Sea to Sky Highway
I’ve driven the Sea to Sky Highway between Vancouver and Whistler many times and often wished I had my camera with me. The few times I did, I was generally in too much of a hurry to get to Whistler or to head back home.
So, on a recent bike trip to Whistler, I decided to leave some time to take pictures on the way up.
I drove up and back a few parts of the highway several times, searching to find good shooting locations and waiting for ideal light conditions. Unfortunately, many of what I thought were the best vistas along the highway, between Lions Bay and Squamish, didn’t seem to have a safe place to turn off, as much of the road is in a “falling rock” hazard area. I was tempted to risk it but decided not to.
My favorite spots were near some train tracks in Brittania Beach (just south of Squamish), along the water in the Furry Creek development (a little past Brittania Beach), and at a turn-off just north of Horseshoe Bay. I have a feeling there are some good places to shoot in the hills of Lions Bay, but I didn’t have time to explore all the roads.
On my final lap, heading back to Whistler, I passed a gorgeous pink sunset at the Tantalus lookout (between Squamish and Whistler) but when I turned around to pull over (no more than five minutes later), it was gone. Oh well – hopefully another time.
It’s really an amazingly beautiful part of the world and though I am happy with the photos, I feel they don’t do the place justice. Maybe if I get around to stitching together a few into a Panorama…but that’s a project for another day.
