animal exchange
monday-sunday
come to cuddle puddle camp and exchange one of your animals for one of ours (stuffed or human). take your "animal" out and share some cuddle time! hosted by: cuddle puddle @ bipolar and 4:30
photo by michael stewart
randnorm mind grenade
the real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but seeing with new eyes. ~ marcel proust (1871-1922, french novelist)
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normdate 4.3.6
after the lunch today, owen and i met up with steve, aly, and rob. our destination was the top of pulpit rock, elephant mountain. a quick drive across b.o.b. (big orange bridge) brought us to the north shore of nelson. our trek to pulpit rock began 330m above sea level.
i had never hiked up to pulpit rock, so i was pretty excited to see what the city of nelson looked like from the vantage point of elephant mountain on the north shore.
it was a pretty cloudy day for a hike, but at least it wasn't raining. i'm always comforted by the knowledge that if it is cloudy and raining in nelson, its snowing up at whitewater. schweet.
the trek up took about 45minutes, which is a walk in the park compared to some of the hikes i've made this season (up snow covered mountains). the view was breathtaking! looking down on the city of nelson from across the river, and a few hundred meters up, is something i'm going to have to describe for you because my camera battery died by the time we reached pulpit rock :(
its called pulpit rock because it sticks out of elephant mountain like a pulpit in a church, demanding the attention of all those who look up. i pulled out my poi and began to tune into the prana of being on top of a mountain i've spun poi in so many incredible and breathtaking places.
our celebration for reaching pulpit rock also included pilsner beer, a spliff, and some fudge. mmmm...
its also a lot colder up there, and it didn't take long for us to add more layers to keep warm. standing still isn't as good for keepin warm as hiking up or down a hill.
the hike down was definitely easier than hiking up. ain't that always the way? i had a great time connecting with aly on our hike down. its comforting and healing for me to reconnect with the family that i left in toronto, and having visitors from the big smoke have helped remind me of the strong community i left behind.
rob and i ended up tossing a frisbee around lakeside park after our hike. this boy knows how to toss a disc. he's got the flick down to an art. i'm looking forward to warmer weather and more frisbee tossin in the park. even more excited to meet more frisbee tossin enthusiasts who live here in the koots.
memories of playing with the ultrasonic redz in toronto always puts a smile on my face. i miss you guys.
ca-cawww!
have a safe journey to panorama steve and aly. i'm honored that we were able to spend time together on your visit to the kutenais. i hope you guys can make it back here for shambalah.
~*...normaste...*~
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