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My Mission Statement !
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body,
but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'WOW What a Ride !
--Unknown
Kayaking up Indian Arm
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A bit about me.
I was born in Lethbridge Alberta and also spent some time in Calgary.
My grandfather used
to tell me tales of his exploits in the backcountry and was a true pioneer in Southern Alberta. Also at the same time (living
in my grandparents Rooming House) was a retired fellow that was with the R.C.M.P. only they didn’t call it that back
then. He told me he was in the North West Mounted Police.
With these two filling my head with stories of adventure, I couldn’t
wait to have some of my own.
We moved to the Coast when I was 12. We lived in Surrey for a few years while it was
still rural, and then moved to Burnaby where I basically grew up.
My parent’s idea of camping was to book a cabin
at Banff & my dad hiked from the house to the car, so I had to wait until I had wheels of my own before hitting the hills.
Thinking back, in between fast cars, bikes, boats, I always managed to find time for a hike in the woods.
I work
for the largest soft drink manufacturer in the world as a Millwright & Power Engineer. The job is fast paced and at time
extremely stressful, so I find welcome relief in the warm embrace of the mountains. Being outdoors for me feels like my second
home.
Other interests are , computers , mountain biking , in-line skating, cooking , photography ( S.L.R. & digital)
, reading --- when time allows , puttering in my flowers , I also fell in love with kayaking about 2 years ago
:)
Contact me
Here is a partial list of trails
& walks done;
| Admiralty
Point Trail |
2.5km |
gain 100m |
| Alouette Mountain |
22km |
gain 1100m |
| Angels landing
|
8km |
gain 453m |
| Berg Lake (Robson) |
20.2km |
gain 790m |
| Brandywine Meadows |
6km |
gain 550m |
| Bright Angel Trail |
15.2km |
gain/loss 776m |
| Buntzen Lake Trail |
8km |
gain 100m |
| Campbell Lake |
9km |
gain 700m |
| Cheam Peak |
9.5km |
gain 665m |
| Cypress Falls |
6km |
gain 130m |
| Diez Vistas |
13km |
gain 455m |
| Dog Mountain
|
6km |
gain min. |
| Elfin Lakes |
22km |
gain 620m |
| Elk Mt.
|
8km |
gain 800m |
| Garibaldi Lake |
18.5km |
gain 918m |
| Goat Mountain |
8km |
gain 275m |
| Gold Creek Falls |
2.7km |
gain 160m |
| Golden Ears |
24km |
gain 1500m |
| Greendrop Lake |
13.5km |
gain 580m |
| Hayward Lake |
10km |
gain 50m |
| High Falls Creek |
12km |
gain 640m |
| Hollyburn Peak |
8km |
gain 440 m |
| Hoover Lake |
3.7km |
gain 250m |
| Horsemans Beach |
5km |
gain 200m |
| Iceline Trail (Yoho) |
26.5km |
gain 700m |
| Idaho Peak |
14km |
gain 2280m |
| Joffre Lakes |
11km |
gain 366m |
| Jug Island |
2km |
gain 100m |
| Kokannee Lake |
4.5km |
gain 455m |
| Lighthouse Park |
6km |
gain 50m |
| Lynn Headwaters |
18km |
gain 230m |
| Lynn Peak |
10km |
gain 760m |
| Mount Seymour |
9km |
gain 450m |
| Mount Strachan |
10km |
gain 538m |
| Norvan
Falls |
14km |
gain 300m |
| Observation
Point (Zion) |
12.8km |
gain 648m |
| Othello Tunnels |
5.5km |
gain 200m |
| Outback Trail |
10km |
gain 275m |
| Pyramid Mountain
Trail |
15km |
gain 1095m |
| Rail Road Grade Trail ( Mt. Baker) |
10.4km |
gain 487m |
| Rainbow Lake |
16km |
gain 825m |
| Stawamus Chief |
11km |
gain 650m |
| Sulfur Mountain |
12km |
gain 698m |
| Teapot Hill |
5km |
gain 250m |
| The Lions |
15km |
gain 1280m |
| Three Brothers Peak |
21km |
gain 320m |
| West Coast Trail |
76km |
gain 300m |
| Windy Joe Mountain |
15km |
gain 525m |
On my way up to The Lions.
Who says you have to be smelly on the trail. There are always places to shower :)
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