Our travel plans brought us to Whistler right before the Summer rush. The town while not void of people did have some but not a lot which meant we definitely wanted to take advantage of the open spaces and empty trails and go for a hike.

Our Canoe Master, Larry, who recommended Rim Rock Cafe (very good) also told us about Singing Pass Trail which led up Whistler Mountain along Fitzsimmons Creek. Wife and I decided that would have to do since the other mountain trails were closed.

I dawned my new hat and hiking shirt while Wife wore her new hiking pants and tank top. We filled up a backpack with our picnic supplies sunscreened up and headed for the pass.

We found the entrance to the trail and it led to a large hill (at least it looked large to us). We powered up the hill which eventually led us to a condo complex. We had to have taken a wrong turn somewhere and did not know where so we headed down back the hill to look at the map by the entrance. The map did not help at all so our next stop would have to be the information kiosk for hopefully a better map.

The information kiosk did not have any good news for us. Once again, the snow had thwarted our hiking plans. Singing Pass trail was closed for another few weeks for the meter and a half of snow to melt. The information lady did show us on the map a nice nature walk around Lost Lake.

Determined to hike, we walked the nature trail and it was beautiful. The sound of the water rushing by the trail made us feel cooler and the birds chirping made us relaxed. The trail had plenty of benches for us to sit on and enjoy those sounds of nature. After about an hour of shaded walking we finally came to Lost Lake.

Since it was now closer to the weekend, Lost Lake park had filled up with people and we had to search for a shaded spot. Once we found a nice spot under a tree, we sat down and enjoyed our picnic lunch. After lunch we decided to take it easy and head back to the room to relax because of the late night before and the incredible heat. It was in the 80′s!

Once back in our room and after a cool shower, we prepared for our Poolside BBQ of a seasoned baseball steak, foil wrapped potatoes and onions, salad, and a fine white wine (well fine to us, wine here is expensive!). While the food cooked on the grill I jumped into the pool and enjoyed the slide while Wife relaxed and filmed me (I know, creepy right).

While we enjoyed our food by the pool some older folks came along and provided us with dinner entertainment as they played on the slide (nothing like a 70 year old man screaming down the slide). The adult pool/slide time came to an end when a birthday party full of kids ran out to use the pool. With the pool overrun by tweens, we walked over to the adult area and found it empty. So we enjoyed the pool and jacuzzi to ourselves as we recovered from the past few days outdoor activities.  Especially since we were going to mountain bike again the next day and this time…we meant business.