tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58838578201234101532024-03-12T21:41:12.530-07:00Dustin's Road to NowhereFor those of you who are visiting for the first time I suggest you start with my first post in the archives from March 2008 - WHERE TO START - The Road to Nowhere. It convey's the thoughts and the monents I hope to capture.dleclerchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589752856141695926noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883857820123410153.post-47579481094041660112009-11-25T12:24:00.001-08:002009-11-25T12:26:16.265-08:00I've Moved<span style="font-weight: bold;">I decided to move my Blog over to wordpress so please visit the new site @</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.dustinsroadtonowhere.wordpress.com/">www.dustinsroadtonowhere.wordpress.com</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Where you'll find my favorite post from the last two years as well as my new post as I move forward.</span>dleclerchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589752856141695926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883857820123410153.post-82745922087803934452009-11-20T13:42:00.000-08:002009-11-20T15:41:14.049-08:00Your World is About to Get Smaller<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXHgZiP7y-6ekm82DwR3tLuygNQjGc9NEkCZwdkq2fqZLVU_B_2uS_2RdkOTKWhSQjAeT5jffn4Jz7srVF4jVFOybRebyhtNTaQl_ARhYfuPhcf-WxnQzdQh6LnYJkInV31nr54e85ddW/s1600/Smaller.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXHgZiP7y-6ekm82DwR3tLuygNQjGc9NEkCZwdkq2fqZLVU_B_2uS_2RdkOTKWhSQjAeT5jffn4Jz7srVF4jVFOybRebyhtNTaQl_ARhYfuPhcf-WxnQzdQh6LnYJkInV31nr54e85ddW/s320/Smaller.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406322139003009890" border="0" /></a>A couple months ago I finished reading Your World is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller by Jeff Rubin. Which is undoubtedly is a worthwhile read and I think he has his visions of where our economy is going spot on, and aligns with a lot of the thoughts I've mentioned previously. (Also reminds me of the views of Yvon Chouinard touched on in his book Let My People go Surfing a great book on what corporations should focus on to be both social responsible and profitable.) However, I can't say I believe his delivery of the message was in the most effective manner. And unfortunately I believe it may sway some people away from siding with him due to being a little to aggressive and repetitive in some points to convince someone who isn't on side with him already to a certain degree. Here's a quote from the book I'd like to share.<br /><blockquote>"Despite the steady barrage of climate change news and a growing sense that our affluent lifestyles may have unpleasant consequences for the environment, few of us stop to consider how just about every facet of our lives is built around our energy consumption. Nearly everything we do is inextricably bound to our use of energy.<br /><br />And by "energy" i mean oil. Yes we use natural gas and some coal to generate electricity; but the world's car and trucks and ships and planes run on oil. That means that the global economy runs on oil, because of the global economy is about moving things around the world. and the reason the global economy has put all its eggs in one basket is that there is no other basket. As of right now, everything - from salmon on your plate to the entire model of a global economy - depends on keeping the oil flowing.<br /><br />Now what happens when the price of salmon goes up? You buy less of it. and when the price of gasoline goes up, you drive less. when he price of clothes or computers or anything else goes up, everybody buys less. And when everybody spends less we have a recession.<br /><br />.... History keeps showing that the economy recovers, usually after a few quarters, and life goes on. Markets pick up, factories ramp up production, and eventually you're back to eating all the salmon you want.<br /><br />But the history of the mordern global economy is not all that long, and it is worth asking whether the patterns we have seen in hte past decades are onse we can expect to go on repeating into the future. we have seen high oil prices trigger recessions before, and in each case the medicine to cure a sick economy has been ready at hand a cheap new supply. It's simple as long as you have a ready supply of that oil.<br /><br />But if you don't, the whole idea of recovery from a recession has to be redefined - because it's not going to look like it used to. "<br /></blockquote></div>dleclerchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589752856141695926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883857820123410153.post-80686770177630766972009-11-20T12:51:00.000-08:002009-11-23T11:03:01.350-08:00November Update<div style="text-align: justify;">Here I am apologizing for being behind on some post again, with a lot going on in the last month and half I haven't had time to do much worth writting about nor have time to share any thoughts. So you're asking what's made things so busy that I couldn't come out and entertain you at least once every couple weeks. Mainly my attempts to chase that road to nowhere and taking next step on this adventurous road I'm trying to follow. Actually it feels a little more like I'm trying to build it then follow it. October resulted in giving my notice to Yamaha to follow my next venture which is going to be opening a cafe. Which has resulted in a busy couple of months keeping up with my current positions workload in on of it's busiest seasons and toughest periods all the while trying get things aligned for the cafe. As the new venture approaches there's both excitement and a little nervousness in the air. (Check out www.goodearthcafes.com and plan for a visit early February at the corner of 91st and Ellerslie in South Edmonton.)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Aside from that what else new? The gentlemen at Track and Trail (<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLGAzlBomVcTOqWTacP5ng-bu_xXCwJhJhZpzaZgFgXqh0Y1PPVB0P5wnf1R4oxuQkyh3JhvIlaONh8rU0fqVkzp75M0k2DfaTSjA5yTLjun0wEPRmqS77CAnByMr_HKYIgCymxSMcLEu/s1600/Jeep+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 127px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLGAzlBomVcTOqWTacP5ng-bu_xXCwJhJhZpzaZgFgXqh0Y1PPVB0P5wnf1R4oxuQkyh3JhvIlaONh8rU0fqVkzp75M0k2DfaTSjA5yTLjun0wEPRmqS77CAnByMr_HKYIgCymxSMcLEu/s200/Jeep+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407375984056012402" border="0" /></a>www.trackntrail.ca) helped me finish up my new ski set up. With a set of G3 Onyx AT bindings and Garmont Radium boots, to add the Fisher Watea 94's which I'm excited to carve some turns on. The only disapointment is with the new venture I'm not sure I'll be able to get the back-country training I need to start doing some true alpine touring). But I'll sure to make the best of the new set up and hopefully next spring I'll be getting acquainted with the Alpine Club of Canada.<br /><br />Other things one the go are finishing the arrangements to Nordic Ski Patrol at the Strathcona Wilderness Center this year, working through the application process for the Edmonton Search and Rescues, and also picked up a new car/suv in the form of the Jeep Patriot. Before you get on me for buying an "SUV" it's based on a compact car and is rated the greenest SUV with a 40MPG hwy rating so it's the most likely to most efficient option for me. Finally we've reached <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaC-pZcpNPRlRzncZiQGMMtEnN5uack0Ku1JwSupBoajr6h4ntcsp6U5ujd4ZRiHyeE_jQxz4nTjycM3QXT2PR7HD8rDHT2Eyj-AcvA59ZUp74IVkyQ5tVfyNr_PntF2uOWQ0IbVWQsjRC/s1600/IMGP2140.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaC-pZcpNPRlRzncZiQGMMtEnN5uack0Ku1JwSupBoajr6h4ntcsp6U5ujd4ZRiHyeE_jQxz4nTjycM3QXT2PR7HD8rDHT2Eyj-AcvA59ZUp74IVkyQ5tVfyNr_PntF2uOWQ0IbVWQsjRC/s200/IMGP2140.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406333228932885682" border="0" /></a>i'm trying to still enjoy some of the fall mountain biking, which may be my favorite time of the year which being so close to the Rockies has coincided with early season skiing! I'm enjoying making use of both the mountain bike and ski racks at the same time. (I'll try and get some better pics on the weekend)<br /><br />Anyways I'll leave that as my quick personal update.<br /></div>dleclerchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589752856141695926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883857820123410153.post-47248767494324818042009-10-28T13:26:00.000-07:002009-10-28T14:54:45.446-07:00Missing Ontario? - Really?<div style="text-align: justify;">Well no not really, but after a recent visit realizing some things I do miss. I haven't even been in Edmonon a year but it's been busy and quite the whirlwind, from the move, the new position, spending nearly every weekend traveling to the mountains, and now on the verge of starting a new business venture at the end of the November it's been exciting to say the least. Anyone who would asked what I thought about if I made the right move always received the same answer of undoubtedly.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxh1-UOhXCUTzKZt_p1xda_C58W_3fGEOgVcZlhhkhWEZcPc9233GLa7Kshm82aynFiomvhSA8LTUL6-b6xaKCzI0Hs2_Q08pv78ZFQTLj0cv2Z_1pJ6ACMQrOv0rjUGx1F7TCs-8IZIy/s1600-h/Conservation+Fall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 167px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxh1-UOhXCUTzKZt_p1xda_C58W_3fGEOgVcZlhhkhWEZcPc9233GLa7Kshm82aynFiomvhSA8LTUL6-b6xaKCzI0Hs2_Q08pv78ZFQTLj0cv2Z_1pJ6ACMQrOv0rjUGx1F7TCs-8IZIy/s320/Conservation+Fall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397770637625433586" border="0" /></a> Usually followed with the only thing I ever miss is the great friends whom still live there. Last weekend one of those great friends brought me back to Ontario to stand in his wedding. (Which on a side note was an amazing wedding, intimate, surrounded by love, and an amazing group of friends and family that reflected how special the bride and groom are). But aside from the opportunity to catch up with many great friends I also had to opportunity to realize some of the beauty of Southern Ontario that many of it's residence take for granted and obviously I did as well needing to go back to appreciate it.<br /><br />After flying in on the red eye the first sign I missed some of Ontario was waking up at Dave's in the morning to one of the most brilliantly red trees I've ever seen outside the win<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4MTz5d8U5uMX4OX5Qk-l4AfrRMxYAChwzejzOOxwCKH5OjKgvIE432XNyVMMu9xEryCQvnCy2KjEagDmK4MP75YB9ZBwjniqdlk5NeMeelpaI8xGzDaJpEJRcfx9966VBGLHATWnXDfMA/s1600-h/Conservation+fall+colors+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4MTz5d8U5uMX4OX5Qk-l4AfrRMxYAChwzejzOOxwCKH5OjKgvIE432XNyVMMu9xEryCQvnCy2KjEagDmK4MP75YB9ZBwjniqdlk5NeMeelpaI8xGzDaJpEJRcfx9966VBGLHATWnXDfMA/s200/Conservation+fall+colors+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397767581782964482" border="0" /></a>dow. It was nearly glowing every morning with the sun breaking through an over cast sky, which couldn't help but put a smile on my face every morning while I was there. Falls in Ontario where always my favorite time of the year. I may have fooled my self into thinking it was the start of each mountain bike race season but truly it was the long falls. Firstly Ontario temperatures, and moisture bless it with a beautiful fall colors year after year, brilliant and soothing. Secondly the fall always seemed like such a peaceful time as there was no more pressures of racing or training and it was time to do what love for the reasons you loved it. And if you where brave enough to go out in the -5 t o+ 5 <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiarJZ48U1J5HlCHo0_nsPDLnRldofgo81sUDJc_goKsr9WINVQOJ8JZvfF4dQBXP88Is3Wgp9My0BeVbeQWTLltLa1UzyPkK_H5IpwOdEVC80lhypCNZN0PSkaCdt4bERQ-_ShIr8CDPTV/s1600-h/Conservation+fall+colors.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 176px; height: 118px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiarJZ48U1J5HlCHo0_nsPDLnRldofgo81sUDJc_goKsr9WINVQOJ8JZvfF4dQBXP88Is3Wgp9My0BeVbeQWTLltLa1UzyPkK_H5IpwOdEVC80lhypCNZN0PSkaCdt4bERQ-_ShIr8CDPTV/s200/Conservation+fall+colors.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397767878559758034" border="0" /></a>weather you where always rewarded with less people and a feeling of being in nature not taking advantage of it. I'd even argue Mountain Biking through Durham forest with tacky trail and fall colors at the south end and snow covered tracks on the north could fit with any Epic on anyones list.<br /><br />What really put this into perspective was Sunday, after the wedding on my way to catch up with some university friends in Hamilton I decided to take the backroads through the Halton region and go for a walk around Rattlesnake Point, one of my old running spots. The 10 or 12KM hike we did blew me away with it's beauty<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJy-Wswvz8CIp7wRObwy7W5lMVjk5ZxyBcA0MsleBkd-0hTOXX9sqmJlkVa1CZm-CYtavNh_j-PauUCUMil7heMYG7lSqSnYoLijzn4CYDSQlDcoVAHxz2z8vgF4W7ewvCf2aPhZfL7ms/s1600-h/Conservation+Halton.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJy-Wswvz8CIp7wRObwy7W5lMVjk5ZxyBcA0MsleBkd-0hTOXX9sqmJlkVa1CZm-CYtavNh_j-PauUCUMil7heMYG7lSqSnYoLijzn4CYDSQlDcoVAHxz2z8vgF4W7ewvCf2aPhZfL7ms/s200/Conservation+Halton.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397768032268333410" border="0" /></a> looking over the escarpment into the valley of fall colors dotted by farmland as well as the vibrant colors from the trees, mixed in with the dark colors of the fallen leaves and contrasted again by the bright greens still alive in the moss. I'd have the say beauty and the feeling of calmness rivals what I've done in the rockies this summer. Sure the hike was nowhere near as difficult or challenging. Nor is the opportunity to feel like you escaped society as you are lost in the wilderness, but the ease of completing it is one of the things I appreciate on a relaxing fall day. And the region Halton has many more of these areas to explore.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLkDXfX7VfDzMWzc7JVo8az4DsrEUekR6GsPFmhft9sdRmNrhKtGzlnAklpvi9fhzRT0jCyyGn6wff3RsCKEJ1ITxpr03yLjpR2HRhWAmvciyLwEtueiO0UPVGCKLeWdNKkcKxiVgAic3P/s1600-h/Conservation+Dundas.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLkDXfX7VfDzMWzc7JVo8az4DsrEUekR6GsPFmhft9sdRmNrhKtGzlnAklpvi9fhzRT0jCyyGn6wff3RsCKEJ1ITxpr03yLjpR2HRhWAmvciyLwEtueiO0UPVGCKLeWdNKkcKxiVgAic3P/s200/Conservation+Dundas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397768504741615234" border="0" /></a>Secondly what I missed is the quaint communities from more of a settling time. Everyone things of Southern Ontario for it's cookie cutter homes, big box stores and millions upon millions residents. However, the <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oOAJSVZn2aIBhaIy7Y42NbUvusYB8zSpUtRI6cpTLpY11z62z4yR5E0qysrWEKe49H717iElP9198YLFC-uiizD1Olys4d9iQ4evxjr04MtN6r5dTOQGA4qaMPBZtlPJH2wxpVjPBn24/s1600-h/Conservation+Websters+Falls.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 137px; height: 92px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oOAJSVZn2aIBhaIy7Y42NbUvusYB8zSpUtRI6cpTLpY11z62z4yR5E0qysrWEKe49H717iElP9198YLFC-uiizD1Olys4d9iQ4evxjr04MtN6r5dTOQGA4qaMPBZtlPJH2wxpVjPBn24/s200/Conservation+Websters+Falls.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397768883274389634" border="0" /></a>area is also surrounded by some quaint communities dating back 150 to 200 years such as Dundas, Lowville, Waterdown, Flamborough, Guelph and Kingston who have embraced the history and maintained these cores, with their old brick buildings, narrower streets that are pedestrian friendly. Lined with store fronts and cafes creating some genuine oasis from the<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNGLzbgN3Npm6WguoIx6M3peL3gsG6Y5qVGfsyUnTDfSWh0EbJIhX3m4t32rQ7h9T_t74Qvb05lVaN3y7OWg4-59yP0VysFJ9fJmZQdYzHRMhIbaKDvCTn1ZZ-L72ecqIXSgrXh0g5tgG/s1600-h/800px-Guelph_train_2004_0701AC.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 145px; height: 105px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNGLzbgN3Npm6WguoIx6M3peL3gsG6Y5qVGfsyUnTDfSWh0EbJIhX3m4t32rQ7h9T_t74Qvb05lVaN3y7OWg4-59yP0VysFJ9fJmZQdYzHRMhIbaKDvCTn1ZZ-L72ecqIXSgrXh0g5tgG/s200/800px-Guelph_train_2004_0701AC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397769003164640338" border="0" /></a> Southern Ontario we all see on the news and many live daily without realizing the escapes around them. Now if only we could move one of these communities to the border of the Rockies I could have the best of both worlds.<br /><br />Would I move back, nope what Western Canada has offered me so far is much more in line with my lifestyle, hobbies, and dreams of where I want to be. However I strongly encourage the many Ontarians who don't take advantage of some of the areas mentioned above or even worst complain about to get out and realize what they do have.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1Xz3sf0eXN6L1FXtwf-UiZkYCpt2GDc0tBAv7g0kjysNkQEFsLOw6fGZepF_t4Bo4tonJr4a3c1jZWUB0QMmKJ5dbYON4fZxPtJu9Uw7kUTIY_5ARKrp3YWcIwEx_tA_Wj_yw3oJy5BM/s1600-h/Conservation+Dundas+Valley+2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 75px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1Xz3sf0eXN6L1FXtwf-UiZkYCpt2GDc0tBAv7g0kjysNkQEFsLOw6fGZepF_t4Bo4tonJr4a3c1jZWUB0QMmKJ5dbYON4fZxPtJu9Uw7kUTIY_5ARKrp3YWcIwEx_tA_Wj_yw3oJy5BM/s400/Conservation+Dundas+Valley+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397770039634985682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>dleclerchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589752856141695926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883857820123410153.post-25492077309119724732009-10-28T13:07:00.001-07:002009-10-28T13:08:51.370-07:00Human Impact - Are We Causing our Own Extinction<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhakF06f7Qfgy5yQ-YoGqBcGiDFmh5GGZNtyFEyfKZlUUzKutxWAa1_rveVwkwVAr91EXKcLtfaR3x8S51yTbdHJwBG7YCwGi_PxxHPBFPrUwlfI8sC4ZT9oVJVwVlUJlHuIjQfNy3S0JDP/s1600-h/Worldatnight.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhakF06f7Qfgy5yQ-YoGqBcGiDFmh5GGZNtyFEyfKZlUUzKutxWAa1_rveVwkwVAr91EXKcLtfaR3x8S51yTbdHJwBG7YCwGi_PxxHPBFPrUwlfI8sC4ZT9oVJVwVlUJlHuIjQfNy3S0JDP/s320/Worldatnight.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397745051257872786" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Our Inferences about life in the past are based on fossil remains suggesting that species expand in number and complexity and then are suddenly reduced through successive spams of extinction. Scientist have identified 5 major extinctions in the past 550 million years and each has taken approximately 10 million years of natural evolution to restore.<br /><br />We are fortunate to have evolved when biological diversity has been at the greatest level ever achieved. Succeeding human generations will not be as fortunate: the current extinction crisis is without precedent - never before has a single species been responsible for such a massive loss of diversity. In essence, humans are the catalyst driving the earth's sixth major extinction event.<br /><br />I find the following illustration a great example of the unprecedented rate and scale of human activity is graphically illustrated by Alan Thein Durning in his paper "Saving the Forests: What Will It Take?"<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;">Imagine a time-lapse film of the Earth taken from space. Play back the last 10,000 years sped up so that a millennium passes every minute. For more then seven of the ten minutes, the screen displays what looks like a still photograph: the blue planet Earth, its lands swathed in a mantle of trees. Forests cover 34 percent of the land. Aside from the occasional flash of a wildfire, none of the natural changes in hte forest coat are perceptible. The Agricultural Revolution that transforms human existence in the film's first minute is invisible.<br /><br />After seven and a half minutes, the lands around Athens and the tiny Islands of the Aegean Sea lose their froest. This is the flowering of Classical Greece. Little else changes. at nine minutes - 1,000 years ago - the mantle grows threadbare in scatered parts of Europ, Central America, China, and India. then 12 Seconds from the end, one century ago Eastern North America is deforested. This is the Industrial Revolution. Little else appears to have changed. Forest covers 32 percent of the land.<br /><br />In the last three seconds - after 1950 - the change accelerates explosively. Vast tracts of forest vanish from Japan, the Philippines, and the mainland of Southeast Asia, from most of Central America and the horn of Africa, from Western North America and Eastern South America, fron the Indian subcontinent and sub-Saharan Africa. fires rage in the Amazon basin where they never did before, set by ranchers and peasants. Central Europe's forests die, posoned by the air and rain. Southeast Asia resembles a fod with mange. Malaysian Borneo appears shaved. In the final fractions of a second the clearing spreads to Siberia and the Canadian North. Forest disappear so suddenly from so many places that looks like a plague of locusts has descended on the planet.<br /><br />The film on the last frame. Trees cover 26 percent of the land. Three-fourths of the original forest area still bears some tree cover. But just 12 percent of the Earth's surface - one third of the initial total - consists of intact forest ecosystems. the rest holds biologically impoverished stnad of commercial timber and fragmented regrowth. This is the present: a globe profoundly altered by the workings - or failings - of the human economy.<br /></div></blockquote>dleclerchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589752856141695926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883857820123410153.post-61391327184783083072009-09-28T09:03:00.000-07:002009-09-28T14:20:03.827-07:00Mt. Sparrohawk/Reed's Tower<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLiSmUaxKj1AFyEM6mswsxDOBZ_QfsGvOzRgE25jnoZoOZCdQzVtJPZx1TSaFr9o4boawYtEjIDQywD5MSF08Tk7ELWVbCl9-d8dwZ4tYGUvXdn8iQEbZI8OENYg6927Zhbgh6rBN7F1cj/s1600-h/8+summit+of+reeds+tower.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLiSmUaxKj1AFyEM6mswsxDOBZ_QfsGvOzRgE25jnoZoOZCdQzVtJPZx1TSaFr9o4boawYtEjIDQywD5MSF08Tk7ELWVbCl9-d8dwZ4tYGUvXdn8iQEbZI8OENYg6927Zhbgh6rBN7F1cj/s320/8+summit+of+reeds+tower.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386565816821872850" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">This was most likely my last hiking weekend for 2009 as the fall season is upon us meaning there's only a few weeks left before the snow begins to fly in the Rockies. And for the next few weeks work is going to take up nearly all my time as we are into booking season once again. However I'm pleased to say we ended the hiking season with a challenging hike that yielded impressive views. It was a great weekend which included hiking/scrambling to Reed's Tower and Mt Sparrowhawk along the Spray Lakes Reservoir in Kanaskis, as well as some mountain biking at the Canmore Nordic Centre. I'm going to focus on the hike on this post as the biking at the Nordic Center provides some great XC riding, but being a XC ski resort that's exactly what it offers. Nothing really exciting to report back except that it was a well marked, well maintained, XC network, ideal for a 4 or 5 inch travel XC bike. It's tight, twisty, rough and well it may not be on my list of destinations it's definitely worthwhile if you are in the area already. Surprisingly, it reminded me of a lot of the Ontario XC riding just on a little bigger scale.<br /><br />This season we've been using some of the Guidebooks by Craig and Kathy Copeland as our guides to hikes in the Rockies and I highly suggest if you are going hiking in the Rockies you pick up a copy of <a href="http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/Dont-Waste-Your-Time-Canadian-Craig-Copeland-Kathy-Copeland/9780968941973-item.html?ref=Search+Books%3a+%2527don%2527t+waste+your+time%2527">Don't Waste Your Time in the Canadian Rockies</a>. This book has been amazing! Accurately, ranking, describing, and giving directions for the best hikes in the Rockies. We've also been using a couple of their where the locals hike books, which also provides a good base for choosing hikes but the lack of a rating systems, as well as comparing the hikes on a more local scale resulting in a few hikes not yielding the expected blow you're mind status, but is still a great resource for planning your hikes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0EiXcpWL0ZiVyoVBWDGY4YA-0FOqAh7b9v1Yp2iWms-6oQj3UuXGVT1Z61pcKC-UztcF8IHBmmhDF94CmMCdQd0-ZRq5dSOpjd-o1cS-yAXDa2L6_tpCpGc720KQT4iSYqEZL-oCaGqv/s1600-h/6+reeds+tower+and+mt+sparrowhawk.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0EiXcpWL0ZiVyoVBWDGY4YA-0FOqAh7b9v1Yp2iWms-6oQj3UuXGVT1Z61pcKC-UztcF8IHBmmhDF94CmMCdQd0-ZRq5dSOpjd-o1cS-yAXDa2L6_tpCpGc720KQT4iSYqEZL-oCaGqv/s200/6+reeds+tower+and+mt+sparrowhawk.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386566487385771042" border="0" /></a>Interestingly out of the 10 or so hikes we've done this year based on this series, this is the first one where I would tend to disagree on their opinion on how to do the hike. They listed this hike as Reed's Tower being the main goal and Mt. Sparrowhawk yielding great views but the amount of effort being required to reach it making it optional (The two peaks are the ones in the picture to the right). My personal opinion is that Mt. Sparrowhawk is the destination here and Reed's tower a sidetrip on the hike if you want to more KM's to make a full day out of the trip or if wind/weather stops you from reaching Mt. Sparrowhawks peak the more sheltered Reed's tower can be a consolation prize. Don't get me wrong the views on Reed's tower are great but I'm not sure I would have descended very satisfied if it was the highlight of the day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDfbCNSMPajLVMnpw7KpMghOfz-hSTF4bXdDgoBaj9sRl2E7PK1q3XCqO5pkP0bdx-heLo92C5-g4EWsT2y3wIg3ECsm2fVBRYB3bHhGqrOgH9BiQQ44r6z60MKi8G6riBFHBbHaUQPrl/s1600-h/2+reservoir+sunrise+just+above+the+tree+line.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 215px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDfbCNSMPajLVMnpw7KpMghOfz-hSTF4bXdDgoBaj9sRl2E7PK1q3XCqO5pkP0bdx-heLo92C5-g4EWsT2y3wIg3ECsm2fVBRYB3bHhGqrOgH9BiQQ44r6z60MKi8G6riBFHBbHaUQPrl/s200/2+reservoir+sunrise+just+above+the+tree+line.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386567894052293922" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQptSlBswf3MDgFxdO6IVYbJ1Qxz_q44tje9FU_63BEpvSoxwENPzELl_ScQ45R06spBF6CNcvhXigzjP2gTDxLkALPW08rCkfjnaSo1jjoAUQqRH3E0VqgSL_ZOU9zWEIp8auCFgdxAc5/s1600-h/3+reservoir+sunrise+North+West.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 215px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQptSlBswf3MDgFxdO6IVYbJ1Qxz_q44tje9FU_63BEpvSoxwENPzELl_ScQ45R06spBF6CNcvhXigzjP2gTDxLkALPW08rCkfjnaSo1jjoAUQqRH3E0VqgSL_ZOU9zWEIp8auCFgdxAc5/s200/3+reservoir+sunrise+North+West.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386567896600840082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpS8FDA9wtolICce1dHDiFWaZjfphYmk17S3i8vf8UJHUsyTwuraNZ3JQn8Sc6EBxeHEKCesDdnAYfi-NLrLuIUVKzT6_uXppcFbmZnZTB61QtmE1pBJeANv50oDr-NiMJ9un0DjQ9-sX/s1600-h/1+Looking+Down+ifrst+crest+of+the+tree+line.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpS8FDA9wtolICce1dHDiFWaZjfphYmk17S3i8vf8UJHUsyTwuraNZ3JQn8Sc6EBxeHEKCesDdnAYfi-NLrLuIUVKzT6_uXppcFbmZnZTB61QtmE1pBJeANv50oDr-NiMJ9un0DjQ9-sX/s200/1+Looking+Down+ifrst+crest+of+the+tree+line.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386567546746908818" border="0" /></a>So about the Hike itself this ones definitely a challenge. It's not your traditional hike where you climb some switchbacks out of the treeline, then have a mix of hiking through alpine meadows, and slight climbs/short steep ones, ending with a climb to/over a pass, or a scramble that is your goal for the day. This is essentially 6,000 ft of climbing non stop, next to no switchbacks, and more then half being considered an easy scramble. (i.e. no trail just you climbing on scree towards your end destination, I use easy because of the lack of route finding or technical skills needed to reach the base of Mt. Sparrowhawks peak but from a cardiovascular standpoint it's definately moderate to diffucult.) The hike starts at the Sparrowhawk Day use area along the Spray Lakes Road @ about 6,000 ft. with Mt. Sparrowhawk sitting at over 10,000ft. From there you start climbing through the trees for about 30 minutes till you reach your junction. Right takes you down a trail to the tarns which is a more popular hike (but I wouldn't suggest it in comparison to the other hikes in the Banff/Kanaskis area), left and you are hiking nearly straight up with few switchbacks towards Reed's Tower. It's about an hour from the trail head till you are out of the Treeline with great views from that point on. From there it's pretty straightforward and there's a bootpack trail to follow up to the base of Reed's Tower. If you choose scramble the Tower it's pretty straightforward <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoN0L7pynn7vfBgM2GoBZoBebteWUaqJ2wMBR-3GArwCiEesXSSmpRr3eBMU4C190HXWTBh54yW9rK8ptZ-tpqSLDASWBxnFvS7XbkMgKMP7COMvwLlIF_AvRQwk9nP_W1nd0JbOPDnPjJ/s1600-h/7+climbing+reeds+tower.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoN0L7pynn7vfBgM2GoBZoBebteWUaqJ2wMBR-3GArwCiEesXSSmpRr3eBMU4C190HXWTBh54yW9rK8ptZ-tpqSLDASWBxnFvS7XbkMgKMP7COMvwLlIF_AvRQwk9nP_W1nd0JbOPDnPjJ/s200/7+climbing+reeds+tower.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386568274224132962" border="0" /></a>start heading up the ridge for about 1000ft, or maybe a little less, of scrambling to the top. Here the views are good and the scramble is fairly easy with no route finding or technical skills needed just the fitness to get there.<br /><br /><br />When you get back down you walk around towers left side and begin the long <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3Ozn__-slt4GZ15Lqw_wbm53AKF____pCln1UwhRK1yBQLDhAJreQH59GQUXTiMjoFnNfglLXVsWPtfFEinqz072_hmeKgYx3FyF5o_O4xMjD-sJCXY9-z-gQ0__z-5HE_GcyrX3jgsf/s1600-h/10+climbing+towards+mt+sparrowhawk.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3Ozn__-slt4GZ15Lqw_wbm53AKF____pCln1UwhRK1yBQLDhAJreQH59GQUXTiMjoFnNfglLXVsWPtfFEinqz072_hmeKgYx3FyF5o_O4xMjD-sJCXY9-z-gQ0__z-5HE_GcyrX3jgsf/s200/10+climbing+towards+mt+sparrowhawk.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386568876801067010" border="0" /></a>Scramble to Mt. Sparrowhawk. After climbing for about an hour and half (maybe 2 hours) we reached the "pass" between Mt. Sparrowhawk and the peak South West of it. This was a point with mix emotions. It yielded gorgeous views on both sides of the pass and we where only a few hundred feet from the peak (I'm guessing about 800 or less). However, the winds and cold where being funneled down the spray lakes reservoir right at us making difficult to even stand in some of the gust. We stopped behind the little weather observation shed for a snack and had to make the decision to turn around. Primarily a result of the cold as Jess felt it throughout her body, and my gloves turned out to be inadequate to the point where a couple fingers had lost feeling and started to turn blue. (I would thought the black diamonds gloves would have been designed with <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsPB4vbBmFJL43opqH-o4SHdQRQcoV4l5Sa72WlLWJN_tBiHCeITPQtY93QOvneOB4TLmqRgnVa7Pd7boZNngsjYI_yTRthTzJixqYWAgqDglgf4viWuj-oymImZ2U4uQy0FXFG7bjrQCv/s1600-h/13+view+below+the+final+ascent+of+mount+sparrowhawk.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsPB4vbBmFJL43opqH-o4SHdQRQcoV4l5Sa72WlLWJN_tBiHCeITPQtY93QOvneOB4TLmqRgnVa7Pd7boZNngsjYI_yTRthTzJixqYWAgqDglgf4viWuj-oymImZ2U4uQy0FXFG7bjrQCv/s200/13+view+below+the+final+ascent+of+mount+sparrowhawk.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386569496425536978" border="0" /></a>synthetics that would keep their warmth once sweaty but I was wrong and should have paid more attention to the materials). A switch to wearing my extra pair of Merino Wool Socks on my hands help get them back to Temperature as we descended. Also the high winds posed some threat to walking on the peak. I think it would have been fine and being warmer or adequately geared up we would have carried on but needless to say the combination of the wind and cold resulted in the "pass" being our high point for the day.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEbshVtTkahtnBCCJkN7OwVNOgMKI6fZoD_w24rpeZgRSEB262nurPpoB9UuhsEeKlBIxa3iwd_MUKK4RjJdiVN9xFT7N3nDr2FL1aYE_9MfRmwdANcNVk0FbtajjGkHyg4a7YrNsURIS/s1600-h/12+view+below+the+final+ascent+to+mt+sparrowhawk.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 215px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEbshVtTkahtnBCCJkN7OwVNOgMKI6fZoD_w24rpeZgRSEB262nurPpoB9UuhsEeKlBIxa3iwd_MUKK4RjJdiVN9xFT7N3nDr2FL1aYE_9MfRmwdANcNVk0FbtajjGkHyg4a7YrNsURIS/s200/12+view+below+the+final+ascent+to+mt+sparrowhawk.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386569914722238674" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hy2PobyyOfm4XBJWOzJkY4TNL4txD2sfvSps2GKiHbHZzRAcLbTeKeceyynj-2_uFvPMEYmEMSa-mRPmb9BBIvka6jWL7YyfzmKyoOsZmZC7z1f_FqbeE69SYucUPpP7G5GtIRBODXhB/s1600-h/14+view+from+below+final+ascent+to+mount+sparrowhawk.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 215px; height: 161px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hy2PobyyOfm4XBJWOzJkY4TNL4txD2sfvSps2GKiHbHZzRAcLbTeKeceyynj-2_uFvPMEYmEMSa-mRPmb9BBIvka6jWL7YyfzmKyoOsZmZC7z1f_FqbeE69SYucUPpP7G5GtIRBODXhB/s200/14+view+from+below+final+ascent+to+mount+sparrowhawk.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386569920957004482" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-ipHzX6SoTQn3CqMku7ZBci_C9ZKNSWqVhvrbVChuXC_aakCDRs2PRuBSkYiOMLXSL8Pp72PO3lHr4WLvugBdVlsKpNn9iR_sUfA3-KQAEvHZF7RZBnUs_sx2PjUJPsmMhB4T6puuZFe/s1600-h/15+view+as+we+head+back+down.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 215px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-ipHzX6SoTQn3CqMku7ZBci_C9ZKNSWqVhvrbVChuXC_aakCDRs2PRuBSkYiOMLXSL8Pp72PO3lHr4WLvugBdVlsKpNn9iR_sUfA3-KQAEvHZF7RZBnUs_sx2PjUJPsmMhB4T6puuZFe/s200/15+view+as+we+head+back+down.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386569927539678338" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />We hiked back out going out around the opposite side of Reed's Tower. Unfortunately my camera's batteries died so I don't have any pictures from this side. But it's the route you should take if you are comfortable with a little route finding as it yields different views that are worth the extra kilometers, and the lack of a distinct trail makes finding your way back to the tarn trail an element of adventure on the X-Country hike. Well I <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyU4xqOvoY-4BL5KDfZjeJobDes4WTQYN9U1BjgYW6CydL9UtR1FlOhzRjjVlMJiZpHh0m8CB776H6VxxpPzrT7UNUCuLQWWbm4LUrts-BhDsYcqfyWHt60kvlyddEJi7B3BOF6bAODedL/s1600-h/16+heading+down.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyU4xqOvoY-4BL5KDfZjeJobDes4WTQYN9U1BjgYW6CydL9UtR1FlOhzRjjVlMJiZpHh0m8CB776H6VxxpPzrT7UNUCuLQWWbm4LUrts-BhDsYcqfyWHt60kvlyddEJi7B3BOF6bAODedL/s200/16+heading+down.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386570187717269810" border="0" /></a>guess this being the last hike of the season will result in things slowing down on here through the fall as I tumble into a little more of a training regiment for next summer, and ski season begins. 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I've attached few examples from it so you get a feel for what you are about to see. I'll leave it there as the slideshow is impacting enough I shouldn't have to expand.<br /><a href="http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/photos/the-15-most-toxic-places-to-live"> http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/photos/the-15-most-toxic-places-to-live</a><br /><br /></div><div class="photo-description"><div class="photo_right_column_img_credit"><div style="text-align: justify;" class="photo-description"><div class="photo_right_column_img_credit"><div class="image-load"><div class="photo_link_pager"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The North Pacific Gyre</span><span class="photo-pager-right"> </span> </div> <div class="image-a"><img style="width: 300px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.mnn.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/500x480/photos/pacificgyre.jpg" alt="" title="" /></div> </div> An island of trash twice the size of Texas floats in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, circulated by the currents of the North Pacific Gyre. The trash, which is mostly made up of plastic debris, floats as deep as 30 feet below the surface.<br /><strong></strong></div> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;" class="image-load"><div class="photo_link_pager"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yamuna River, India</span><span class="photo-pager-right"> </span> </div> <div class="image-a"><img style="width: 300px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.mnn.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/500x480/photos/Yamunariver.jpg" alt="" title="" /></div> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;" class="photo-description"> <div class="photo_right_column_img_caption">The Yamuna is the largest tributary of the Ganges River. Where it flows through Delhi, it's estimated that 58 percent of the city's waste gets dumped straight into the river. Millions of Indians still rely on these murky, sewage-filled waters for washing, waste disposal and drinking water.</div></div><div class="photo-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;" class="image-load"> <div class="photo_link_pager"> <span class="photo-count"> <br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">La Oroya, Peru</span> <span class="photo-pager-right"> </span> </div> <div class="image-a"><img style="width: 299px; height: 239px;" src="http://www.mnn.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/500x480/photos/laoroya.jpg" alt="" title="" /></div> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="photo-description"><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;" class="photo_right_column_img_caption">La Oroya is a soot-covered mining town in the Peruvian Andes. Ninety-nine percent of the children who live here have blood levels that exceed acceptable limits for lead poisoning, which can be directly attributed to an American-owned smelter that has been polluting the city since 1922.</div> </div> <script type="text/javascript">GA_googleFillSlot("med-rectangle-earth-matters-wilderness-resources");</script><script src="http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ads?correlator=1253911726731&output=json_html&callback=GA_googleSetAdContentsBySlotForSync&impl=s&prev_afc=0&client=ca-pub-5586331878894750&slotname=med-rectangle-earth-matters-wilderness-resources&page_slots=med-rectangle-earth-matters-wilderness-resources&cust_params=&cookie=ID%3Da969c04e829eeb5e%3AT%3D1253910800%3AS%3DALNI_MZH_O3CrOosamwq7wzXV4M-lHjQpw&ga_vid=1353112393.1253910802&ga_sid=1253910802&ga_hid=390028378&ga_fc=true&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mnn.com%2Fearth-matters%2Fwilderness-resources%2Fphotos%2Fthe-15-most-toxic-places-to-live%2F26148&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mnn.com%2Fearth-matters%2Fwilderness-resources%2Fphotos%2Fthe-15-most-toxic-places-to-live%2F26147&lmt=1253911727&dt=1253911726780&cc=100&biw=1263&bih=617&u_tz=-360&u_his=25&u_java=true&u_h=800&u_w=1280&u_ah=770&u_aw=1280&u_cd=32&u_nplug=18&u_nmime=108&flash=10.0.22"></script></div></div><br /> </div>dleclerchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589752856141695926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883857820123410153.post-25294475420229023312009-09-23T11:27:00.000-07:002009-09-23T12:45:43.164-07:00Moose Mountain!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPy37M97WVJajhcwisx7J0GTyZsN_jIL7K2YJlydyueEod3EjaYVE6dhlzstMWf8yRWTqSch_WBgr5S76BttsNcYImJCjuSRggyrCg8wx7uS6JAONj9lia2cuoND6YbYnZ39D9P1sSx-tD/s1600-h/MM1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPy37M97WVJajhcwisx7J0GTyZsN_jIL7K2YJlydyueEod3EjaYVE6dhlzstMWf8yRWTqSch_WBgr5S76BttsNcYImJCjuSRggyrCg8wx7uS6JAONj9lia2cuoND6YbYnZ39D9P1sSx-tD/s200/MM1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384747033065918722" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">I want to start this post off by applauding the trail crew and advocacy groups that got Moose Mountain to where it is. They've done an amazing job at providing Alberta with a Downhill/Freeride playground that is on part with the big mountain resorts and this will undoubtedly become one of my favourite places to ride. I'd say this is hands down the best riding in Alberta. Now I just wish I was closer so I could get there more often and offer some help with maintenance and building. A great day of riding was had with some lengthy runs and tones of really well built trails and stunts. Places like these are why we ride DH bikes instead of the Light Duty XC stuff and I'm glad I found somewhere somewhat close to home to offer me that caliber of riding. My day could <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NGOM2rbLr8Nei4Xk0Eg92B0u4c7v4QNY2uDiyMDBaUuTM9GMYQyBwVSiWQImKmFokWxLZ4YWGKIptT_vnkoWAQwoWrFqLDNFwKN9F0uel5SGD_2koCiMyEw14K1tozIDcvjCzTnCivtC/s1600-h/MM7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NGOM2rbLr8Nei4Xk0Eg92B0u4c7v4QNY2uDiyMDBaUuTM9GMYQyBwVSiWQImKmFokWxLZ4YWGKIptT_vnkoWAQwoWrFqLDNFwKN9F0uel5SGD_2koCiMyEw14K1tozIDcvjCzTnCivtC/s200/MM7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384747221234338578" border="0" /></a>have personally been a little better as I snapped my rear triangle on one of the drops on Race of Spades, but thankfully I got a couple of runs in and can't wait to go back. Trails like JG on the Rocks, Race Spades and T-Dub will ensure I'm back to explore the rest of the trails. Here's a few pics of the trails and my bike.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">*I didn't have any my camera that day so I just grabbed these pics from pinkbike but some pictures where taken which I will try and get a hold of to update the post with.*</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGfg7kdM6rDs-LSfGRZlq8MHHoOUM-U2Z179wVq_eS3WtvK38445DCpgxsnepml2Sajsdn7rghZ5E_HoKx7vk-hzuZ9-157vsQ5jTLjEYSl0R4rRd6E7U2m5nLE8NjTX6qrYfLhDpGc89/s1600-h/MM.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGfg7kdM6rDs-LSfGRZlq8MHHoOUM-U2Z179wVq_eS3WtvK38445DCpgxsnepml2Sajsdn7rghZ5E_HoKx7vk-hzuZ9-157vsQ5jTLjEYSl0R4rRd6E7U2m5nLE8NjTX6qrYfLhDpGc89/s200/MM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384748013813837170" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbrzbiTD91PwNmazk_dSBkVOLRzQYidByn_vDx7c4TH-nbVKU9IuWZ20WSks5NiNie_OBtC4ZhSdOz0nLJ3iVlMrPXBXIqW7K4Ik4SWrpntSwzozUPBFiah390R6LXLv_KKAGVIHtTIE1/s1600-h/MM6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRbeLnZPIlNLh4pXEaC0Fb1EvP5nN3mw-icJIx75te2_cwRASBlJDOQ0vjmFntJu9Oi_r6d8Mdo0262NuxHNVn0JBbOajzGCUR6LoYWNOMIoM9PPhr_CLYLBkRWZ9tIjba1Ez4EJh55tu/s320/MB+Sponsors.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384749494923211554" border="0" /></a><br /></div>dleclerchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589752856141695926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883857820123410153.post-45228806060126793182009-09-15T16:11:00.000-07:002009-10-01T11:40:07.307-07:00Yoho National Park<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4F4_iXMJ_zP8kY819ucjG2guaAPa58GDR_mCnLF9jjOSX70k0NbGGgFS7qGO1POMRdNTVerHf3mqYcZJKfKyH1CJB9EHPu9lV5MmZwoe2j4keEDTuj7EUK0LFxIlFJ3MOGKWwov3cnrs2/s1600-h/field+morning.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4F4_iXMJ_zP8kY819ucjG2guaAPa58GDR_mCnLF9jjOSX70k0NbGGgFS7qGO1POMRdNTVerHf3mqYcZJKfKyH1CJB9EHPu9lV5MmZwoe2j4keEDTuj7EUK0LFxIlFJ3MOGKWwov3cnrs2/s200/field+morning.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381851735249118194" border="0" /></a>Last weekend we booked rooms at the Fireweed Hostel in Field, which has to be the most high end accommodations I've stayed at for a hostel and one night an an alpine hostel (the Whiskey Jack up near Tekawa Falls) for another weekend of adventure in the Rockies. This time venturing over the border into BC to visit Yoho National Park. Now in regards to accommodations I would suggest staying at the Fireweed Hostel for the entire stay vs. spending a night at the Whiskey Jack if you where to repeat the trip. There was nothing wrong with the Whiskey Jack but the Fireweed was simply awesome, clean, great mountain feel, great host, earning their self proclaimed boutique feel and I really enjoyed being right in field. The only downfall is the train tracks out back but I don't think you can get away from the sounds of the trains anywhere in field being the small community it is, that gives it, it's mountain charm. If you are looking for a quiet mountain getaway consider Field and Yoho national park as the tiny town with a population of 300 or so, set in a gorgeous mountain park without the tourist you get in the main parks such as Banff and Jasper, has amazing food at the Truffle Pigs, and great coffee at the cafe and quiet, quaint atmosphere that was great to relax in.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihr_VZt6g3gtX1rL8t7k02WuF-t3zs2-hHKX_lbC_UN0eAaDmmg-vBzqe9ZJrrU7NagZYztFfEUg7bf-JMXN_W-3bBo7McQNI9aDA7z9b8uPgmwAQuWdDoRXI7QoiDg9ulJvLkEwqFoA0-/s1600-h/1+sunrise.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihr_VZt6g3gtX1rL8t7k02WuF-t3zs2-hHKX_lbC_UN0eAaDmmg-vBzqe9ZJrrU7NagZYztFfEUg7bf-JMXN_W-3bBo7McQNI9aDA7z9b8uPgmwAQuWdDoRXI7QoiDg9ulJvLkEwqFoA0-/s200/1+sunrise.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381852649283813474" border="0" /></a>Day 1 we wanted to take our time getting started so up 7:30 breakfast at the cafe/grocery store and some Oso Negro coffee and we where off to do the Emerald Lake, to Yoho Pass, to Burgess Pass loop with hopes of attempting a scramble to the summit of Mt. Burgess. The hike on it's own is approx. 18 to 20km and I'd rank it as a slightly above average hike. In comparison to some of the other hikes we've done this summer I wouldn't say it was spectacular with a lot of climbing for what seemed like little time above the treeline with views. However the views you do get are great. Another downfall to hike is that 90% of the views are of the same valley, however if I was to choose between this or one of the hikes bordering the city limits of Jasper or Banff that are a little more "tourist oriented" I'd do this hike again in a heartbeat. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj311UENZECRwOsy4m6o4ZztJqsr2MWz2Y0E9lLAV6u2NfgLLyv4RlfkJmUUaxOyJRTQ0NxDsBuRWI5aNGd2WSC_EOF93uGmc8ChE_eqHQCYnljvHS7diiI39Ax-1GPcbh7Qel3erZBv46t/s1600-h/1+Emerald+lake+6+Mt+Burgess.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj311UENZECRwOsy4m6o4ZztJqsr2MWz2Y0E9lLAV6u2NfgLLyv4RlfkJmUUaxOyJRTQ0NxDsBuRWI5aNGd2WSC_EOF93uGmc8ChE_eqHQCYnljvHS7diiI39Ax-1GPcbh7Qel3erZBv46t/s200/1+Emerald+lake+6+Mt+Burgess.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381853066444425986" border="0" /></a>Now on the other hand the scramble to Mt. Burgess looks like it would be GREAT! and yield some impressive 360 degree views but unfortunately we started too late. And in all honesty the scramble looked like it would be difficult to find a decent route since we didn't do any research on common routes, and to top it off we where quite tired from the hike, after Friday mornings hill sprints and the 5 hour drive.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYlTQEvxljeZwrhgeO4S2rT7hE1rBqSRUlfo7Zor4qO7JC3hyKMt8KQj8vBe3JziqoXGraCe1VfGpO3jZzbpff0WNjBVVhznHYChMM5x74JM6pzIZStIibzEcvbfCr1C-sOZEkttl4YNMX/s1600-h/1+emerald+Lake+5.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYlTQEvxljeZwrhgeO4S2rT7hE1rBqSRUlfo7Zor4qO7JC3hyKMt8KQj8vBe3JziqoXGraCe1VfGpO3jZzbpff0WNjBVVhznHYChMM5x74JM6pzIZStIibzEcvbfCr1C-sOZEkttl4YNMX/s200/1+emerald+Lake+5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381855906299857778" border="0" /> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2xzMeHt2pqHlQD0zEh3s5qqwFK3D5grEXy8WsOEAWSLE4RZk5_HdC5uNbNmedHDVPNK1wVlhLs4ifff2rlLnPqGoaRUII2JMTJ3spaYGWKtEvw3ypSOmSS69jFH-nwzRuVpn19Q8AQU8/s1600-h/1+Emerald+Lake+9.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2xzMeHt2pqHlQD0zEh3s5qqwFK3D5grEXy8WsOEAWSLE4RZk5_HdC5uNbNmedHDVPNK1wVlhLs4ifff2rlLnPqGoaRUII2JMTJ3spaYGWKtEvw3ypSOmSS69jFH-nwzRuVpn19Q8AQU8/s200/1+Emerald+Lake+9.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381855925417152946" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztsDLYSbEj46-1mF1CbEu7owckGYvHhtZRabYeRAJYy7gQcHcD2N1c0gl5-gcbfLPcsRxCHlV2O1QxY0KOO9bqZa_paFHD0OIa1NKa1VPPQwQAaP09XMR4NYjs53LncnNAf31l87sZG81/s1600-h/1+Iceline+to+Whaleback-Twin+Falls+2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztsDLYSbEj46-1mF1CbEu7owckGYvHhtZRabYeRAJYy7gQcHcD2N1c0gl5-gcbfLPcsRxCHlV2O1QxY0KOO9bqZa_paFHD0OIa1NKa1VPPQwQAaP09XMR4NYjs53LncnNAf31l87sZG81/s200/1+Iceline+to+Whaleback-Twin+Falls+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381858685715671010" border="0" /></a>Day 2 our plan was to do the Iceline trail and then head through the Yoho Valley back up onto the Whaleback before dropping back down into the valley and climbing over the Twin Falls and then hiking out the shorter route to twin falls. The Iceline deserves it's status as the premier hike in Yoho with stunning views, but even more impressive is the imposing nature of the mountains still filled with ice <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHm84hKUcq6cWZtDhSLWFQjm3iW_AGvRdTpPB6wF8-vAM_vkGRY2Bqz9s0qA3qyq4r8nlDilJ5Ix687K2npNXP2b3yRp3ZVZEhyt0CycTg86YEvhwMpqFpj8j9uBOhsRnUuA2hH9VVGsG/s1600-h/1+Iceline+to+Whaleback-Twin+Falls+5.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHm84hKUcq6cWZtDhSLWFQjm3iW_AGvRdTpPB6wF8-vAM_vkGRY2Bqz9s0qA3qyq4r8nlDilJ5Ix687K2npNXP2b3yRp3ZVZEhyt0CycTg86YEvhwMpqFpj8j9uBOhsRnUuA2hH9VVGsG/s200/1+Iceline+to+Whaleback-Twin+Falls+5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381859486422984674" border="0" /></a>throughout it. I highly suggest the hike across the Iceline. If you are going to complete the extensions we did I suggest only doing so if you<br />a) want to add KM's<br />b) can hike a 30 to 35KM day and explore the glaciers feeding the Twin Falls (which we didn't have time with the shorter days and tired legs - Who's idea was it to do Hill Sprints Friday morning before we left?)<br />c) you do an overnight trip staying at the Twin Falls Campground so you can explore the area more. Most of the hikers we met where doing overnight trips into the valley.<br /><br />The extension was definitely worth it but it would be better if we could have explored a little more. I'd like to plan to attempt this early season (the trail opens in July) as a backpack trip as the ice and snow would most likely be amazing, the challenge of most likely finding your way over a snow cover trail in part would be an added challenge, and finally I would like some extra time to scramble to the peak of the Whaleback, Possibly scramble a couple of the peaks on the edge of the Yoho Valley and definitely explore the glaciers that feeds the twin falls. With the great vibe in the area and a little more of a secluded feel I'm sure I'll be back in the near future (a winter Nordic or AT trip may be in order).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQ2rstnhVJa7ATC6EkL5Mhae1U5xdNZ20FNPKwSP2pLhL0biprEmUogLfjBZJ6og4g7SbxuACvfhMiMg6njF-RtcrqTEA6zFAmTu4edHG_x0ri2808dxnbzxgpUC_F0csW1r_mtMhiUKS/s1600-h/1+Iceline+to+Whaleback-Twin+Falls+4.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQ2rstnhVJa7ATC6EkL5Mhae1U5xdNZ20FNPKwSP2pLhL0biprEmUogLfjBZJ6og4g7SbxuACvfhMiMg6njF-RtcrqTEA6zFAmTu4edHG_x0ri2808dxnbzxgpUC_F0csW1r_mtMhiUKS/s200/1+Iceline+to+Whaleback-Twin+Falls+4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381872922125841122" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWy8R_6HUfWFq-re1qgl8jC1FnP0H_vmXsp6F4ogZ3v_06hxXYlbO3M9BUAX88gWJvshEPBdm6DybgHE4YA2IcShj78ijQkfe2JuSIfoXIsYCl5nHVjykIeOqkXZiArxq7D5r8L6lX3wPf/s1600-h/1+Iceline+to+Whaleback-Twin+Falls+6.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 132px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3shscl4jaZBv7RsKT_8xyYc_mgbMgk6lsNNpmEMiqq894IzmJrduZshHCxX5-rL6Giu2AEODKQYtTKWWu8Ucs00Qcr1dDs8JIeBzxg4BOCP8pVvbT8mGHbo6P_MteYphAq9TdMHrz93fR/s200/1+Iceline+to+Whaleback-Twin+Falls+44.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381878576211108738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ZFtS6NQuk8raZBkjzS_Mmvkigm6Tb8os7CY0n80EJ9JP3ADAKvQNBmOY5tH_oIzpY3NoxSbB6ufRz95GbrQ4YWHmbqJhlv_JmUgWgqc0nd0MCNqAXzJQpy58dev4CoWhXKc3Nb9U6_qC/s1600-h/1+Iceline+to+Whaleback-Twin+Falls+53.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ZFtS6NQuk8raZBkjzS_Mmvkigm6Tb8os7CY0n80EJ9JP3ADAKvQNBmOY5tH_oIzpY3NoxSbB6ufRz95GbrQ4YWHmbqJhlv_JmUgWgqc0nd0MCNqAXzJQpy58dev4CoWhXKc3Nb9U6_qC/s200/1+Iceline+to+Whaleback-Twin+Falls+53.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381878583341753586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>dleclerchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589752856141695926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883857820123410153.post-13886679843774321312009-09-10T15:53:00.000-07:002009-10-01T11:41:12.477-07:00Wabasso Lake/Valley of the 5 Lakes<div style="text-align: justify;">Last weekend saw another great weekend as I was off to Jasper with Jess trying to make the best of what's left of the summer. The plan was a relaxing evening in town and a mountain bike ride on Labour day before driving home. Well the weather was cold, and cloudy but it didn't rain and we where riding in the rockies so I couldn't ask for much more. Unfortunately I didn't have the camera this weekend so no pictures but for those of you who haven't ridden the loop mentioned above I highly recommend it. It's doesn't offer up the scenic views of some of the other BC Trails, nor the Epic climbs up 14KM to pedal across mountains peaks, or the riding through lush alpine valleys, but it is one of the funnest rides, flowy with lots of rocky bits that keep you on your toes, and just a lot of flat out fun riding.<br /><br />Here's a couple pics I "borrowed" from trailpeak.com to give you a brief idea but they do not do the trail justice.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaexwWEmFP6F6uhmBTOsCep-L_9CwV98c95E5vLedhPbAfO28ihcp-kJg6Gg2zueJhrcFDsEbdGxKGtGFM5g8HqZQKVbXXF_0CX5neACf3Iz-Wv7qY_02aSE_hksd7ULWpQBE53eUyfOwr/s1600-h/Jasper.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 138px; height: 103px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaexwWEmFP6F6uhmBTOsCep-L_9CwV98c95E5vLedhPbAfO28ihcp-kJg6Gg2zueJhrcFDsEbdGxKGtGFM5g8HqZQKVbXXF_0CX5neACf3Iz-Wv7qY_02aSE_hksd7ULWpQBE53eUyfOwr/s200/Jasper.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379977562793761778" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpVEC69_CQ0onBUy3T1ySiL3N1OguqRRS-Z651BylKyv-xBBFXc8NsGRydugn8BgQjHPV_Azied7ZybTFo9LcY3jz8vy3YkvqgDGy-Qjf_XHzRFI2zJqe12tpOaBRMu3lDFEe2pB-OLPE/s1600-h/Jasper+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 139px; height: 104px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpVEC69_CQ0onBUy3T1ySiL3N1OguqRRS-Z651BylKyv-xBBFXc8NsGRydugn8BgQjHPV_Azied7ZybTFo9LcY3jz8vy3YkvqgDGy-Qjf_XHzRFI2zJqe12tpOaBRMu3lDFEe2pB-OLPE/s200/Jasper+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379977569165919906" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_k_rVroZ7Si048YctCIoA-LYvMOsghRiLPa4kNRAnVB5BM6XTK4KfKr-sWZtpEdURlA8OLEq2h0HEpBp26AMrVvsaYLgAUhd5Nj7EKJTayERhNwvYyRkt96LRt3eTy2MGb59Xg9RJIZG/s1600-h/Jasper+3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 77px; height: 104px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_k_rVroZ7Si048YctCIoA-LYvMOsghRiLPa4kNRAnVB5BM6XTK4KfKr-sWZtpEdURlA8OLEq2h0HEpBp26AMrVvsaYLgAUhd5Nj7EKJTayERhNwvYyRkt96LRt3eTy2MGb59Xg9RJIZG/s200/Jasper+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379977575281792786" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Two more weekends planned with three days in Yoho National Park next weekend, and then what I hope isn't the last DH day of the year but off to give Moose Mountain a ride after I've heard so much about the riding.dleclerchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589752856141695926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883857820123410153.post-11646531884773609882009-09-03T15:31:00.001-07:002009-09-08T19:42:00.887-07:00Resource Sustainability vs. our Population<div style="text-align: justify;">Do we have any hopes at sustaining ourselves? As I'm about to start reading "Your World is About to Get a Whole lot Smaller" by Jeff Rubin it reminded me of some other stuff of read about our sustainability of resources vs. the economy. And since I haven't been doing much overly exciting to report back (with the exception of a great weekend ripping Silverstar resort.) I figured I'd share some quotes.<br /><br />N<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zlGdWnDEyFdUkdTk7VFv49XlNM_oXbUstX2SUHuP4lr5w1vYXXSmyNU3jLxrLxSEXgWAyzW0NqUAHrnWPba4A9TAdubuRUSzAzcjats-4cXzUshqqHPHtR78poKndNrE2EKT1ix7_vDH/s1600-h/PL+Crop.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zlGdWnDEyFdUkdTk7VFv49XlNM_oXbUstX2SUHuP4lr5w1vYXXSmyNU3jLxrLxSEXgWAyzW0NqUAHrnWPba4A9TAdubuRUSzAzcjats-4cXzUshqqHPHtR78poKndNrE2EKT1ix7_vDH/s200/PL+Crop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377372797516759298" border="0" /></a>ow that we've became accustomed to living a certain standard of life that has tasked our resources how can we sustain these standards? Even if we wake up as a global society and start addressing our abuse of the environment we simply cannot sustain ourselves in this current environment. I'll outline David Pimentel suggestion of a North American economy based on the sustainable use of energy, land, water and biodiversity while achieving a relatively high standard of living, but steps on a heroic scale must be taken immediately with a view of reducing both use of fossil fuels and population. He estimates that 90 million hectares of land (equal to the combined areas of the states of Texas and Idaho) could be used to collect solar energy without disrupting agricultural and forest productivity. By conserving energy, per capita consumption of oil could be cut in half to 5000 liters of oil equivalents. By conserving soil and water, reducing air pollution and massively recycling, a conserver society could be achieved in the United States in which the optimum population would be targetted at about 200 million ... Then it would be possible for Americans to continue to enjoy their relatively high standard of living... Worldwide, resolving the population -resource equation will be more difficult than in the united states.<br /><br />The global population level could reach 10 billion before the middle of this century. Pimentel's projections all suggest the need for a massive effort to conserve soil and to recover enough food for each person on .5 hectare of land. These measures will have to be accompanied by rapid stabilization and then reduction in population. If these goals are achieved, it would be possible to sustain a global population of approximately 3 billion humans. With self-sustaining renewable energy system... providing each person with 5,000 liters of oil quivalents per year (one half of America's current consumption/yr but an increase for most people in the world), a population of 1 to 2 billion could be supported living in relative prosperity.<br /><br />Hhm <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZIotmrWqo_bRoqNBGia72JGa70yTDCdD4SffiCBsPd0lGjhxq78FnVUYFcj7JTORvXcEeY9rZEZaHlhfN5DwdOZ6TGITHOC0g0XvIBhOXKsGokMYAGnSovetrTrhiAAJr1Dw3b_ipBKm/s1600-h/sun1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZIotmrWqo_bRoqNBGia72JGa70yTDCdD4SffiCBsPd0lGjhxq78FnVUYFcj7JTORvXcEeY9rZEZaHlhfN5DwdOZ6TGITHOC0g0XvIBhOXKsGokMYAGnSovetrTrhiAAJr1Dw3b_ipBKm/s200/sun1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377376480486967314" border="0" /></a>so where does this leave our chances? What do we need to do? What will the outcome be 50 years from now? Previously throughout human history when a colony or tribe overused it's local resources they perished, mother nature would take over ,and another civilization would use the land afterwards. Today we are no longer isolated, the entire world is used to support us. There are many theories of what will happen and what needs to be done but the true consequences of our actions are yet to be seen.<br /></div>dleclerchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589752856141695926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883857820123410153.post-56693030135078298872009-08-17T14:39:00.001-07:002009-10-01T11:46:38.402-07:00Hiking August 15th/16th<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlFCYZs_G070qErJiw8wdnY-qE2NID50oSjO8tMif3xErUS7CxHEaaeMoqjT69AOuvcgsSSHBwmUzRPx9bGotZkPAtbTY2eYML8AdCnGPkcZznG6u8n2OEVFIwXG4X1TX7PAUBZeoh5oN/s1600-h/1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlFCYZs_G070qErJiw8wdnY-qE2NID50oSjO8tMif3xErUS7CxHEaaeMoqjT69AOuvcgsSSHBwmUzRPx9bGotZkPAtbTY2eYML8AdCnGPkcZznG6u8n2OEVFIwXG4X1TX7PAUBZeoh5oN/s200/1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371351862864271330" border="0" /></a>Well I have to say August 2009 has turned out to be one of the best months I can remember. I've been out in the mountains on some of the most Epic Adventures I've ever been on pretty well every weekend in August and to top it all off surrounded by some of the people that mean the most to me in life, with Jess, Dave flying down from Toronto for a bike tour around BC and the hike through the Skyline, as well as Cam and Katie Flying in from Ottawa for the Skyline Hike and staying an extra week for some hiking that proved to be nothing short EPIC!.<br /><br />My last two post detail my 9 days I took for my Summer Holidays and now I want to give you a little teaser of 2 nights we spent in Banff National Park for a couple of hikes. I'll be honest I've been known to talk down Banff because of it's touristy nature and as a result stayed in Canmore I like the vibe better with a little more of a community feel. However, the weekends hikes were spectacular enough to forget about all that this weekend.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBZyMA-Sh2scAK2jsL9hqS9pWY8xGS1u96K4TvP7HQW70pde3cBH5xYBDj8DGvt-chMdaO7sPjeUTASPnc-E5sV_HtuhDStDQ9rntAGmmHUD4zLLjn6orG683Q_BEz4xmXToNpcn832Z3/s1600-h/2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBZyMA-Sh2scAK2jsL9hqS9pWY8xGS1u96K4TvP7HQW70pde3cBH5xYBDj8DGvt-chMdaO7sPjeUTASPnc-E5sV_HtuhDStDQ9rntAGmmHUD4zLLjn6orG683Q_BEz4xmXToNpcn832Z3/s200/2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371352854770862130" border="0" /></a>First off Saturday after some discussion on which hike of the many hike's to choose from in the area we decided to hike the Valley of Ten Peaks. We where torn between doing this hike or not as it is relatively easy, and in close proximity to Lake Louise, but offers amazing views on par with some much harder hikes meaning it's traveled by a lot of tourist which I find generally clouds my experiences in the Backcountry. However, with a late start, and less then desirable forecast we figured the crowds would be smaller then usual and decided to give it a go and I'm glad we did. The ascent through the tree line is OK it's just a lot switchbacks that are heavily traveled making the trail look a lot more like a walking path then a hiking trail. However about 3 or 4 KMs in you come into the <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3pwqEnYUDL_4XHxWVEOaqK96MOSKXMALOmhdNcW7ueHieVLkLVxiroQAU_8VKXel5gTubw4bmz3FoFLaFbiVQuQ9qk2vR3OQAyik6icT-osuJa1ciMPjDGVXtKZATROTfoFCncYN8Owj/s1600-h/3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 104px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3pwqEnYUDL_4XHxWVEOaqK96MOSKXMALOmhdNcW7ueHieVLkLVxiroQAU_8VKXel5gTubw4bmz3FoFLaFbiVQuQ9qk2vR3OQAyik6icT-osuJa1ciMPjDGVXtKZATROTfoFCncYN8Owj/s200/3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371353832291511362" border="0" /></a>Alpine Meadows where the views make you forget about the heavy use and manicured trail. We where warned about a Grizzly that had been spotted earlier in the day after it had caught it's breakfast (apparently a rabbit or something similar), I feel a little better that the grizzly had a full tummy succeeding at catching breakfast instead of looking for a hiker for lunch. And about 5 minutes later what did we see. Well of the course the Grizzly decided to pop back down into the alpine valley we where in and we got to watch the Grizzly in it's habitat from about 200 to 300 ft away (Click o<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHofEtwEC81rK9OzaNNn631Fyiaka-r_s6bqWHJ8NBiMoIKAH6qKE-PRrqhkWDIbaX_roqM53LkNUZ5KsWrPXi9U1OqquQnQcMwI6-OXo0RSSKrVW1GMZG97OUq5FOuDHToF1hGINfVll/s1600-h/4+crop.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHofEtwEC81rK9OzaNNn631Fyiaka-r_s6bqWHJ8NBiMoIKAH6qKE-PRrqhkWDIbaX_roqM53LkNUZ5KsWrPXi9U1OqquQnQcMwI6-OXo0RSSKrVW1GMZG97OUq5FOuDHToF1hGINfVll/s200/4+crop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371353842770141682" border="0" /></a>n the pictures to the left for the full sized picture of the grizzly). Of course we where cautious and watched carefully. It threatened to end our hike as the grizzly started heading towards our trail. However, instead after about 10 minutes it decided to climb back into the hillside allowing us to continue on. This was definitely the highlight of the day. As we raised a little higher in Elevation we where greeted by a dusting of snow that fell the night before and ended up with a picturesque hike up to the pass, and a temptation to return and attempt to summit Temple Mountain as it could be <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qgYFA-Qmhyphenhyphenaca-ak8tOYUeXtyq7cgkcg9VI9r-levbHqjbzy99Aw8detWnoy0R2rzo0wkBO9VkLu6_678mdJk12rj0HaypvTMOCRC4ZKmpkoqRAD0p_1CL1AiqVeSYYnbQ4a8k0XpRQq/s1600-h/5.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qgYFA-Qmhyphenhyphenaca-ak8tOYUeXtyq7cgkcg9VI9r-levbHqjbzy99Aw8detWnoy0R2rzo0wkBO9VkLu6_678mdJk12rj0HaypvTMOCRC4ZKmpkoqRAD0p_1CL1AiqVeSYYnbQ4a8k0XpRQq/s200/5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371358941250088130" border="0" /></a>completed with relatively little mountaineering experience or equipment (a helmet for safety from falling rocks and ice pick to arrest your fall in case you slip on the glacier near it's peak should be all that is needed).<br /><br />Sunday resulted in one of the most amazing hikes I've been on. We contemplated the options along the Ice Field Parkway near Bow Lake and Num-Ti-Jah Lodge of climbing to Helen Lake and attempting to summit Cirque Peak (generally an easy summit from Helen Lake is more of a hike then a scramble or climb) or attempting to summit Bow Peak. Cirque Peak is a well a marked easy hike to Helen Lake and a Moderate Hike if you include the Summit which provides multiple views of the Glaciers in the area, Once again this can be a busy hike on weekends because of it's relative ease and spectacular views. However, it is apparently mostly above the tree line and is supposed to offer spectacular views and a near guaranteed ascent to the summit unless the weather gets in the way. Bow Peak on the other hand is a much more of an adventure as it is an unmarked unmaintained trail considered challenging, that does not even have a trail head and <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybw8iFn3T1KZwXOKSEJNC97a-_wn8fUag0eXCIucvTsQZXQvRohBgh4DnsugcJtvcsrGoetJi0822odgCVAx-8F-Ag4Kirj0oflDsund_Jj5ohNY6M8p019MHPcsu0_hffI884Hnw2kzi/s1600-h/6.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybw8iFn3T1KZwXOKSEJNC97a-_wn8fUag0eXCIucvTsQZXQvRohBgh4DnsugcJtvcsrGoetJi0822odgCVAx-8F-Ag4Kirj0oflDsund_Jj5ohNY6M8p019MHPcsu0_hffI884Hnw2kzi/s200/6.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371360135624541634" border="0" /></a>you will often find your party the only one on the mountain. However the peak is still attainable through a scramble where no mountaineering gear is required. Well I'm sure any of you that know me, can guess where my preference was and after a group discussion we where off to make an attempt at Bow Peak and once again it turned out to be the right choice.<br /><br />The hike starts with the following directions from the Crowfoot Glacier Parking lot continue approx. a KM till you reach a widening on the shoulder of the highway. Park here and continue on foot approx. 370 paces (240 till you pass a culvert and then approx. another 130) where you will descend the large rocks on the side of the highway and then search for signs of the trails. 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From hear it's a pretty straightforward climb (however steeper then most National Park Maintained Trails) crossing multiple streams and providing countless amazing views. Adding to the our adventure where the fresh Black Bear Prints from the morning following nearly the entire trail into the Alpine with a second set of prints that may have been a cubs. So preceding cautiously, making a fair bit a noise we continued are way up the amazing hike up to the pass. I definitely have a preference for these "unmaintained" hikes as the extra challenge of fallen trees, stream, river crossings and usually seeing next to no people make the hike feel much more <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ38TyGnQSkxUSgfv7dXfyDUriR7gjga2PgshFX7vu4npwSxF8RRTyc7etat-APJw3iidz_wQn2Enq9MCYYBikJhhZpb7bRcC6KDtS1aVs7Myt-Ijo89UYVXCgjrvHhCDv-mmpLe3pjlSY/s1600-h/8.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ38TyGnQSkxUSgfv7dXfyDUriR7gjga2PgshFX7vu4npwSxF8RRTyc7etat-APJw3iidz_wQn2Enq9MCYYBikJhhZpb7bRcC6KDtS1aVs7Myt-Ijo89UYVXCgjrvHhCDv-mmpLe3pjlSY/s200/8.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371361586003620962" border="0" /></a>"authentic", relaxing, and rewarding (I think you'll more and more scrambles and unpopular hikes comming across these pages as time goes by.) Once we reached the pass, the views where amazing. I'm interested to figure out what trail continues on from this point as it looked like it had potential to be a beautiful multi-day hike on an unofficial trial, it may be part of the ACC hut systems trails but I'm not sure. However today our goal was to the scramble up to the 9,400 + ft. Bow Peak. The scramble was slightly challenging most likely as a result of our lack of experience scrambling and second guessing the stability of the many rocks that where loose, as well as our route choices. But after an hour and half of scrambling up the mountain side we where walking on top of the mountains ridge alone. I don't believe I could ever put the feeling into words but standing on a peak nearing with only a few feet on each side of you looking down nearly 10,000 ft on one side and probably 1,500 feet down on the other with 360 degree panoramic was unbelievable. 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width: 184px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWU3Md4Aid1fcZRxyyYi6H-rMfkDHIlgspTDkcfwWENOjvB2alAbRPkAE5pM1ck2F-nH4kAplxr2s6mY4TykO2RSK4SPLMAdUoHPhMEo0go7a4ViySgWyCc1Fz8p-0QgColQ3cz4o5IjD/s200/BP+21.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371460103008563618" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Wow that turned out longer then I expected, can you tell I had a good time.<br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwYPNcYs56N_rOaZjobnxlhGCqJu7xpVam7MuSZC5_K8KLxBiA6xzwDH_zItJerEmbhdOllFNaIg44FV6Ur5g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>dleclerchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589752856141695926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883857820123410153.post-8775127613192352562009-08-17T14:27:00.000-07:002009-08-18T09:54:24.824-07:00Summit Tour 2009 - Part 2 Hiking<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSOTT3p2evUvL-htsIjpcpYJNtdqKZXElVnyIhjKqhl-dhoXvxHEa_jOwDLOMzfciuVDHnRcEl_LJP2XGCrRm5AQ3ch2D7zen2779nbOBLQ89MCKV_SM40B8-h3AIUIupcDwWUqny0LFS/s1600-h/1+day+1+-+breafast.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSOTT3p2evUvL-htsIjpcpYJNtdqKZXElVnyIhjKqhl-dhoXvxHEa_jOwDLOMzfciuVDHnRcEl_LJP2XGCrRm5AQ3ch2D7zen2779nbOBLQ89MCKV_SM40B8-h3AIUIupcDwWUqny0LFS/s200/1+day+1+-+breafast.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371067187396794066" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">So after the 6 days of biking some of BC's best trails and destinations (see previous post) me and Dave headed up to Jasper National Park to meet up with Jess, Cam and Katie for a three day backcountry hike along the Skyline Trail. For those of you who aren't familiar with it it's considered by many to be the Premier Multi-Day Hike in the Rockies as you spend the large majority of your time in the alpine or sub-alpine resulting in amazing views as long as the weather cooperates. It's a 45 to 50 KM point to point hike depending on which signs you read and the staff from the national park have made this a great hike for those beginning to venture into multi-day backcountry hikes as it is well marked and has multiple well maintained Campsites (i.e. Facilties, Campsites generally near streams, areas to hang your food to minimizes bear dangers, ect.). Just make sure to book your sites in advances as site are sometimes booked as far out as 2 months in advance. My suggested route to anyone doing the trail is make it an enjoyable three days camping at Snowbowl (12 to 14KM), Tekara (18KM), then another 13 to 14 KM's out on your last day. However we couldn't get a site a Tekara which resulted in us camping at signal which was a long (and slightly painfull day with 35 to 50lbs packs) 24KM day as day two, but worked out well in our case as we had to get Dave to the Edmont Airport after the hike was complete and the short day let us relax a little in Japer afterwards and enjoy a well earned Pint and Dinner at Earls. So with that I'll leave you with a little photo diary of our trip.<br /><br />Day 1<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLnogGHGETzvOFt-9kau8SHcP4JdIkmaV6woKmstd_PBWGGanzrpZIZdMQWHAc5tdPposECUdwjVPTDAVpKKnPgl2hO3FKwcwxri00SjZo1KSzJ8tPM6PVjF-__6WSMX7BYfOjYv2uKLJc/s1600-h/3+Day+1+Cresting+the+Tree+line.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLnogGHGETzvOFt-9kau8SHcP4JdIkmaV6woKmstd_PBWGGanzrpZIZdMQWHAc5tdPposECUdwjVPTDAVpKKnPgl2hO3FKwcwxri00SjZo1KSzJ8tPM6PVjF-__6WSMX7BYfOjYv2uKLJc/s200/3+Day+1+Cresting+the+Tree+line.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371076503892796194" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3CTG3pKmQHd_eMK7yunQoq4W_vwnoavqsUfvc6omuhyphenhyphenUnog6omUSH937UR_d-aoKU3o7izOCa2uwoJgkvIWEMpJ-6Vu4_PABomcrSPx4U3Rs7CYszZqIwz1dzpf5Unr6Z39iHV0DY0Zx/s1600-h/4+day+1+-+into+the+alpine.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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The Trip saw me continue on from the Alberta DH provincials in Blairmore with Dave first off to meet our buddy Andrew in Rossland for the night where the next morning he graciously shuttled us to the Trail Head of the 7 Summits trail. The 7 Summits trail in Rossland has become a must do on many mountain bikers list for it's Epic route that <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdarzg9hmm3X3yXpDwPy6-JKUBv573VwlPLmO9dMIYRT4A9v8v_ZJZGyr-N7p014hO8jzv0B6kRldz7gWagw4toDDUxydf-dmwoWy38mqWQW4E6YPjImNNqZspdhwZMZQTAnmqBoN2cGm/s1600-h/0.5++7+Summits+Riddin%27.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdarzg9hmm3X3yXpDwPy6-JKUBv573VwlPLmO9dMIYRT4A9v8v_ZJZGyr-N7p014hO8jzv0B6kRldz7gWagw4toDDUxydf-dmwoWy38mqWQW4E6YPjImNNqZspdhwZMZQTAnmqBoN2cGm/s200/0.5++7+Summits+Riddin%27.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369577996679034690" border="0" /></a>starts at the bottom of and climbs to the top of a mountain, and then proceeds to roll up down over 7 peaks. It's definately worth the long climb up (1.5 to 2 hrs) for an amazing ride. And for all you considering to complete this trail I suggest stagging your retrieval vehicle at a the "second" lot. 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width: 353px; height: 70px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2SCVP9S38DJssmQG-7qXIWYuR2fYxzTVHYpBbeob07gLcqmEt0rdd3QV56v9eWyFP4CELT12AZQzWocDOZXJTQ7GHI5sGS9Si7u_HfDsfXqbwPpaZMEZ9YjRP1gNPJHRubrDTPCMJxVaz/s200/38.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369593592831274386" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Finally the 4th day of riding including trying to find someone to shuttle us up mount 7 and after searching multiple bike shops we found a local willing to drive us to the top for 20 bucks and we made a run down most of the Psychosis course (minus Dead Dog since we where on all mountain bikes.) And what a run that is. I understand why there was some pressure to cancel the race as the trail is rutted and loose, however it was definately one of the best DH tracks I've been on in the last couple years.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiscjy9AF4vtc27Kka83VojBN1qKR3EKt-mCs8YH4HqI0yX7zYqVRj41WI-9pvx4o6EdvyBGYWNwOELXpkP7C9xRQyHiKlM6dV2GY9r9XePkspUPiDlmXoe707MC5S5HOXd26U1_BYhY6t/s1600-h/44.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 50px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiscjy9AF4vtc27Kka83VojBN1qKR3EKt-mCs8YH4HqI0yX7zYqVRj41WI-9pvx4o6EdvyBGYWNwOELXpkP7C9xRQyHiKlM6dV2GY9r9XePkspUPiDlmXoe707MC5S5HOXd26U1_BYhY6t/s200/44.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369594753604310386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiskgXr_4bhnx90dlwiWy3GUjVnjkcp3IdJyQhBAV1itTUWLOpZCWcMJy4gOjmCoKgwaHllEzZxSvdxmWmTWwusA0SEKL3sHdLLIy1YwAuowH_yd09G8Cina-ullzAivYN305BoJo0B3jTW/s1600-h/45.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiskgXr_4bhnx90dlwiWy3GUjVnjkcp3IdJyQhBAV1itTUWLOpZCWcMJy4gOjmCoKgwaHllEzZxSvdxmWmTWwusA0SEKL3sHdLLIy1YwAuowH_yd09G8Cina-ullzAivYN305BoJo0B3jTW/s200/45.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369594770503035586" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ephyphenhyphenENHg4-mQBiADQI1wbCr0_FgL7rMd2jMLBnRG7RVExKK2mJ5wLXb_oe9-Tnz7p5_2uslzDeV4m-9PO33imoU4xx2T-dW-D19Ha9Nj5ZU1RiihQJWF2_ERkPyBUWDQH2iErTAtO0gG/s1600-h/46.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ephyphenhyphenENHg4-mQBiADQI1wbCr0_FgL7rMd2jMLBnRG7RVExKK2mJ5wLXb_oe9-Tnz7p5_2uslzDeV4m-9PO33imoU4xx2T-dW-D19Ha9Nj5ZU1RiihQJWF2_ERkPyBUWDQH2iErTAtO0gG/s200/46.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369594778718341826" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'll leave you there for now and will put up a quick post about hiking the Skyline Trail in the next few days.<br /></div>dleclerchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589752856141695926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883857820123410153.post-34642340226501557942009-08-11T13:15:00.000-07:002009-08-11T13:55:42.986-07:00AB Cup Provincials<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUI76QQ4iE3MzL3Knv5y3IBcqx1tWJ7pXtdW3rdEWa4YyvDtG3i3qOsYnOQTHmbI2kNzrceVCREGV6konqoMPMcXLWhQ_XBk4KwWdu6nFsJMTT4OHytohSeeEM33CbeX72-yBN7sLr4c0p/s1600-h/Blairmore.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUI76QQ4iE3MzL3Knv5y3IBcqx1tWJ7pXtdW3rdEWa4YyvDtG3i3qOsYnOQTHmbI2kNzrceVCREGV6konqoMPMcXLWhQ_XBk4KwWdu6nFsJMTT4OHytohSeeEM33CbeX72-yBN7sLr4c0p/s200/Blairmore.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368807179207924946" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Well the end of the race season has passed with the provincials in Blairmore, AB. I was looking forward to the weekend for a couple of reasons. First and foremost it was the start of my summer holidays which I'll wright about in a couple more post over the week, and secondly I hope the longer, more traditional DH course would provide me with a chance to get another top 10 and end the season on a high note since I've managed to fall in 3 of the 4 last races. Practice had me feeling goo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPmLOLtWGgatrQrObbz5B1EfDTlRq2spKgmM3QUW2xg5HB53bpHabw7ohj7GNIzMG6kt4IE1MX6LVsLt577FDgkdurd9bX2JzhEK-lcjml41qNrpt3sBeVgT1n5T4xbN3EkOwniyTDzCa/s1600-h/Balirmore+Storm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPmLOLtWGgatrQrObbz5B1EfDTlRq2spKgmM3QUW2xg5HB53bpHabw7ohj7GNIzMG6kt4IE1MX6LVsLt577FDgkdurd9bX2JzhEK-lcjml41qNrpt3sBeVgT1n5T4xbN3EkOwniyTDzCa/s200/Balirmore+Storm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368807910167714882" border="0" /></a>d on the course and I felt a top 10 in the large field was an attainable goal but after a fun day of practice the skies opened up over night with rain, lightning and hail and we knew a new element was just added to race day where staying on two wheels was going to be a big part of placing well.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSNkYvUM9EqnngrOKPRMph4w0ROCVia2zbIKbTtsPwafyGsDvD2xmQ92qDXJm3Cc2p0lxQTqDEaDckXRLEHJ995PS3A8bMioPMc9PkEJL38au8mTlU6MuZ_Ncjepfsx4fWnMdLTUCkoB9q/s1600-h/blairmore+me2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSNkYvUM9EqnngrOKPRMph4w0ROCVia2zbIKbTtsPwafyGsDvD2xmQ92qDXJm3Cc2p0lxQTqDEaDckXRLEHJ995PS3A8bMioPMc9PkEJL38au8mTlU6MuZ_Ncjepfsx4fWnMdLTUCkoB9q/s200/blairmore+me2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368809065010325346" border="0" /></a>After the mornings practice I still felt good having survived the tech sections on every run and felt good on the rest. However come to my race run I tried pushing a little past my limit on the top sections and lost it on some roots bending my brake lever. Trying to salvage my run, knowing the conditions would slow a lot of racers down I pushed hard but lost it on the rock face locking my rear brake not being able to undulate the braking power properly with the bent brake lever leaving my hopes of a good finish out the window. I'll leave you with a few pics and hopes that next season I manage to keep the bike rubber side down.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNe-wlNIjYNW3KMTsxmCAvdbgiFAeuiRbNi_mC_93_O2tobrrIkM6OFYSVh5NUKDFV7Dcad2FShdw3aUy8BxR2_uS9P1BlV-cEZrxEFsq22-oO4AueF095jqiYsoTqmivXC1zmFmqacNu/s1600-h/Blairmore+Mark+4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNe-wlNIjYNW3KMTsxmCAvdbgiFAeuiRbNi_mC_93_O2tobrrIkM6OFYSVh5NUKDFV7Dcad2FShdw3aUy8BxR2_uS9P1BlV-cEZrxEFsq22-oO4AueF095jqiYsoTqmivXC1zmFmqacNu/s200/Blairmore+Mark+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368810097779039698" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRaZcUore_aULG0OvyGa-9OGQwyYERqda4SmFFpi0FDLjQ3u7Tfujs6TxHuVVFDOfGPoAQzHW7AhnwS_XPe0dp65TI3rjBoOaHTszEC7vhu5dGM9VvYwT6m8J2CMErVi8ud8hspXtv3Lp/s1600-h/blairmore+shanks+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 177px; height: 119px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZCyMLLVo9i4ZZG9UVQtQpZ6j-ZDTEasHBkEq0S9rxVR4IaNH-W9zbMq1JEq4ZRDl6j5fD6R5oVneRyN5e5wwFzMW233nayUuiJFwRy82VvyBaOT0wTB2ht30Ur-6Pgr5tfKdCiinObV9R/s200/Blairmore+Addi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368810411419492626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQ4SaIzzzDqqoo8mO4UOWpNiK29R9SHMiIQgNquAVEdKqAHEIiwZm0EFKIFRHaqwNurqz1JmdtkAKQynTVX5chzyWELYM0lQV_9aRYX7Rm2zk0qCWw-lyWbJJYfOTbrZ-0o9nzYG2RuhS/s1600-h/Blairmore+Derek.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 209px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQ4SaIzzzDqqoo8mO4UOWpNiK29R9SHMiIQgNquAVEdKqAHEIiwZm0EFKIFRHaqwNurqz1JmdtkAKQynTVX5chzyWELYM0lQV_9aRYX7Rm2zk0qCWw-lyWbJJYfOTbrZ-0o9nzYG2RuhS/s200/Blairmore+Derek.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368810108441785666" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgweBz8sBaBrNepEw333U9Ox97rhhSSOq3Qc_XNF0IrWdK-tTUbrGw0MmR7R8cploAM_21KUzAh4E7UcYSARomkOaWTsyaxTp0idBisrSZ_ETT5d1I9pg-jIEjMFH0pxeqilDYdsKPxRMEe/s1600-h/blairmore+shanks.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 141px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgweBz8sBaBrNepEw333U9Ox97rhhSSOq3Qc_XNF0IrWdK-tTUbrGw0MmR7R8cploAM_21KUzAh4E7UcYSARomkOaWTsyaxTp0idBisrSZ_ETT5d1I9pg-jIEjMFH0pxeqilDYdsKPxRMEe/s200/blairmore+shanks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368810124147555362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="www.rivervalleycycle.com"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 167px; height: 167px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmN4mdsecPa4PbruveKxAEEmuu11rut7Ow0QllX6pqaUKS6sN1Kj4jOelQsBzDbxLsMCMdNmjoa2lmvgSFIkruDxCbUz14qm_fTgGx3eEfC1OksuypqGQY6cHCq99hE597WuvXX5Eczst/s200/Mb+RVCNS.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368812557965694786" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="www.DHRage.com"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLUDDyW8Hv2cPnvD7o1FCRItmn52qeQYtV6ALOMkk96KoZlwJknDGk8oZYv1KoLxgCapOfnmcXDoGO-ubinhnokDPuOVwzo1oung1SAiM1fvr1prpPNR37u4OLHLS6c7Ggk8YDraE9HSee/s200/MB+Sponsors.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368812567477342946" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>dleclerchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589752856141695926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883857820123410153.post-50701091407450369782009-07-23T18:32:00.000-07:002009-08-11T13:56:02.235-07:00AB Cup # 3 - Rabbit Hill<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8AKkD6XgZ0fOk6Gcndc-Bxd6JnYvRStUkkjK2DX_Vj173I5q5eqjglBsXQrUCijZQrSm6Ueu3I2owqSRaIWRQNvXaWQiZSrUPso-9XMxYk9SsDLIKkdoCx04ihcK0-GCxaZBg__RHTkum/s1600-h/Braedon+whipping.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8AKkD6XgZ0fOk6Gcndc-Bxd6JnYvRStUkkjK2DX_Vj173I5q5eqjglBsXQrUCijZQrSm6Ueu3I2owqSRaIWRQNvXaWQiZSrUPso-9XMxYk9SsDLIKkdoCx04ihcK0-GCxaZBg__RHTkum/s200/Braedon+whipping.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361895745871959234" border="0" /></a>First to thank the crew from Park Cycle, the ADHRA and the volunteers who made this a great weekend. It was a fun weekend where the best was made of Rabbit Hill. I'll be the first to admit on it's own merit Rabbit Hill doesn't provide a course that is considered a true DH track, and isn't suited to my riding strengths personally so I didn't have high expectations for this race. However, living in Alberta it does provide lift access racing, with great a group of riders from Alberta, and you know you are in for a fun weekend regardless of the terrain. The track reminds me more of a slalom style course then a DH run with a long pedally top section in a few trees after that for a couple of turns and then out into the open for a few doubles and step downs before ripping down to the finish. The weekend went on without <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtdYVlAGmLlf7CKdbZ7sCOjvPCfaEPXRjREBhQfiL64Lt-lDcLoIig_IO419QqyltgIFTE9CjSjdxu3V4O2aVNgOA6GuACnw62YTWDF95I-UAJUNmTEIH5iiYw7pXScqXx19OG28BM7ooS/s1600-h/IMG_0318.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 163px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtdYVlAGmLlf7CKdbZ7sCOjvPCfaEPXRjREBhQfiL64Lt-lDcLoIig_IO419QqyltgIFTE9CjSjdxu3V4O2aVNgOA6GuACnw62YTWDF95I-UAJUNmTEIH5iiYw7pXScqXx19OG28BM7ooS/s200/IMG_0318.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363196931841070786" border="0" /></a>a hitch till race day. Where rain and high winds shut down the lifts making the race runs a hike bike (only time I was glad rabbit doesn't have much more vertical). That same wind made the pedal at the finish into the headwind much harder and I'm sure the gust of wind on their own was enough to add a couple seconds to someones time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3qU75UoUy5yyUgEoa0HdH4445f0YfTg13QaMcLS-FGT8mTNy7_nqrdddNyTxg_KQRImPR79HfYXbwbCgxaEXGBrd0K-uGsngff-wK2y0tC8xlUqMOkVOLUN_Ai59mr_kAZ_Rly95tKXz/s1600-h/Team+Pic+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3qU75UoUy5yyUgEoa0HdH4445f0YfTg13QaMcLS-FGT8mTNy7_nqrdddNyTxg_KQRImPR79HfYXbwbCgxaEXGBrd0K-uGsngff-wK2y0tC8xlUqMOkVOLUN_Ai59mr_kAZ_Rly95tKXz/s200/Team+Pic+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361896165648063330" border="0" /></a>The Rage Crew showed strong with 3 of the top 5 pro times and Mark Wolstenholme tearing the field apart the day after his Stag with a 1:24 about 5 seconds ahead of the second fastest time of the day, and 4 podiums with Mark and Derek 1st and 3rd in Pro, Tyler Gregson winning the U15 even with a hard bail just before the finish, and Michelle Wolstenholme taking 2nd in the Masters A Women. Personally I had a bad race run with a few bobbles and almost eating it on the doubles but still managed a 16th out of 27th which looking back isn't all that bad considering how poorly I did and a course that I new I wouldn't be particularly strong on. Now I'm off to travel a week in the prairies before making it back for the Provincials in Blaimore next weekend which starts of my weeks holidays in Rockies, mountain biking and hiking.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimqWW8GtNIOz7RpTbA5c8cYWAkS22VnCVAY8kOqarTUR7AiQGEswsarC32W364QpSx8RU0BdME7yuhS0w5aRbfQ8YAI8vaYQZTf6TjAzOKc1wVodNVLU1p6MrmjgZaz8_lWzlO9m5Z11Z6/s1600-h/Oyo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimqWW8GtNIOz7RpTbA5c8cYWAkS22VnCVAY8kOqarTUR7AiQGEswsarC32W364QpSx8RU0BdME7yuhS0w5aRbfQ8YAI8vaYQZTf6TjAzOKc1wVodNVLU1p6MrmjgZaz8_lWzlO9m5Z11Z6/s200/Oyo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361898613863993954" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82sscapKaOAFQ15aGqlEtZRy29X8k4nzWMD9glCs6Oui12w7HtvLNh1o6YOnMb-YYldFD9x11tqQtUlmTSFkMjNCZr6Bg6M-jXGF9Kh1ZN1lvXClkwpd3NMn3AerajsjaFohKXW3ap6Ih/s1600-h/Dave+Belland.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_1uL8B5N8K-AJlme3vZmqZARyEoW52joi5ZRroJTqxREWZAdoHTx5XwjZ9umrCWWYeeZz3qKZdjmLt4chbET3zSc5zVZk22f7yOFrFqjacPny1sNpAGMK1mIMk5jID5GRWa7hZhVk1Tl/s320/Mb+RVCNS.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361901249289760370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.blogger.com/www.dhrage.com"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmdwrDDxOUDKWSJb_7HKpozqvlVS3Cfvph6MDx3jYqY0g0eiEMqrTMCbiuVMji7VjlTxCot07_f386cRf1Th1j3IQSj6BuAJSXxtq80IvOoFke3bVPsH-gfyuu-IBwyWksKuFAqbs0Utx/s320/MB+Sponsors.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361901256361134882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>dleclerchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589752856141695926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883857820123410153.post-27784577797226437632009-07-14T16:33:00.000-07:002009-09-28T14:28:19.361-07:00Bounded by Our Own Skin?<div style="text-align: justify;">A few Quotes for you to ponder:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhat8RpDdk39bQL-jezd7FDQMIW0ZAucuZudZE7co8O2Z07lKNPbtLHmDxFEmO4TqYbsveVTgOwCLIv3hWwRiQ1s4Cg6qyU3bcsD7ft_GexR1Rlc7bzbz_qKbdzcPid_bN4Qsi9sxPRZS7o/s1600-h/PL+Crop.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhat8RpDdk39bQL-jezd7FDQMIW0ZAucuZudZE7co8O2Z07lKNPbtLHmDxFEmO4TqYbsveVTgOwCLIv3hWwRiQ1s4Cg6qyU3bcsD7ft_GexR1Rlc7bzbz_qKbdzcPid_bN4Qsi9sxPRZS7o/s200/PL+Crop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358711537529393618" border="0" /></a>If we continue to think of ourselves as separate from our surroundings, we will not be sensitive to the consequences of what we are doing, so we can't see that our path is potentially suicidal. If we do not see ourselves as part of the natural world and become further detached, we risk a greater sense of loneliness, a lack of meaning, purpose and sense of belonging. Without experiences in nature, we develop ignorance and apathy.<br />David Suzuki - The Sacred Balance<br /><br /></div><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><blockquote>The Components of the natural world are a myriad but they constitute a single living system. There is no escape from our interdependence with nature: we are woven into the closest relationship with the Earth, the sea, the air, the seasons, the animals and ll the fruits of the Earth. What affects on affects all - we are part of a greater whole - the body of the planet. We must respect, preserve and love it's manifold expression if we hope to survive. </blockquote>Bernard Campbell<br /><br /></blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote><blockquote>It is only by a construct of the Western mind that we believe ourselves living in an "inside" bounded by our own skin, with everyone and everything else on the outside. The place where transitional phenomena occur... might be understood in this new paradigm of the self, to be the permeable membrane that suggests or delineates but does not divide us from the medium in which we exist. </blockquote>Anita Barrows<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote>Once Upon a time - but this is neither a fairy tale nor a bedtime story we - we knew less about the natural world than we do today. Much less! But we understood that world better, much better, for we lived ever so much closer to its rhythms.<br /><br />Most of us have wandered far from our earlier understanding, from our long-ago intimacy. We take for granted what our ancestors could not, dared not, take for granted; we have set ourselves apart from the world of the seasons, the world of floods and rainbows and new moons. Nor, acknowledging our loss, can we simply reverse the course, pretend to innocence in order to rediscover intimacy. Too much has intervened. </blockquote></div>Daniel Swartz<br /></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote></div>dleclerchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589752856141695926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883857820123410153.post-35242213638958278732009-07-07T13:24:00.000-07:002009-09-28T14:25:29.878-07:00AB Cup # 1 - Grande Prairie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPiBuotaQSD4a2oe6giWyXQuutsSANW3ujhoHv1pvSHv-Bjr9vTF2aURXX_4Th6BcJyNa05-O3-Uiv8fkuHEY7rQIPJrwEmRpHaFLZljpjeV5wXwbpx-vgXK7P3ymasBvafD0Fp16UvHdR/s1600-h/DHR+tent.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPiBuotaQSD4a2oe6giWyXQuutsSANW3ujhoHv1pvSHv-Bjr9vTF2aURXX_4Th6BcJyNa05-O3-Uiv8fkuHEY7rQIPJrwEmRpHaFLZljpjeV5wXwbpx-vgXK7P3ymasBvafD0Fp16UvHdR/s200/DHR+tent.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355821712839677874" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">To start this post off I want to give shout out to the Bikehawk Bike Club, Nitehawk Ski Area and the ADHRA for organizing a great weekend of racing. The Bikehawk and Nitehawk volunteers worked hard to make sure this event was fun, they all had tons of enthusiasm and organized a great event. I'll be honest coming into the event I wasn't expecting much from the course knowing they had limited vertical and it was a relatively new hill. However, as with all the riders I spoke to, we where pleasantly surprised at how much fun the course was, and how it wasn't only a great race but a great event with <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97MFUvR3-8iHByvOrDpWYDTda32Sv-JFIloWmDtS_Z4-vWIjp256zkSK32z_aGLQ1F8W0I6V6iQfIaep_iSVGDmi6NvPqslLdLavEt2dECauaQjkLFfdwcNccAmJPGLCYiquxvJFNwq05/s1600-h/DHR+-+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97MFUvR3-8iHByvOrDpWYDTda32Sv-JFIloWmDtS_Z4-vWIjp256zkSK32z_aGLQ1F8W0I6V6iQfIaep_iSVGDmi6NvPqslLdLavEt2dECauaQjkLFfdwcNccAmJPGLCYiquxvJFNwq05/s200/DHR+-+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355849209381881186" border="0" /></a>the race, a BBQ, opening the Freestyle Ski Water Ramp , fastest speed with the RCMP on site with a radar gun and camping right near by. The course was approx. 2 minutes long, with some steep sections, well manicured berms, a variety of terrain, multiple little jumps, drops, natural features, and even if the area is a little short on rocks and roots they did a great job at adding some technical bits with some off camber sections, quick shoots and tight corners leaving all the riders stoked about the weekend and the fast course.<br /><br />From my standpoint the weekend went well and I'm quite happy with the results considering I had a scary spill on Sunday's<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVS7wZmeZD3ti2rwz1vPi0GBcMr5ugalJnVVH3YR31csoh0hSlrVwau6WXz6EQawuzNyYzlZqyi7Wx5mMcmwFV3eKktgltO78NVO1m1sCaaIJt9vI2kjXV0QtYP0km1P_aa73-MLVWgN5/s1600-h/DHR+-+Cropped.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVS7wZmeZD3ti2rwz1vPi0GBcMr5ugalJnVVH3YR31csoh0hSlrVwau6WXz6EQawuzNyYzlZqyi7Wx5mMcmwFV3eKktgltO78NVO1m1sCaaIJt9vI2kjXV0QtYP0km1P_aa73-MLVWgN5/s320/DHR+-+Cropped.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355829553841280658" border="0" /></a> practice before the race run. I will say I'm glad I decided to start riding with the Leatt Brace this season though as I felt my helmet hit the brace as I came down hard head first and walked away with minor bumps and bruises. As a result I was a little hesitant on my race run but my times where still respectable with a 10th place finish out of 18 or so riders in my category but more importantly I was only about 2 seconds off the pace I was hoping to be on which would have had me close to the top 5. The Rest of the DHR had a good showing as well with 1st and 2nd in the Elite Class, The fastest the womens time on the day and 4 riders in the top 10 for Senior Sport. Unfortunately I won't be able to make the Kicking Horse next weekend so the next race update will be sometime after the Rabbit Hill Race in two weeks. 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Wicked fun course, awesome people, great weather and the snow melt made sure the course was just muddy enough to be a riot to ride. So after an amazing 2 days of riding, and maybe a little drinking I can home stoked as soon as I managed to forget about my race run. Two falls and Dropped chain resulted in my worst finish ever and I guess I'll be looking to regain a little pride once the Alberta Cups start next weekend. But oh well that's racing! A quick Shout goes out to Tyler who took a top 10 finishing 7 in his class in his first race after killing it all weekend, look out for him on the Alberta Cups as he has a lot potential for some podium finishes in the near future.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsPjZ1UCcQDuYOa0qpvmWopOWljJS0zI-tWyFL73cYpUG8Em6uNlqd7ouqkUblL6k_nDBO5hYxPO1m0ysqjSUxMt_dOo0OiWGEvSc-ZkT6onxGaipVhYRaQ4SJcrG5AzW1m0d96Ycmirl/s1600-h/Lets+Ride.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsPjZ1UCcQDuYOa0qpvmWopOWljJS0zI-tWyFL73cYpUG8Em6uNlqd7ouqkUblL6k_nDBO5hYxPO1m0ysqjSUxMt_dOo0OiWGEvSc-ZkT6onxGaipVhYRaQ4SJcrG5AzW1m0d96Ycmirl/s200/Lets+Ride.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353957896263569922" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuYS3M_mpenYBPB_nmKibp_u63JrU1AlhrwxAvtZqf90sI6cSB0RGpWb-4z3liR5IpTAa9E6Fnjj5BVjm1HYI8o9bgc-Jt37ygB_UE7_e_VAjh8A9YClfcgM9u-pMQfbGoibe82fB0YtF/s1600-h/Me+Mad+Trapper.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoitPsnt5wwqkoY3Mvsn-J5h0C1BlTSwPW55rfHBUTDCxuuCc65fLmwJAYf-_Ir2KL3pfGTJ3Yr-u8-nQKMsRVwfoMkZHUSS3WVR8ATGijDJS9toCmuAUAJgRkv2oeb0vyuPWmyJmC63jC/s200/IMG_0269.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350979247857778882" border="0" /></a>Well this weekend saw another weekend of the many I plan on spending in the Rockies pass by. Me Jess headed down to Peter Lougheed Provincial Park for the weekend with the Hopes of Hiking Burstall's Pass. Knowing the pass was snow covered we knew there was chance we wouldn't be able to complete the desired route. But our hopes where high and we where ready to thrudge through some snow as long as it was safe to do so. However, we where greated with high avanlache danger and suggestions not to hike the route so it was time to reconsider and we ended up hiking Pocaterra instead. Which was an awesome day, (what day isn't when it's sunny, cool, and you're in the rockies). However, the hike has been added to my do not repeat or suggest list. It's was basically a 22-24KM fireroad walk with a good view at the top. Oh well i guess another trip will have to be planned for Burstall and a couple of the Alpine hikes in the area. 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It was a fun weekend, as all weekends that include friends, bicycle and a mountain always seem to be. I have to say racing in Kamloops is an entirely different ball game though., and the picture to the left sums it up pretty well. The thick powder of dust on the trail resulted in perpetually changing lines, and multiple riders falling into pillows of Dust. For myself the runs where mixed. In all honesty I only had one practice run where I felt good in this foreign terrain. So I had hoped to just take it relatively easy on my race run in the top portion which seemed to be claiming so many racers and then pedal my @#% off on the bottom to tie in a decent run. Well the top third went well, but trying a slightly different line I got sideways took out flag pole amd in an attempt to make up the lost seconds bailed twice on the bottom sections killing any hopes of a decent finish. 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOsWxf-a95XRaKSG922MF8XE5YZmm5rjCOFr7AZqwKmmTnegLGw-kuYSSxunuMTOQH8BGGeNZuNt15lhb4GpeIiEVtrOUUNpwtwitnZalKaXtWf_lofGGtO_OjqxXI5Sukji4iLB2JXrv/s200/day+2+creek+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343229360246316546" border="0" /></a>May long offered a chance to get out for some early season hiking and we lucked out with the weather as many complained of snow and rain, we saw warm Sun and Clouds all weekend. With the high pass and good hikes still covered in snow we had to do some of the more tourist oriented hikes, however it was a great way to start the season, and get the legs moving. Here's some pics enjoy!<br /><br />Day 1 - Near Banff - Hoodoo's - 1/2 way to Johsnton Lake and back - Bow River Trail - Tunnel Mountain; 13 KMs easy hiking). Iwouldn't suggest the hike unless you are in the early or late season and their aren't many options, most views are scared by the development around the city of Banff and there's very little elevation gain except for Tunnel Mountain where the views are over rated.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Qrj8hW92K9Vx3xS7AZt5DEmBT8eBhP3cwOlWPoUDi7f9iUoAzdvvQboKzkuoiQO6RWpFtcrqcwLdQSGSWFpBaAXvlfbaThe0v8sb-JfjRfFsj0IAFaZ_HWf4f6gdkTpIiv0ofDZ-llI0/s1600-h/day+1+canoe.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 129px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Qrj8hW92K9Vx3xS7AZt5DEmBT8eBhP3cwOlWPoUDi7f9iUoAzdvvQboKzkuoiQO6RWpFtcrqcwLdQSGSWFpBaAXvlfbaThe0v8sb-JfjRfFsj0IAFaZ_HWf4f6gdkTpIiv0ofDZ-llI0/s200/day+1+canoe.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343216283012714594" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhQBVeZa5tPIS2RDsvd4J6NQvneSUcegePhQRo1pdzYcC5bCdriduWDJchrp7hLT_2sMJtEdeuNf2C28mTpbGYfG4EycFpPrrGdwmllcb1AMBsamaBL7Bp9wTs-nEEKCvBIZ-aZ5Qpesn/s1600-h/Day+1+View.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhQBVeZa5tPIS2RDsvd4J6NQvneSUcegePhQRo1pdzYcC5bCdriduWDJchrp7hLT_2sMJtEdeuNf2C28mTpbGYfG4EycFpPrrGdwmllcb1AMBsamaBL7Bp9wTs-nEEKCvBIZ-aZ5Qpesn/s200/Day+1+View.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343216285359954706" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Day 2 - Bow Glacier Falls - Nice hike, especially at this time of year where the only people we met where skiers coming back from a backcountry trip and the snow added a little adventure. Would be busy in the core season since it's short, easy and offers great views, which wouldn't make it appealing to me in the summer months. About 10KM out and back and a couple extra of exploring.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2m0s_p3bnpSXUf78xlb_JX89Be_uomnkB1fMZf0K0VCnBFQxomOLD3VL-DGQ_C_g7CQGKcSOVkD-O2AFmNAm1m1QYpskWJq7RASukovq2ols972rpO2XxBp82lqFrWGN5kIXiM5IxmNkI/s1600-h/day+2+jess+snow.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 129px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2m0s_p3bnpSXUf78xlb_JX89Be_uomnkB1fMZf0K0VCnBFQxomOLD3VL-DGQ_C_g7CQGKcSOVkD-O2AFmNAm1m1QYpskWJq7RASukovq2ols972rpO2XxBp82lqFrWGN5kIXiM5IxmNkI/s200/day+2+jess+snow.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343220379265125426" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigUDo3wRGzpkhSPOILwMTtER4e90K2IFO4XCaQS8TiwkG0TVaKRTMwEAUU2mJruVMwST9r2hLwWK07Mm8XLFgczbkTs5YQxL9ClUuBxjiJg9wbxEc7vD_ioV3PKBdDtGJ2YSEMhKIcUaMm/s1600-h/day+2+jess+sunk.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fzj6DIWkwUmchqr0DrhKjcdnd6ASebck4DN6j5JqgXI8BlugU7BaXeU2fHE5wwC5vGXMoE6e6WibCchzpFYQb8_7PkYd3Mv_LRuaX6KmtGnPxMMQKi4tmjEJJV4X2r1e7wl2NF4BIoEX/s320/me+singletrack.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334304533596463042" border="0" /></a>Me and Marty drove out to Banff yesterday to ride at Lake Minnewanka for an out and back trip to the Warden Station resulting in a picturesque 22km spring ride. We lucked out with the weather as the forecast was cloudy with sunny breaks, showers and a chance of snow (I offer my thanks to the weather man for that insight). But after driving into what looked to be a day drink pints on a covered patio in Banff instead of riding, we arrived at our destination with break in clouds and they weather stayed that way for most of the ride. The first KM or so was slush and mud but as soon as we turn the corner after the climb the trails where dry and we had a great day of ridding. If you haven't ridden here before it's a nice spring ride before the loop has a lot of tourist, dries quickly, doesn't have too much climbing for the winter legs, and is a nice intermediate skill level ride (nothing to technical a beginner/intermediate rider could probably get through the trail with only some small hike a bikes.) 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4DFhnO3Qpz3VqfEHx8TmSI7VK0rIaObMPPVqbypuIemz1Pq9cbWuZj71rqRTC67kH-NYVziG4qInCMN-UlZzaNPMkC4czuVRguQV0T4iQRqP2co50PPZyvkBDsQ9GNYL6EWFxVxHit89/s320/MB+Sponsors.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334319151835160402" border="0" /></a><br /></div>dleclerchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589752856141695926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883857820123410153.post-61392453743778141002009-05-08T10:47:00.001-07:002009-05-10T15:13:26.788-07:00Endless Ocean of Air?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUuB8ff7OaJqoTpfJDw1YM8NE5eeaThZFQ_odLQh7yOU0Wl9KtIN_V9mWxrE9r-pel5qTcZeVDcsv5cXGxM3lOkyAJAuCOhLPfzls1gquPHHdlNgNz6VHso-175-K_Df-rfWCzoK50yVnz/s1600-h/earh.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUuB8ff7OaJqoTpfJDw1YM8NE5eeaThZFQ_odLQh7yOU0Wl9KtIN_V9mWxrE9r-pel5qTcZeVDcsv5cXGxM3lOkyAJAuCOhLPfzls1gquPHHdlNgNz6VHso-175-K_Df-rfWCzoK50yVnz/s200/earh.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333513136171648130" border="0" /></a><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="font-style: italic;">"We look into the sky it seems to us to be endless.... we think without consideration about the boundless ocean of air, and then you sit aboard a spacecraft, you tear away from the Earth and within ten minutes, you have been carried straight out of the layer of air, and beyond there is nothing! Beyond the air there is only emptiness, coldness, darkness. The "boundless" blue sky, the ocean which gives us breath and protects us from the endless black and death, is but an infinitesimally thin film. How dangerous it is to threaten even the smallest part of this gossamer covering, this conserver of life."</blockquote>Vladimir Shatalov, The Home Planer<br /><br />and on that note I'm off to Banff to Mountain Bike this weekend, if I remember to take pictures on the weekend I'll post some pictures.dleclerchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589752856141695926noreply@blogger.com0