suggested scenic route, from the US/Canada border truck crossing to lions bay (where I live and we would stop to pick up my wife).
https://goo.gl/0qg5rJ
This route would
add about 1.5 hours to the direct highway route. Loops out to Point Grey, around UBC University, through downtown Vancouver, around Stanley Park, through West Vancouver to horseshoe bay via the windy marine drive route.
Whistler live cams:
Whistler BC Canada | Webcams | Tourism Whistler
Definitely smoky, but not really bad. There are a couple of big forest fires burning in the pemberton area about 2 hours north of whistler. Here's the forest fire map:
http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/dmf-viewer...84402955244847