North Shore

June26th-27th

Tuesday Danielle and I got up late, lounged around, and then headed to Kits beach eager to get some food and enjoy the sun. Well, we managed to grab some absolutely fantastic panini sandwiches from a local place called VIVA (mine was caramelized pears with brie and a vinaigrette...delicious!!!!), but the sun didn't stay out long, and a wind picked up. So, our day at the beach ended early...hopefully the weather will turn for the better soon!

In the evening I ended up on the UBC campus, and decided to go for a run. The views are amazing! I couldn't believe it, Vancouver is surrounded by these gorgeous mountains, mixed with the ocean, it's stellar. I also ran through a natural forest, it's very dense out here, I like it.

Wednesday was all mine...so naturally I woke up late, lounged around, and decided I would go explore the North Shore mountain biking scene. I had received a few recommendations from a staffmember at VIVA the day before, so I decided to hit Mt. Fromme.

I thought that I had done a lot of hard trails in California, but the medium rated trails at Mt. Fromme made Skeggs look like a kiddie park, and even made Downieville look easy. It was through and through DH stuff, so me and my XC bike ended up walking a fair amount. Still, I tackled a few difficult sections, lots of 2-3' drops, a few logs, a fun rolling wooden bridge that ended with a 15ft long teeter-totter. The trails out here are super steep! The best part: I didn't manage to seriously hurt myself! That is saying a lot...still...the North Shore kicked my ass.

Wed night I also got to see Heather Barton, a good friend of mine back from Mulhurst Lutheran Camp where we used to work together. Hadn't seen her in about 5yrs, but it was easy to get reacquainted, and fun to chat! It was great catching up, and we had some stellar conversations. Hopefully we get to hang out again!