| Setting up the sites, grab lunch an head off to
the Cliff Jumping |
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Setting up the pro site. |
The older guys have done this before. Same Tents |
Definitely easier for those not vertically challenged. |
Younger boys applying their training. |
Lunch is sub sandwiches. Vegetarian I think. |
If you have Cheese, is it still vegetarian? |
Beds ready for tonight. Bring on Lunch. |
Applying the fresh ground pepper. Nice touch for roughing it. |
| Off to Castle Mountain... |
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So there's the north cliffs and no ones on them. |
Showing them how its done. But they have to jump off the south cliffs and
swim over to the larger North cliffs. |
Such form... |
OK, you jump in first. |
Philip the brave leads off. |
Chris launches hot on his heals |
Dealing to commitment... |
Show them again how to take on a challenge. |
The girls in bikinis try to show up the boys... |
After some simple jumps, Josh goes for the aerial roll. He gets a full
round of applause from all the crowd. |
Cohen takes his jump... |
Then Lucius. |
Cohen springs off and swims to the south cliffs. |
The big splash |
Phillip keeps taking the plunge. |
Josh hot on his heals... |
Bowen follows a 3 man rush. |
Dangerous Dan finally takes the jump and they all climb out. |
Getting psyched up for some south cliff aerobatics. |
Chris doing a depth check. |
and it's plenty deep, no Chris visible. |
Bowen cooling his jets. |
Lucius swimming with the current |
Doing the mental prep for a back flip. |
Even Jason is jumping now. |
Jack, our photo shooter, taking a break. |
Chris and Lucius plunge in while Josh still psyches up. |
OK, watch me flex my pecks as I drop. |
Kind of like those Acapulco cliff divers, you need just the right spot for
take-off. |
Daniel come up to assess the risks. |
There it is. He's fully psyched and there's the jump. |
Did you know there's big fish in here, like, maybe a barracuda? |
What do you say we jump together? |
Synchronized swimming has nothing on these guys. |
Ike launches off the south cliffs |
Getting ready for that last summersault. |
And there you have it. Crowds cheer! |
So inviting, eh Phillip.... |
And he's just swimming over to the older girls. |
 Lucius
acclimatized. No shivers affecting him anymore. |
Phillip taking a low risk cliff. |
Cliff jumping novelty is getting out staged by rock climbing |
The exit strategy. It non-trivial where you can make it to the top. |
Got the body out... |
Just need to grapple with these hot sun baked rocks... |
and he's up. |
and now he's back down. |
Seems interests have moved over to the rapids. |
Let's try some slime rock sliding... |
Ashton takes on the south cliffs. |
Who needs cliffs when you can shoot the rapids. |
Let the current take you down. |
The gauntlet's been dropped, and Ike's up for the challenge. |
A bit tipsy here. |
Lucius comes along for moral support, and they're both in. |
Last call. Need to get one more jump in. |
The stragglers finally come out. |
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| Dinner
- Pulled Pork on a bun, doesn't get better than that after this event. |
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Every good meal needs water. But this is not like turning on a
tap. |
Almost full, 10 minutes later. What a workout! |
So should we toast some of the buns? |
For those not on dinner chores, there's some game time. |
and chasing your brother time. |
Now for some real gaming. I'll bet you 2 Chips Ahoy for your Cinnamon
Bun. |
Some last minute testing by fire light. |
and one last golden brown marshmallow. |
well, maybe a couple more. |
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| Karl's
morning walk with God |
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Get up at first light. Everything is just waking, but still peaceful.
Contemplation of higher things comes naturally. |
It's a 2k hike around this serene lake. Just right for a deep prayer. |
Gratitude effortlessly fills my whole body while I take in the
intricate and the majestic. |
My mind floods with memories. An image of Sam who went on this very
same path with me seven year earlier. |
Here's someone's effort to help me take time and sit. Gaze out and reflect
within. |
A bridge built to carry me over the incoming waters. They wanted to help
me stay focused on the moment and not on any side struggles. |
I can feel God walking beside me and kind of conversing, pondering and
planning the road ahead. What have I done and what should I do? |
I reflected on warm memories of a dog that loved me unconditionally and
shared these special moments. |
The gift of sunlight starts its creep out from under Crows Nest mountain. |
It also start to warm me as rays filter through the branches and land on
me. |
I see more details. |
I need to reflect it to others. |
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| Breakfast
- Crepes by expert chefs. Sweet or savory. |
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The pan needs just the right amount of butter, and be at just the right temp. |
Then it's all in the flip. |
Lucius opted for sweet, with fresh berries. |
Nutella for the 2nd round. |
OK, the spoon's a bit big, but what else can I use? |
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| Turtle Mountain hike |
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Everyone's up for the challenge. Water bottles, snacks, dang, forgot the
trail mix. |
Too hot for a toque. Catch this guy on the way back. |
Our 1st view point. Some decent elevation gain so far. |
Quick break to rehydrate and bring the respiratory rate down. |
Max elevation for the rear group. Time now for some Pine Cone
poker. |
Chris and Philly try out fire starting with a flint. Went through the
whole flint. Nothing. |
Inspired by the Irish Caper toss... |
We'll need to select some hefty logs... |
I could manage this one. |
Now we're talking... |
Lucius sizes one up. |
Chris does the toss, not bad. |
Quick aside for entomology field work, or more specifically "myrmecology".
So how log will it take the ants to to stash 300 eggs? |
With all that teamwork, looks like only a couple minutes. |
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| Back
over to the lead team on the lower sumit... |
Lead team getting the big view. |
Philip considering how close to the edge |
a guy should go for the full elevation gain pic. |
Got word from the lead team that they reached the summit. Might are well
get a jump on those energizer bunnies and start heading down. |
You know, trekking down makes the trail seem more precarious than the experience
coming up. |
but at least you can slide down on your butt. |
Well, at least until you get to cliff edge. |
Good to have that grip factor you get with gum boots on these edges. |
Then there's those convenient roots exposed just when you need them. |
Nothing like a Circle K Froster Swirl for the job well done reward. |
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Dinner & Lunch (Hike took longer than estimated) -
Hotdogs and Taco's in a bag.
Actually forgot the hogs and just made hamburger patties with half the
hamburger meat. |
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Cutting up the veggies |
Form those patties. |
How big should the patty be? |
OK. Applying some compression to ensure it gets cooked through. |
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We'll need the whole pan for that one. |
Phillip pulls up water duty for dinner cleanup. Just another work out for
the day. |
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| Evening
games |
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We started off with spear chucking. |
With some of the powerful shots, it evolved into spear dodging. |
That
was followed by a round of capture the flag. Need pics from the other guys
for this as I was real busy hiding our flag. Nobody was able to fine it
after that, including us. |
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Finishing the night with a cool dip. |
Waist deep was tops for most of the group. |
Josh challenges himself to just race in. |
Phillip tries the slow immersion approach. And then everyone heads out. |
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| Breakfast
- Bacon, sausages and eggs, lots of eggs. |
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| We
then took down camp and headed home. |
Had
a bit of confusion about reservation date and had some late night site
switching, but we managed. |
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Setting up the pro site. 
The older guys have done this before. Same Tents 
Definitely easier for those not vertically challenged.
Younger boys applying their training. 
Lunch is sub sandwiches. Vegetarian I think. 
If you have Cheese, is it still vegetarian? 
Beds ready for tonight. Bring on Lunch. 
Applying the fresh ground pepper. Nice touch for roughing it. 
So there's the north cliffs and no ones on them. 
Showing them how its done. But they have to jump off the south cliffs and
swim over to the larger North cliffs. 
OK, you jump in first. 
Philip the brave leads off. 
Chris launches hot on his heals 
Cohen takes his jump... .jpg)
Then Lucius. 
Getting psyched up for some south cliff aerobatics. 
Chris doing a depth check. 
and it's plenty deep, no Chris visible. 
Jack, our photo shooter, taking a break. 
Did you know there's big fish in here, like, maybe a barracuda? 
What do you say we jump together? 
Getting ready for that last summersault. 
And there you have it. Crowds cheer! 
The exit strategy. It non-trivial where you can make it to the top. 
Got the body out... 
Just need to grapple with these hot sun baked rocks... 
and he's up. 
and now he's back down. 
Seems interests have moved over to the rapids. 
Let the current take you down. 
The gauntlet's been dropped, and Ike's up for the challenge. 
A bit tipsy here. 
The stragglers finally come out. 
Every good meal needs water. But this is not like turning on a
tap. 
Almost full, 10 minutes later. What a workout! 
So should we toast some of the buns? 
For those not on dinner chores, there's some game time. 
and chasing your brother time. 
Now for some real gaming. I'll bet you 2 Chips Ahoy for your Cinnamon
Bun. 
Some last minute testing by fire light. 
and one last golden brown marshmallow. 
well, maybe a couple more. 
Get up at first light. Everything is just waking, but still peaceful.
Contemplation of higher things comes naturally. 
It's a 2k hike around this serene lake. Just right for a deep prayer. 
Gratitude effortlessly fills my whole body while I take in the
intricate and the majestic. 
My mind floods with memories. An image of Sam who went on this very
same path with me seven year earlier. 
Here's someone's effort to help me take time and sit. Gaze out and reflect
within. 
A bridge built to carry me over the incoming waters. They wanted to help
me stay focused on the moment and not on any side struggles. 
I can feel God walking beside me and kind of conversing, pondering and
planning the road ahead. What have I done and what should I do? 
I reflected on warm memories of a dog that loved me unconditionally and
shared these special moments. 
The gift of sunlight starts its creep out from under Crows Nest mountain. 
It also start to warm me as rays filter through the branches and land on
me. 
I see more details. 
I need to reflect it to others. 
The pan needs just the right amount of butter, and be at just the right temp. 
Then it's all in the flip. 
Lucius opted for sweet, with fresh berries. 
Nutella for the 2nd round. 
OK, the spoon's a bit big, but what else can I use? 
Everyone's up for the challenge. Water bottles, snacks, dang, forgot the
trail mix. 
Too hot for a toque. Catch this guy on the way back. 
Our 1st view point. Some decent elevation gain so far. 
Quick break to rehydrate and bring the respiratory rate down. 
Max elevation for the rear group. Time now for some Pine Cone
poker. 
Chris and Philly try out fire starting with a flint. Went through the
whole flint. Nothing. 
Inspired by the Irish Caper toss... 
We'll need to select some hefty logs... 
I could manage this one. 
Now we're talking... 
Lucius sizes one up. 
Quick aside for entomology field work, or more specifically "myrmecology".
So how log will it take the ants to to stash 300 eggs? 
With all that teamwork, looks like only a couple minutes. 
Lead team getting the big view. 
Philip considering how close to the edge 
a guy should go for the full elevation gain pic. 
Got word from the lead team that they reached the summit. Might are well
get a jump on those energizer bunnies and start heading down. 
You know, trekking down makes the trail seem more precarious than the experience
coming up. 
but at least you can slide down on your butt. 
Well, at least until you get to cliff edge. 
Good to have that grip factor you get with gum boots on these edges. 
Then there's those convenient roots exposed just when you need them. 
Nothing like a Circle K Froster Swirl for the job well done reward. 
Cutting up the veggies 
Form those patties. 
How big should the patty be? 
OK. Applying some compression to ensure it gets cooked through. 
Phillip pulls up water duty for dinner cleanup. Just another work out for
the day. 
We started off with spear chucking. 
With some of the powerful shots, it evolved into spear dodging. 
Finishing the night with a cool dip. 
Waist deep was tops for most of the group.