A Prelude to Patagonia

A quick hike up Ha Ling peak in Canmore yesterday - which Anita wants to make an annual thing for us, like KFC or Christmas. She's 'training' for our 5 day trek through Patagonia in Chile (coming up in November), and as part of her training, she wanted to load up her pack with some added weight. So as a true photo nerd, I made her lug up a 10 lb. hardcover coffee table book of Annie Leibovitz' photos. She's also a bit of a sweat fiend, and repeatedly asked me in a not so ladylike fashion to feel how sweaty her armpits were. I declined... cause that's gross. Yes, my wife can be gross.










On the ridge near the summit, overlooking Canmore. The wide highway looking stretch running north-south from the mountains is actually what used to be the creek/ gulch that flooded recently and turned into a raging mass of house destruction.




















Celebratory Beer at The Wood in Canmore - Granville Island Brewing's Ginja Ninja.




Beet and goat cheese salad.


Panko Crusted Salmon Burger and crispy yam fries.


Shrimp tacos. Om nom nom!!