I am amused and pleased to have played a role in organizing a hiking trip in Vancouver involving Emily; my friend, former classmate, and former flatmate Kai; his friend Verena; and my father. Vicarious social mountain climbing - the last resort of we flatland dwellers.
Actually, the whole thing was great fun, even from 4,808km away.
[Update: 28 Mar 2008] Emily has a post on this.
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Some photos from the area where they were hiking:
The tram for the ride down
Bear
Trees I
Trees II
Trees III
Playing in July snow (my friend Neal)
Great fun! Thank you for orchestrating it, from your thousands of KM’s away. Climbing up Grouse in the snow, in the dark, with wonderful company, is my new favorite thing. :)
It was really great - I was the leader (okay…..I was the slowest, so I had to go first ;-)) but I enjoyed it very much! I hope Emily and I will drink coffee at UBC soon! Your father is probably the best guide for the mountains you can find! And: wonderful hot soup at the end!
I second Emily and Verena - a great Vancouver-esque experience with spectacular views of the city and the wilderness surrounding it!
Thanks, Blobster, for masterminding it and for pulling the organizational strings in the background - Kissinger couldn’t have done it any better!
Kai “Are we there yet?” Hebel