Tuesday, 11 March 2008

Rebirth of my blog?

Today I was sitting at the top of Black Mtn, taking a break on a bike ride, and I started reminiscing about a lot of things that have happened to me in the past few years. This is a special spot for me, one of the last spots I was with my Aunt before she passed away, and it always causes me to think back. My aunt was a great inspiration to me, always pushing me to take new opportunities, and live a little. I thought of her a lot this past year after I left my job to pursue a few adventures.

I also started thinking about all the killer days I've had during my break, and it made me pretty proud of myself...I guess. I've had a few stellar, amazing days:

Biking North Shore in Vancouver
Solo overnight backpacking in Yosemite
Getting lost in the middle of the night on a mountain while trying to get out of the wild
Catching fish with my bare hands
4hr run around Lake Louise
Killer MTB ride down Moosepackers trail near Calgary
Calgary Stampede Silliness
Climbing on real rock near Penticton, B.C.
7hr solo Adventure Race in Seattle
Hiking through the Swiss Alps with 3 great friends
Visiting Potsdam with great friends, and then watching Zauberflote at the Deutsche Oper
Oktoberfest with 3 of my best friends
Catching waves off West shore of Maui
17 amazing days on the JMT, and making a great new friend while doing it
Date with a great Czech girl in Prague
Great night out in Amsterdam with another one of my best friends
Passing my Zertifikat Deutsch test in Berlin
Staying up till 5am dancing at a club in Berlin

It's a long list...and so many amazing days, and I may have missed some. Still, I look back at them all, and I realize that I haven't had that one day I'd like to constantly re-live...and that excites me! What's to come?