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various locations, bc
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Posted - 07/31/2010 : 9:03 PM
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I'd like to start this thread by saying,I'm pretty impressed with myself for yesterdays journey.32 kms,some 1600m elevation.In the last month,I have put in 100 hours of overtime at work (crazy!) ,and I haven't actually hiked much for the better part of a year,at least not vertical. I just needed to see what I could do,I've missed the hills so much. I decided to take yesterday off and go hike and work today instead to avoid the crowds. I decided to head up to Panorama Ridge. This is a tale of 2 trails,bellow the meadows BONE DRY,above water water everywhere!! Left the parking lot at 6 am,got to the barrier in 2 1/2 hours,my personal record!!That was the end to anything resembling speed lol.. Ran into these 2 guys there on their way down from Black Tusk. They were hard core!! They headed up at midnight to catch the sunrise on top!! They had some amazing pictures,they were awesome!! After a little rest,I headed up Taylor Meadows way. Started to hit patchy snow around the campground. All the creeks were raging,I love spring run off,it's so exciting! Waterfalls everywhere! Only ran into 6 people all day! The sound of water,birds,wind and my footfalls were like music to my ears. My wildlife sightings were as follows...
1 very small skunk in Surrey
2 three racoons in Surrey
3 one deer 5 min.from parking lot
4 one possessed squirrel,and lot's of cute ones
5 two marmots (super cute)
6 the usual grey jays,cuties
As I approached my objective,my right calf muscle started to cramp up quite badly,so I slowed right down,and managed to get almost all the way up,but with 1 snow covered hill left ahead of me,I had to admit defeat and stop. 
I was pissed off until I remembered the stuff in the second line of this thread. I've never experienced cramps like this before,could it be because I missed my banana this day?? Anyhow,it was an awesome journey, was back at my car in only 14 hours LOLOLOL with 493 pictures!! My calf is still a little sore,but I feel great!! I drank all 3 litres of water I had,but a nice couple from Nova Scotia,Maureen and Mike,originally from Quebec city offered to treat some water for me after I video'd them butt sliding down from the top lol..They want to move here now lol.. I also had a good long butt slide,and some boot skiing too! I can't say enough good things about this day,including the fact that I forgot my flip flops on the ground by my car when I put on my boots,and they were still there!!Some flowers were out,only saw one indian paintbrush,the heather is in bloom,glacier lilies,lupine and a couple I can't name,but I guestimate the big show will be in 2 weeks or so!! No quitting is back!!! YAY!!
                                                                                                                 
Also of note was all the rocks coming down the barrier!! I sat there for a good 20 minutes watching the puff of dust when a rock would hit,and a cool dust tornado thingy as a slide came down and the thermals pushed up the dust,it was awesome!!! I swear that thing is coming down one day! Fantastic day!!!
               
ok,maybe I got carried away in the moment lol...
ps I forgot to mention the fact that part way up pamorama,I saw smoke comming from around Taylor meadows,and a part of my brain exploded!!!  I called forests,and they dispatched a helicopter.They phoned me back about 1/2 hour later and asked if I could still see smoke,which I couldn't,because the chopper was looking and he couldn't see any.She said often people light fires at the campground!! We both agreed better safe than sorry! Stupid asshats!!  There's a picture of the helicopter above with the rest. |
Edited by - no quitting on 08/01/2010 12:23 AM
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Chilliwack, BC
Canada
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Posted - 07/31/2010 : 9:12 PM
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right calf muscle started to cramp up quite badly
Yikes, I once woke up in the middle of the night and mine was seized right up! So I had to stand on my right leg only, then the cramp went away. |
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 Trail running, bike hucking, fast packing, beer drinking collector of pine cones on a day pass
AKA
Dances with Trees
Forest Gnome Cabin
Canada
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Posted - 07/31/2010 : 11:13 PM
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493 pics? A normal day in Garibaldi, eh?  |
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various locations, bc
Canada
1137 Posts |
Posted - 07/31/2010 : 11:19 PM
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| I'm a bit of a picture whore,and I'm ok with it LOLOL.......... |
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Posted - 08/01/2010 : 06:52 AM
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| It's not too important that you reach the top as long as you had a great time which looks like you did. I can't believe you only ran into 6 people as that trail is popular and usually very crowded at times. |
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Peak scrambling, camera dodgin', knife toting gal who hikes with panties on pack & hangs clothes in trees
Port Coquitlam, BC
Canada
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Posted - 08/01/2010 : 08:14 AM
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| Awesome! |
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various locations, bc
Canada
1137 Posts |
Posted - 08/01/2010 : 08:27 AM
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Thanks solo,wise words,someone I know emailed me the same thing!  It is a journey,not a destination,and it WAS FANTASTIC!!!! Off to work for 1 more day,then the next journey begins!!
Thanks Del Sol! |
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100 Mile House, BC
Canada
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Posted - 08/01/2010 : 08:42 AM
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Slime mould?
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various locations, bc
Canada
1137 Posts |
Posted - 08/01/2010 : 10:00 PM
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^ I looked that up,and yes it was!!! Interesting!! Who knew?
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Slime molds move, and lack chitin in their cell walls. They are now classified as belonging to the Kingdom Protista (Protoctista). Mycologists have studied them for so long that slime molds are still included in mycology textbooks.
Physarum polycephalum is a plasmodial slime mold. The yellow blob we notice is a huge single cell. Unlike most cells, which have only one nucleus, this cell contains millions of nuclei. Physarum plasmodia are usually 3 or 4 cm ( ½ - 1 " ) in diameter, but can get to be 30 cm (about 1 foot) or more in diameter, and 3 to 5 cm thick. This giant cell moves, but only pictures taken over several days can show its progress. Its top speed is 1 mm per hour.
The plasmodium may be ugly to some, but it is not harmful. Slime molds cause very little damage. The plasmodium ingests bacteria, fungal spores, and maybe other smaller protozoa. Their ingestion of food is one reason slime molds are not considered to be fungi. Fungi produce enzymes that break down organic matter into chemicals that are absorbed through their cell walls, not ingested.
One fascinating thing about plasmodial slime molds is that the millions of nuclei in a single plasmodium all divide at the same time. This makes slime molds ideal tools for scientists studying mitosis, the process of nuclear division.
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My epic bluebird day :)
