Recall that one of the reasons I decided to get healthy was my struggle up a hill in Hawaii. Today I got a chance to hike up another steeper hill. It was challenging but it did not kick my butt, considerably steeper but not much longer.
Start of Hike
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. Already seemed far.
Steep Drop
It is difficult to capture how steep a hill is, but you can kind of tell by this shot that it was pretty steep. Note the angle of the trees.
Warning Sign Drop
I handmade sign also shows the dangers around this hike. It was really steep.
Almost There
I accidentally deleted the 1/4 marker picture and completely missed the 1/2 marker but I did catch the 3/4 marker. Bad news is that it would get worse before it got better.
Top and End of Hike
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. The entire hike felt like a long leg press workout.
Its gonna be a one way hike.
Once at the top I noticed this sign. <sarcasm>Oh I was so disappointed</sarcasm>
So it looks like I had to take the tram down. It was the plan anyway since my knees may have gotten injured on the way down.
Grouse Mountain Tram
There you have it, another demon confronted. I would do this hike again but this is way up in Vancouver BC which is over 100 miles from home. If I leaved nearby, doing this would be OK once a week. This may inspire me to look for a site near my place in Seattle.
No run, no time… no scale no weigh in.
Not sure what is up for tonight, either fireworks or night market. I kind of want both. I think fireworks tonight and night market tomorrow should do it.