Give Me Back My Five Bucks

Usually my mom gives me $200 in birthday money every year. And this year, I already know that I will spend the money on a new pair of hiking boots. As you know, I have an amazing $500+ pair that I bought last year, but those are specifically for mountaineering. For the rest of my hiking trips, I need something that’s a little less heavy duty. The boots I currently have I’ve been wearing for almost 3 years. I love them, but they need to be replaced. Plus, they were really meant for day hiking without a heavy pack – … Continue reading →

When we were at the PNE last weekend, we strolled through the market place and I saw a business selling custom made orthotics. I chatted with the owner for a while, and told him that I was looking for a good pair of orthotics to replace my 10+ yr. old custom made pair. He showed me the kind that they make, and they are far superior to any ones I’ve ever seen. They’re flexible and look comfortable (leather foot bed!). And they make their orthotics through digitization, not through conventional casting. I actually had a pair done for me a … Continue reading →

Yesterday BF and I went out on an 18km roundtrip hike to Garibaldi Lake. A few years ago, it was one of the first hikes I ever did with BF (well kinda, we went to Taylor Meadows, then onto Blask Tusk). Now that I’m a stronger hiker, I found the hike to be a lot easier than I remember. Of course, I also didn’t have a 30-40 lb. pack strapped to me, so that probably had a lot to do with it. :) Anyway it took us about 4.5 hours to get there and back. We got treated to a mix … Continue reading →

Yesterday I signed up for my first-ever boot camp course. For 6 sessions (every Monday), I’m paying $51. I’ve always wanted to try boot camp, but the cost always stopped me. What was my motivation to actually sign up this time? Partially because a friend also signed up with me, and also because with field hockey starting in September I want to get in really good shape … but mostly because I’m curious! I think after this boot camp course, I would like to try kick boxing. The rec centre doesn’t offer it, and the kick boxing companies only offer … Continue reading →

So hiking again this weekend was a bust. We drove a long way (about 4.5 hours from Vancouver) – all the way to Gold Bridge & Bralorne. Now, to get to Gold Bridge you have to take logging roads to get there. I’ve never been there before, but if you can imagine a tiny isolated town tucked in the mountains (Wikipedia says 250 inhabitants, but the sign in town says 60). It was cool to see all the old, abandoned buildings. I wanted to get out and go exploring, but BF said it was creepy and there were probably dead … Continue reading →