Al Gauthier » Time with Friends http://www.algauthier.info My Life Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:19:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Hiking The Chief http://www.algauthier.info/2009/06/hiking-the-chief/ http://www.algauthier.info/2009/06/hiking-the-chief/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:24:57 +0000 admin http://www.tedora.com/?p=109 Yesterday we enjoyed a very difficult (my description) hike up The Cheif near Squamish….  Nicole and I, along with Michelle and Eryk, Natsu and Patrick, and a friend of thiers, left the  Shannon Falls parking lot around 11:45am.

The hike up was beautiful, and steep.  As we neared the second peak (our desintation) it got really difficult.  I have hiked this trail years ago (now more than 10 years ago I think) and remember it being difficult, but I didn’t remember just how difficult it really was.  At one point, as we were pulling ourselves up the side of a rock by an anchored chain, I had thoughts of perhaps not being able to make it up.  It became really difficult for me near the top as I was really hungry and was loosing energy quickly…  With the help of Nicole and our friends I made it up though, and after a nice long lunch I felt much better.

I took many photographs up at the top, including many of a cute little brave chipmunk.

We took an alternate route down.  It was longer, but much easier and lacked the steep chain and ladder sections. I was much happier using this trail, but my legs were not as fit as they should be.  It was difficult to go down, and by the time I got to the bottom my legs were in quite a bit of pain.

Despite all the discomfort it was worth it.  It was great to spend time with friends, and to connect a little more with Natsu and Patrick.  And the view is always so fantastic.

Here is a Panorama I made by putting together roughly 45 images.

The full size one can be downloaded here:
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1183281/20090531-20090531-Chief%20Panorama.jpg

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After work I changed into cooler clothes, and good the False Creek Ferry to Granville Island, where I met my friend Christa for a lovely walk.  We had a wonderful chat, all the while walking all the way from Graville Island to the Science World ball, and back.

Then I met my wonderful wife for dinner… It was a wonderful day.

]]> http://www.algauthier.info/2009/05/walk-with-christa/feed/ 0 Wonderful Weather / Time with Christa http://www.algauthier.info/2009/04/wonderful-weather-time-with-christa/ http://www.algauthier.info/2009/04/wonderful-weather-time-with-christa/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:50:54 +0000 admin http://www.tedora.com/?p=71 Oh my goodness… How wonderful the weather has been.  After work yesterday I enjoyed the most wonderful walk with my friend Christa.  We met on Granville Island, and walked to Science World and back… It was so great to be outdoors!!  Great to catch up with Christa again… It had been too long…  I walked most of the way barefoot and enjoyed that too, though it was pushing the endurance of my barefoot walking distance a bit – my feet are a little sore today – but who cares.  It was worth it!

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