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<\/a>Start of Hike<\/p><\/div>\n
We started the hike at about 10:50AM, it did not seem steep at all, soon I got to the 1\/4 mark, I though is it 1\/4 more or did I only travel 1\/4 yet.\u00a0 Already seemed\u00a0 far.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Steep Drop<\/p><\/div>\n
It is difficult to capture how steep a hill is, but you can kind of tell by this shot that it was pretty steep.\u00a0 Note the angle of the trees.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Warning Sign Drop<\/p><\/div>\n
I handmade sign also shows the dangers around this hike.\u00a0 It was really steep.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Almost There<\/p><\/div>\n
I accidentally deleted the 1\/4 marker picture and completely missed the 1\/2 marker but I did catch the 3\/4 marker.\u00a0 Bad news is that it would get worse before it got better.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Top and End of Hike<\/p><\/div>\n
Finally reached the top of the climb, I scrubbed the EXIF data of this image but the original photo said 12:11PM, so it looks like the climb was done in 1 hour 21 minutes, the information on the desk at the top said the climb is 2.9 Kilometers.\u00a0 The entire hike felt like a long leg press workout.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Its gonna be a one way hike.<\/p><\/div>\n
Once at the top I noticed this sign.\u00a0 <sarcasm>Oh I was so disappointed<\/sarcasm><\/p>\n
So it looks like I had to take the tram down.\u00a0 It was the plan anyway since my knees may have gotten injured on the way down.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Grouse Mountain Tram<\/p><\/div>\n
There you have it, another demon confronted.\u00a0 I would do this hike again but this is way up in Vancouver BC which is over 100 miles from home.\u00a0 If I leaved nearby, doing this would be OK once a week.\u00a0 This may inspire me to look for a site near my place in Seattle.<\/p>\n
No run, no time… no scale no weigh in.<\/p>\n
Not sure what is up for tonight, either fireworks or night market.\u00a0 I kind of want both.\u00a0 I think fireworks tonight and night market tomorrow should do it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Recall that one of the reasons I decided to get healthy was my struggle up a hill in Hawaii.\u00a0 Today I got a chance to hike up another steeper hill.\u00a0 It was challenging but it did not kick my butt, … Continue reading