Red Cedar
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canoeing the coastal lakes
just ate yummy squashy leftovers – feeling good today… especially after doing some research on the powell forest lake chain canoe trip that my friend aaron and i are planning for some time this summer. yes, it is early to plan and all that but since he and i have it in our heads we will do another outdoor trip this year despite the events of our last trip (broke my ankle 4 days into a 5 day trip, had to be packed off the trail by paramedics etc… nasty nasty) – i have got the planning bug.
now, of course, i have done hiking trips since that one and have gotten over my fear of rooted paths and slippery ledges – but this year, in honour of moving to the sunshine coast… this lake chain trip seems like a spectacular option. it also gives me some good work-out goals towards upper-body strengths etc… a reason to go back to the gym beyond just being in good shape. so yes, this is exciting for me to consider… a 5 day 80 km trip by canoe with about 10 km of portages… i think i can work my way up to that in the next few months, especially as the route is marked novice and the portages are mostly downhill or at least flat!
so yes, there is a summer holiday in the planning stages – something to look forward to in the spring breezes currently lapping the coast (yes, i know there is still cold weather ahead – but it is surpisingly warm these past few days).
something has shifted in me again recently and i am feeling very good, centered and collected at the moment – a little strange, but a lot more forward-looking all of a sudden. i wonder what makes that happen.
One Comment on “canoeing the coastal lakes”
Red Cedar 
Hi Red Cedar,
Wow, the trip you are planning sounds amazing,
I’m glad you are having that centered feeling – it’s always such a blessing when it happens. If you ever figure out why or how, let me know!
mw