohr in the distance.
Back at Whistler RV Park I took a couple shots of our scenery from our campsite.
The cloudy skies had cleared and sun was expected the next day. Since we had decided not to go further east we turned south on Tuesday morning back down beautiful Highway 99.
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