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An early morning start to scout out a new snowkiti

An early morning start to scout out a new snowkiting area. The wind ended up coming from the opposite direction than what was forecasted, causing a wind shadow behind the mountain. But, the 17.2 miles + 5000 ft of elevation gain made for a full-on day in the mountains to enjoy the bluebird skies.

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Wind -lips, -rime, -ripples, -slabs, sastrugi, cornices | learning new mountain skills opens your eyes to seeing things you had never noticed before. In snowkiting, this means noticing patterns in the wind affected snow, which helps you gain insight into localized wind conditions for an area.

The sky is a constantly changing canvas, using the

The sky is a constantly changing canvas, using the light’s rays to paint. It allows us to see into both the Earth’s future and universe’s past. Whether this be the rising and setting of our sun at dawn and dusk, scattering light across the horizon and warning us of future storms to come. Or, the night sky’s stars depicting ghosts from the universe’s past.

The beauty in light is that its’ rays are always being emitted, but the perspective from which we see these rays is constantly changing. This lack of permanence is what makes gazing at the sky so exquisite.

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A view of Atwell Peak from the porch.

Tenquille-Owl Traverse Pt. 3 | Alpine lake to ours

Tenquille-Owl Traverse Pt. 3 | Alpine lake to ourselves. The lack of development in Canada and rugged mountains of BC make everything feel so dense that they force you to slow down. The vastness of public land gives you the freedom to roam and explore these rugged landscapes. Crossing over each pass into the next valley is like taking a step back in time to before we had roads going everywhere. To a time when you could hear the thoughts inside your head, instead of the constant shout of media coming from every direction in hopes of stealing your attention. It is in these places, that the stream of meandering thoughts rushes in and you can begin to think again.

We think of stimuli as causing something to become more active. But, to solve the world’s challenges, we need creative thought, which is something that constant stimuli robs us of.

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Tenquille-Owl Traverse Pt. 2 | Traversing scree slopes consisting of mini-van size boulders. The rock on this section brought back nostalgic memories of the Sierra.

The Tenquille-Owl Traverse started off with shuttl

The Tenquille-Owl Traverse started off with shuttling cars on FSR roads between the Hurley and Pemberton and starting up the trail at 5PM. Not the most ideal when you have 20 miles to cover, with bits of off trail scrambling, and are trying to be home by the following evening. But, after accidentally hiking an extra 2 miles down in the trees, we made it to this alpine lake (7.25 mi) ... fortunately, this bit was all on trail.

To make up for the late start Saturday, we decided for an alpine start the following morning. In doing so, this allowed us to eat breakfast while watching the sunrise over the lake.

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