Up at 7:00am. Cereal breakfast. On the road to Vancouver to meet Bryce, Chad’s friend, for lunch. Garmin takes us through the crack district of Vancouver…sweet! Tempted to pick up some kilos but exchange rates not in our favor. Arrive at Byrce’s apartment where large heating fans operating after previous evening waterfall event from apartment above. Got some grub with Bryce at the waterfront…a short 10 min walk where Bryce gave us all the secrets to picking up women…they all involve tea. Checked out a beach volleyball tournament, took some pics and retreated back to Kit for destination; Squamish, BC. Stopped at a well crafted wooden visitor center. Got some information on rides and camping. Mike was drooling at rock climbing potential. Got to Alice Lake Campground…a very nice place…where host let us know a bear has been frequenting the area…no worries host lady, we sleep with knifes and bear spray.
Squamish=Mountaineering MECCA. Big mountain festival going on. Have to come back here soon. Massive rock climbing activity…big slabby faces. Alert to J-Niner nation: Must return for rock climbing goodness!
Dominated a couple of trails at Alice Lake and Garibaldi Provincial Parks. Mike busted another link in his chain…he is so powerful! The trails were densely compacted earth, almost like pavement. We discovered they just finished up a big competition during the past week. It was fun but frankly our legs were hurtin’ a bit from the 3 weeks. We tried to finish it out strong. We stumbled upon a clan of downhill mountain biker goddesses….they were ‘strong’ women. Suffice it to say, if it came down to it, they would likely kick our asses in a drinking contest. Beautiful, scantily clad women riding mountain bikes come around less frequently than Hailey’s Comet.
Back to campsite for shower and make-up. Out to the Howe Sound Brewing Company for steaks and beer in downtown Squamish. For a city with so much outdoor activity, the city centre was a bit disappointing. Chad and Mike briefly discussed the socio-economic differences of Ketchum, ID and Squamish, BC…two seemingly similar areas with regard to outdoor activity. We settled on Ski Resort revenue as main difference. Clearly it was not the most exciting conversation we’ve had on the trip. Back to camp. Mike puts beat-down on Chad in Rummy 500. Sleep.
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