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About Me
- Brad
- Former adult teacher who loves island beaches. Happy homebody and family man; once devoted dog owner, now without Tashi, my Tibetan Terrier. I prefer the absurdity of the imagination to the absurdity of imagining nothing.
7 comments:
Hi Brad,
I really like your edition on the article "A Noble Dotor". It is clearer and more direct.
Thank you, I got it.
Hi Brad,
I forgot the "a", a flood. Thanks!
It's a new article, but I post here:
Faces on Grouse Grind
Grouse Grind is a trail climbing up the face of the Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver.
The length is 2.9km and it gains 853m in elevation. It is a tough hike but extremely popular spot on weekends. The stream of climbers never seemed to stop on Sunday, June 3rd.
The regulars wore sharp training outfits with a water bottle in hand. Some equipped a few small bottles in the waistband. Others carried water packs on the back and sipped from a tube. They were swift even with wrist and ankle weights.
Groups of the first-timers were chirpy at the start but soon fell silent. The grind is steep. In ten minutes, all I could hear was my own heavy breathing and others’.
Kids whined at the 1/4 sign. “Awww, how far is the top?” Well, it’s a long way. Once they realized there was no way out except climbing up, they moved fast.
Old timers used ski poles for walking sticks. They were slow, steady, and doing fine.
A big shot couldn’t shut his mouth even when he was out of breath. It was absolutely necessary for him to lecture on “world economy and China’s population” in the woods. Oh, man.
An addicted-to-talk flipped her cell phone at 3/4 point. “Oh, hi. (breath) I’m at (breath) Grouse (breath), yeah. So (breath) how’s it going?” The stillness of woods might have scared her. And the deafening sound of breathing, too.
Daddies carried babies on the back. They patiently talked to pouting daughters. A six-year-old girl was clinging to her father’s neck, and he carried her.
All were smiling big at the top. A Kodak moment everywhere. The view was breathtaking and the ski hill still had a pack of snow. The Grouse Grind worth every step and breath, and absolutely fantastic!
If you go, the entrance is on Nancy Green Way, just the other side of Grouse Mountain Gondola. Don’t forget a bottle of water. That is all you need, really.
Grouse Grind: http://www.gvrd.bc.ca/services/grouse-grind.asp
Hi Hiromi,
My friends, Larry and I will go hiking on Grouse Grind later, but none of us has hiking experience. Should we wear “hiking boots”?
Thanks in advance!
Wow, am I late for my response?!
It's already Sunday afternoon. And raining. . .
No, you don't need hiking boots. Runners will do okay. It only takes about an hour and half.
You could take a gondola back and it costs five bucks. And the lumberjack show on the top is pretty good! Check it out.
You didn't go this rainy weekend, did you??
Hiromi,
It is not late.We will go there later, because I bruised my right smallest toe on last Thursday. Also I need more determination and bravery.
Though oftern work out in the gym, I think hiking would be totally diffrent.I'll try it.
Thanks a lot and see you!
Hi, Catherine
Sorry for very late comment.
I couldn't have a chance to see the blog becouse of Math.
The important things you need to carry with you for hiking on Grouse Mountain are some bottles of mineral water,(Hiromi already said) snaks, flash lights and your cell phones. (in case you are lost)
It's strange isn't it? I lived near Lonsdale Avenue in N. Van for 7 years, but I never visited Grouse Mountain. I enjoy the ocean in North shore. Have a fun!
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