Christi and I went up to Whistler to celebrate her birthday. It was
wonderful! We went up on Friday, checked into a romantic room in the Fairmont,
and got in a great weekend of skiing, shopping, dining, and even a few spa
treatments.
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.JPG "Blackcomb at Night")
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Blackcomb at Night |
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A night shot of Blackcomb |
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.JPG "Covered Bridge")
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Covered Bridge |
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The covered bridge you cross when walking from the Fairmont to the villiage |
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.JPG "The River")
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The River |
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I love the way the water smoothes out when the shutter is open for a bit longer |
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.JPG "Frozen Plant")
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Frozen Plant |
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In front of the Roots store I found this little plant that had water dripping and freezing on it |
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.JPG "Blackcomb Base again")
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Blackcomb Base again |
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The way you can see through the snow that's falling off the roof is really cool |
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.JPG "Holiday Lights")
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Holiday Lights |
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A longer exposure results in cool starbursts on the christmas lights |
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.JPG "Christi on the Slopes")
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Christi on the Slopes |
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We had one day to ski and it was beautiful. I took a chance and took my big camera skiing and got some great shots |
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.JPG "The Hill")
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The Hill |
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Looking down the hill at the village sitting at the base |
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.JPG "Zoom In")
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Zoom In |
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A shot toward the base showing the lifts and a better view of the village |
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.JPG "Across the Valley")
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Across the Valley |
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As the sun started to come up you could see the sun hitting the peaks across the valley |
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.JPG "World Championship Snowboarding")
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World Championship Snowboarding |
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An Olympic trial snow boarding competition was happening on the hill while we were up there. It was really cool |
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.JPG "Major Air")
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Major Air |
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We watched the Japanese Women's team was doing their runs |
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.JPG "Nice Contrast")
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Nice Contrast |
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I love how this shot catches her hanging in the air |
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.JPG "Triple Wiggly Stomp")
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Triple Wiggly Stomp |
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Okay, I don't know what any of the moves are called, but I think this would be a good name if I every get called in to come up with them |
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.JPG "Even More Air")
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Even More Air |
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She's way up there on this one. I'm pretty sure I could do that if I wasn't so busy with other stuff |
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.JPG "Don't Run Over the Photographer")
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Don't Run Over the Photographer |
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A snowboarder hanging in the air over one of the photographers |
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.JPG "Cool Close-up")
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Cool Close-up |
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I like the angle on this one |
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.JPG "Back Down the Valley")
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Back Down the Valley |
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Looking over the base of the snowboard competition down the valley |
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.JPG "Snow Bunny")
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Snow Bunny |
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Christi looking adorable on the chairlift |
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.JPG "Christi")
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Christi |
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Christi looking cute |
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.JPG "Christi Close Up")
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Christi Close Up |
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I love the angle on this shot. It's right before we got to each lunch, and I was exhausted |
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.JPG "Me, Excited About Lunch")
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Me, Excited About Lunch |
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A shot of me dying for lunch |
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.JPG "After Lunch")
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After Lunch |
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Here I am drinking my hot chocolate and being happy about having lunch |
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.JPG "Hungry Bird")
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Hungry Bird |
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I got to feed this bird out on the deck. He flew over and landed on my hand so he could grab a piece of bread I was holding out for him |
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.JPG "Onion Ring")
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Onion Ring |
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I gave him an onion ring too. He thought it was great |
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.JPG "Us")
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Us |
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We don't get a lot of pictures of the two of us, but a nice guy on the deck took this for us |
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.JPG "The Fairmont")
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The Fairmont |
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The Fairmont is the building with the green peak about halfway across and about a third of the way down |
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.JPG "Looking Back Up")
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Looking Back Up |
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Looking back up Blackcomb before we head in for some drinks and a massage |
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.JPG "Howe Sound")
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Howe Sound |
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We had to pull over to get this shot of a ship tied up on Howe Sound. If you've ever been up to Whistler you may remember the scary coal mine building on the hillside. This ship is right across the road from it |
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.JPG "Blackcomb at Night")
.JPG "Covered Bridge")
.JPG "The River")
.JPG "Frozen Plant")
.JPG "Blackcomb Base again")
.JPG "Holiday Lights")
.JPG "Christi on the Slopes")
.JPG "The Hill")
.JPG "Zoom In")
.JPG "Across the Valley")
.JPG "World Championship Snowboarding")
.JPG "Major Air")
.JPG "Nice Contrast")
.JPG "Triple Wiggly Stomp")
.JPG "Even More Air")
.JPG "Don't Run Over the Photographer")
.JPG "Cool Close-up")
.JPG "Back Down the Valley")
.JPG "Snow Bunny")
.JPG "Christi")
.JPG "Christi Close Up")
.JPG "Me, Excited About Lunch")
.JPG "After Lunch")
.JPG "Hungry Bird")
.JPG "Onion Ring")
.JPG "Us")
.JPG "The Fairmont")
.JPG "Looking Back Up")
.JPG "Howe Sound")