Got in to Banff about 8 PM last night. Checked in to Global Village Hostel, got one of the last beds. Seems space is at a premium nowadays. Met a bunch of folks, went out to the pubs. Folks (staff) remembered my face, which is good, if I want to work for accommodations here - I’ve talked to the guy already, so it’s find out tomorrow.
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Monthly Archive for November, 2003
Calgary.
I have been here before.
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Jasper is disappearing in the rear view mirror. Talked to the bus driver about the icefields parkway. “They plow that once a week!”
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Procol Harem’s “Whiter Shade of Pale” slowly fades into static on this rainy last morning. There’s a sense of melancholy, an unexpected sadness.
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The road between Revelsoke and Banff is closed in places. I’m on a Greyhound bus bound for Jasper, then to Edmonton, and then finally to Calgary, which should allow me to transfer to a bus bound to Banff.
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It’s just after midnight and I’m where I was 25 days ago. We left Santa Cruz in the afternoon of the 26th, drove until late, got up and drove until half an hour ago. Tomorrow we may see some of Seattle, then it’s up to Vancouver.
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Good times in Santa Cruz, but we must avoid becoming too comfortable. We are guests, and there are three of us. I’m still in the middle of things - got here because I’m the link, trying to balance and take everything into consideration. So many factors, well, at least a few variables.
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We’re in the midst of a mad rush to the coast, to Santa Cruz. We’re hoping to get there by 8 or 9 PM, it’s going to be a lot of road time. But right now it’s 20-something Fahrenheit outside, windy too. All the water is frozen.
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On an overnight hike with Ian and Matt, into the Kolob Canyon section of Zion Park. For those of you who are concerned that I’m not getting enough adrenaline - I’ve been making up for lost time.
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A good day today, the Angels Landing hike was spectacular. Up 450 meters over a few kilometres wasn’t easy. Some spectacular views, the last stretch was along the top of a very thin ridge with 400+ meter drops on both sides, a single chain to hold on to, sometimes. And then Zion Canyon laid out in front and behind, beautiful.
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