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Skiing Pictures

Andy — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:47:59 +0000

Here’s a couple of new sets of skiing pictures. Enjoy! (click on pictures to go to albums)

Whislter

Lake Louise

Half Marathon Completed!

Andy — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:32:43 +0000

Over the Thanksgiving weekend, Amanda and I successfully completed our half marathon in Victoria. We are both extremely proud of ourselves for finishing the race, especially since we weren’t exactly “runners” in the past. I think we might qualify now.

It was quite a family event with a total of 10 of us involved in the races. Congrats to Lauren and Caley for completing the half marathon, and Matt, Paul, Leslie, Cheryl and Larry for completing the 8 km. And finally, a special congratulations to Nana for completing the 8 km and finishing 2nd in her division! Of course, we also have to thank Boppa, Vic and Grandma Ivy for cheering us on from the sidelines. A great weekend was had by all and lots of turkey and pie after the race!

I’ve also posted links below to some hiking and camping trips that we did over the summer. With things being so busy, I didn’t get around to posting the photos until now. Enjoy!

Forks & Three Isle Lake

Andy — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 23:22:08 +0000

Amanda arranged a camping trip for my birthday weekend. We hiked into Forks Campground in Kananaskis the first night. The next morning, we woke up and climbed up to Three Isle Lake. Then we had the long hike back out to the parking lot.

It was a great birthday weekend! All the pics are here.

Bourgeau Lake

Andy — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 22:17:58 +0000

Another day hike with our friends Meredith and Justin. This time, we headed to Bourgeau Lake in Banff.

You can see all the pictures here.

Ha Ling

Andy — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 23:12:11 +0000

We finally got out to do some hiking with our friends Meredith and Justin. We decided that we would climb Ha Ling in Canmore.

To see all the pictures, click here.

Victoria Half Marathon

Andy — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 02:25:18 +0000

I know it’s been a long time since I’ve posted anything. Now that I’m in my final year of med school, things are getting a bit busier and I’ve been away on some electives. Things are going well though – it’s just that there hasn’t been that much non-medical stuff to post about since that’s about all I’ve been up to lately.

On a different note though, I’ve decided to run a half marathon in Victoria. It’s not until October but it will give me lots of time to get prepared. It also gives me an opportunity to visit my family out there over Thanksgiving weekend. I’ve never been much of a runner, so this is a big step for me. I’ve been trying to tell people so that there’s no giving up and turning back. I’ll try and post some updates as to how the training is going – but I have a feeling that a post saying ‘So, I ran again today…’ wouldn’t be that interesting!

If anyone else is interested in joining me, (Amanda has also said she will run), you can find out more information here.

Skiing at Lake Louise

Andy — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 16:25:58 +0000

Last weekend, Amanda’s sister Lauren came out for a visit and on Saturday, we hit the slopes of Lake Louise. It was a clear and sunny day making both the scenery and company amazing!

You can see all the photos here!

EDIT: I should have said thanks to Lauren for remembering to bring her camera and providing these photos!

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Elbow & Tombstone Lakes

Andy — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 04:41:25 +0000

Last weekend, Amanda and I decided to do some camping seeing as it was the long weekend and Amanda would be back teaching this week. We chose a really nice hike up past Elbow Lake and through the Elbow Valley to Tombstone Campground. After setting up our site, we headed up on another short hike to Tombstone Lakes.

We didn’t see a cloud in the sky all weekend and it was a great way to relax before we both start to get a little bit busier. We’re hoping to still get out hiking some more this year and ski season will be here in no time!

You can see all the pictures here.

Mozart on the Mountain

Andy — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 04:27:29 +0000

On Sunday, Amanda and I ventured to Canmore for Mozart on the Mountain. It’s an outdoor concert put on by the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. This year, the concert took place on the driving range of Stewart Creek Golf Course in the Three Sisters Mountain Village. It was a beautiful day and really warm. Over 7000 people were there for the concert and it was quite the experience to be listening to classical music in a mountain setting.

You can see some more pictures here.

NOTE: These pictures are part of Amanda’s new flickr account. I’ve put a link to her photos in my sidebar as well!

Galatea & Lillian Lakes

Andy — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 22:42:24 +0000

This past weekend was my 28th birthday and Amanda surprised me with a weekend away in the mountains. We spent Friday night in Canmore and then headed into Kananaskis Country on Saturday morning. We hiked about 6.5 km into Lillian Lake where we camped for the night. After setting up the tent, we proceeded up to the Galatea Lakes which was a steeper 1.5 km hike – it was nice not having to carry the big packs anymore though! The scenery was spectacular as you’ll see in the photos. We had a bit of rain on the trip, but nothing to make us get too wet – all in all, the weather cooperated quite well for us.

On Sunday morning, we woke up to the sounds of a huge moose eating some of the plants and flowers about 10 feet from our tent which was pretty exciting! We then did the hike back out and returned to Calgary in time for dinner. Thanks to Amanda for a great birthday weekend!

You can see all the pictures here.