Trans-Canada Hwy

Waking up to blue skies, I started the day with another 15 km run around Stanley Park, this time following the seawall all the way. Though the first kilometres were a bit on the cold side, that quickly changed once the sun came up. Realizing that this would be my last full day in British Columbia, I decided to skip the afternoon session at the conference and instead drive up to Whistler, which has always piqued my imagination.

Renting a Chevrolet Malibu at YVR, I followed the Trans-Canada Highway up into the mountains to Lost Lake where I went for an afternoon hike. 

Unwilling to scare the locals (or, worse, risk deportation), I decided against skinny dipping in the lake and instead focused on exploring the trails which, I presume, will be full of spring flowers in a few days. Only during the very short time that I have been here, so much has happened in that regard, with cherry blossom now visible everywhere. As for tomorrow, my plan is to drive up to Cleveland Dam at around 5 am and do one last trail run before heading to the airport and flying back to the winter in Kiruna.