Doris invited me to her department's party tonight - Geography was celebrating 40 years! I got to meet many greats, whose name I've only heard of until now. The food was excellent, so were the conversations.... but the HON was definitely the poem that the GPD Philip presented about the life of a PhD student. Thanks Doris for the wonderful night!
Connie, I cannot believe you NO SHOWED!!!
Picture was taken at the end of the party.
Connie, I cannot believe you NO SHOWED!!!
Picture was taken at the end of the party.
It's OPEN!!!
Spent the day at Bruce Mill's participating in their Maple Syrup tour. Haven't done this since I was a kid. Learnt (or maybe relearnt) may interesting maple syrup facts 40 buckets of sap makes 1 bucket of syrup. Maple Trees are Acers. The best part? The maple syrup and pancakes, of course. :)
I can't believe it has taken me till April to post a picture of a Geocache. Well, spring is here. Time to get outdoors!
I've been anticipating this day since last fall - the next Iroquoia segment in Ralph's series of Bruce Trail Hikes.
Weather was nearly perfect - bright and sunny with a high of 24C. Finished hiking ~36km in just under 12 hours. My favourite sight along the hike was the look back across Dundas Valley at night. My mind had difficulty reconciling the vast distance my eyes were witnessing with my mind, which knew we really did start at the opposite side the escarpment!!
This picture depicts the white blazes that mark the Bruce Trail. I have been mindlessly following these blazes for 264.6 km of the Bruce Trail thus far, with ~630km to go.
Perhaps the most rewarding aspect of today's hike was meeting Jan, who shared her goal of covering the entire Bruce Trail this year. What a challenge. It made me think how lucky we are to have so many inspirational friends and people around us. They are the ones who challenge us to greatness, motivate us and support us every step along the way. I would have never considered hiking the entire Bruce Trail as a goal without Ralph's GCZZZ*. Thanks Ralph and all my fellow BT Hikers!
I definitely look forward to the day we arrive at the other cairn in Tobermory.
Weather was nearly perfect - bright and sunny with a high of 24C. Finished hiking ~36km in just under 12 hours. My favourite sight along the hike was the look back across Dundas Valley at night. My mind had difficulty reconciling the vast distance my eyes were witnessing with my mind, which knew we really did start at the opposite side the escarpment!!
This picture depicts the white blazes that mark the Bruce Trail. I have been mindlessly following these blazes for 264.6 km of the Bruce Trail thus far, with ~630km to go.
Perhaps the most rewarding aspect of today's hike was meeting Jan, who shared her goal of covering the entire Bruce Trail this year. What a challenge. It made me think how lucky we are to have so many inspirational friends and people around us. They are the ones who challenge us to greatness, motivate us and support us every step along the way. I would have never considered hiking the entire Bruce Trail as a goal without Ralph's GCZZZ*. Thanks Ralph and all my fellow BT Hikers!
I definitely look forward to the day we arrive at the other cairn in Tobermory.
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