ramblings of a Seattle travel, food and photography hound
An acrophobic attraction at Whistler is the Peak 2 Peak, a gondola ride that connects the tops of Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains, constructed for the benefit of skiers. It takes 11 minutes to cross. The towers at each end span 4.4km (2.7mi) and, at one point, hovers over 1,400ft above Fitzsimmons Creek below, the greatest... Continue Reading →
Dinner was at Mongolie Grill, a variation on the typical Mongolian grill where they charge you by weight ($3.75 CDN per 100 grams). The sauce options were above average. Our total for the grill came out to about $34 CDN, rather pricey compared to what you can get in non-captive areas. Mongolie Grill 201-4295 Blackcomb... Continue Reading →
For breakfast, we went to Wild Wood Pacific Bistro whose specialty is eggs Benedict. One good policy of theirs is that you can get a half order, which let each of us try different ones, rather than split the same one. Mine was a smoked salmon, my wife's, the ham. The hollandaise was a good... Continue Reading →
After we got gas from Costco in Bellingham (on our way to British Columbia), we decided to have lunch in town since we wouldn't be in Whistler until later in the afternoon. Our intention was to get a quick bite at Denny's before driving on, but as we pulled into the parking lot, we noticed... Continue Reading →
For upscale tapas dining, you can't go wrong by dining at Elements Urban Tapas Parlour in Whistler. On the outskirts of Whistler Village, it features locally produced foods in a menu that changes frequently. We arrived early to beat the expected crowd, which never materialized. Perhaps it was the season. We didn't complain though, because... Continue Reading →
I thought that the prohibition against abalone fishing in California many years ago would spell the end to the most delicious mollusk steak ever to cross my lips. I remember when I was a kid, my father, brother and I went fishing for them around Monterey where my father grew up. My mother would steam... Continue Reading →
Sea stacks, those lonely rock sentinels off the coast that punctuate the seascape, are Oregon's distinctive shoreline features that draw admiring tourists and photographers. They are the remnants of millions of years of erosion of headlands that have unevenly given way to the forces of water. They are no more picturesque than the Three Graces... Continue Reading →
Hug Point used to be used as a trail by stagecoaches. Its name derives from how closely the carriages had to "hug" the point, even at low tide, to get around. Now it is part of a state recreation site for public day-use. The tide was getting higher when we arrived, still low enough that... Continue Reading →
Being the largest sea stack off the coast of Oregon, Haystack Rock stands like an intertidal sentinel just south of Cannon Beach and is responsible for much of the tourist industry here. We approached it from the south on foot, after parking our car in a neighborhood and finding a public access path to the... Continue Reading →
Whenever on the Oregon coast, we seek out fried razor clams, especially in season. Down the street from our lodging (Garibaldi House) was Pirate's Cove, a seafood restaurant that happened to have the clams on their regular menu but featured them on the specials board as well. The menu has a long list of seafood... Continue Reading →
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