Shannon Falls drapes over a shiny cliff, can be seen from far. Picnic tables with the view, a nice creek, possible to walk to the top of the falls and continue up to the Stawamus peak (600m gain, great view, did that ~7 years ago). 
Brandywine Falls shoots straight down, thin and graceful. Nairn Falls is a 1.5 Km walk along the river, narrow and thundering. Got rained upon on the way back.Turned north at Mt. Currie (a very nice looking farming community, a flat valley set against snowy mountains) towards D'Arcy. Did a detour to Birkenhead Lake (10Km on good gravel) passing some unattended ranch. A rather pretty lake, nested among still snowy mountains. Fishing. Mosquitoes. Boat launch. Camping. The only short hike Goat Lookout was washed out. It's said that the southern part is prettier, but not easy to reach. Anderson Lake at D'Arcy is rather large, set between two mountain ranges that are not high enough to have snow (at least at its southern end). On the way back, took a couple of photos at Gates Lake in Birken a short distance north of our cheap yet comfortable accommodation. We were the only guests.
7/27 Wednesday. Joffre Lakes.
11Km R/T. 400m gain, but not evenly. 3 lakes. The first (@1213m) can be reached in less than 10 minutes. 2nd one (@1490m) is 4Km (2.5 miles) walk with deep bluish green color. The last one (@1564m) is glacier green, stunningly beautiful, the largest of the three. Towering above these Lakes are 2721m Joffre Peak and 2783m Mt. Matier. The hanging Matier glacier is large and impressive. This is a popular hike. On a Wednesday, I saw at least 3 tents, ran into no less than 60 people on the trail.Drove ~10 miles further to Duffey Lake and stopped by Lillooet Lake on the way back for photos.
Both big and beautiful, next to highway. I saw 2 black bears, one deer on the road. Dad soaked in the hot tub to ease muscle pain (he fell 4 times).7/28 Thursday. Tried to find a section of the newly-or-still-being-established Sea to Sky trail near the hostel, holding a piece of paper the hostess drew. Got stuck on the Birkenhead River Rd while trying to park. Saw a bald eagle on the way out.
The small visitor center at Pemberton is very informative with not only brochures for many areas in BC, but also maps published by BC Park service for the entire province. The girl there recommended One Mile Lake, which turned out to be a joy. Lovely boardwalk on water. Yellow lotus flowers, and colorful canoes. Saw two people steer their small vessels standing up.
Whistler is busy: too many people, too many stores. Parked in lot 4, and walked to the unimpressive Lost Lake (~2 Km one way). Some flat board was tied onto 2 logs. I was told anyone with paddles can take this crude raft into the lake.
Alta Lake on the west of Hwy 99 is larger and prettier. At Rainbow Park, people are enjoying good view of the mountains, large lawn, modern and clean restroom. Less crowded, and no need to walk much (since my dad is limping by now). No mosquitoes.
Drove 10Km into Callaghan Valley up to Olympic Park, home to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Looks barren and desolated. A young girl in the modern information center hands out map and try to sell you tours or shooting range tickets. On the way, saw two black bears right next to the road. Alexander Falls at mile 9 is not bad.Sea to Sky highway from south of Lions Bay (Howe Sound dotted with islands) to north of Squamish (river in canyon) is a feast for eyes.
Drove to Squamish Estuary. Should have driven to the wind surfing spit, but didn't find the correct dirt road. Quite pretty. Can see Shannon Falls across from the river.
Porteau Cove is a nice stop along Howe Sound.
Back to the city ~8pm. Drove ~600 miles.
