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Another birthday and another country! I wish it included a passport stamp, but no such luck. (However, we were welcomed by a very convincing Keanu Reeves look-alike!) We crossed into Canada early and headed towards Vancouver. The traffic was a annoying to say the least, so we decided to not spend any time in the city. Instead we took off along the "Sea to Sky" highway. It was a bit of a mess due to construction. They're getting ready for the 2010 Olympics at Whistler. Once we got going though, the drive was just the way you would imagine, hairpin turns and all. We stopped at Shannon Falls PP and Brandywine PP. Both parks had lovely waterfalls a short walk from the road. We stopped for a late lunch at Whistler at a BBQ joint. We sat and ate our sandwiches while watching a little family hiking down a grassy ski lift. As we were watching them, I noticed an odd brown figure moving above them. It was a mama bear and her 2 cubs ambling across the ski run. While part of me would have really liked to see them a little closer up, I'm glad our first bear sighting was at a safe distance! We finished the Sea to Sky and met up with hwy 97, the road we'll be on for the next couple of days. We slept in Clinton at Cariboo Lodge. Nothing fancy, but they had hot showers!...