Last weekend I went on a 3 day backpacking trip in Jasper National Park….
I present to you “The Skyline Trail”
I went with my buddy Rick, his wife Michelle, and their brother-in-law Jaden
We had some rain, a very small bit of snow and one Grizzly Bear!
The Skyilne Trail is 44km long. We did it in 3 days, I think if I had the time 4 would be better.
The Skyline Trail has an elevation gain of 1350m.
The Skyline Trail has end points at Maligne Lake and Maligne Canyon.
The Skyline Trail has 7 designated campsites – ohh ahhh
The Skyline Trail is above the tree line for 23km.
The Skyline Trail …. well I don’t have many more useless peices of information. It is an amazing hike and one of the most popular ones in Jasper. I now can see why, the views are just absolutely stunning! My pictures don’t really do it justice, but here are a couple more.
There is nothing quite like backcountry camping, I love being away from everything and just you, your friends, and the mountains.
Well I was going to post a bunch from Newfoundland, but as luck would have it all of our baggage was lost on our flight home. So… we are moving into day 2 and I am starting to wondering is it coming…
CRAP!
Well assuming we get the baggage and everything is still there I will be happy to fill you in on the rest of the trip that I was unable to due to the fact that no one had Internet after we left St. John’s.
End of the Race
Ok, this is my second time through this as the web page cut out right as I finished last time and it never quite flows as good as it did the first time.
I guess it has been a while since my last through update and I have missed putting up pictures for Cuba, Chile and there hasn’t been much said about Dan’s wedding. So…
Cuba – Was fun, very hot, extremely nice people, but the women were maybe a little too friendly.
Chile – Was also fun and it was good that Kim, Judah and my Mom could come. They go to see the sits and I got to see the inside of an office.
Dan’s Wedding – Was probably the most fun. It was good to have a big party with all your family and friends. Really to be hones the lack of updates and pictures for Dan’s wedding should really be his fault. Slacker!
As a note Nicole may not be in the Teeuwsen’s picture area and one of Steve’s old girlfriends may still be there, but it doesn’t change that she is #1 and I just haven’t had the time. Not to mention this is probably something that should be blamed on Dan as well.
Since then we moved out of our house and in with the in-laws. It is actually pretty good living with Kim’s Rents except that I was crawling into bed yesterday when their job jumped up on to the bed and basically peed on me except for the fact that there sheets were between us. Needless to say she got a good kick.
Last weekend we also went to Mark Stewart’s wedding. It was also a lot of fun and gave us an excuse to go to the mountains. Downside was that I didn’t have money to pay for the showers so I was bathing in the freezing cold river when some “friends” stole my shorts. I was stuck on the side of the river with nothing to wear and probably wasn’t in my best form due to the temperature of that river. Not to mention Kim didn’t bring me any clothes as she prefers to see me naked. In the end I was given my shorts back and made it to the wedding fully clothed.
Other then that Steve and I have been faithfully working out every morning in an effort to be buffer then Keith by August 14th when his girlfriend comes home. Lets just say it doesn’t look like I am going to win unless I change my diet significantly and not to mention Keith and Steve are already fairly ripped. At least my wife keeps telling me “Don’t worry you look sexy to me…”
Now you should all be up to date and who knows maybe I will actually keep you up to date on the NFLD trip next week.