sorry for the absence. i've got some pics to share and a few words for ya....

Hiking Mt Albert-Edward was such a long day. 33km. I wish it had been a bit clearer, but it was still pretty rad. Got views of the bigger mountain on the island, Golden Hinde, and the biggest mountian in BC, Mt Waddington, on the coast. Tons of lakes up there on the Forbidden Plateau. only swam in one though, didn't have too much time to dink around. Used my camelback (not the pack, just the water bag) and loved it. only 12 bucks too.

Last night, Emily and I drove to the base of the old ski hill on mt Cokely, hiked up and camped on the summit. it was her first summit, and first overnight hike. we could see the fireworks in parksville, see mt baker, and the stars were really nice. today, we hiked down to Jewel Lake, which was amazing. I've been yearning for a day like this all summer. Gorgeous alpine lake witha view. Waterfall, mountains, ocean, meadows, nice deep green lake. we spent about 4 hours just laying around and jumping in. awesome. Mt Arrowsmith/Cokely are such a cool destination. there's like 5 trails going to different areas, and there's somethign for everyone. easy hikes, hard hikes, views, lakes, meadows, spots to camp.

I have one more week left of work and then another week after that and I'm gone. I had a panic attack the other day but managed to snap myself out of it after about 20 minutes. i'ms till scared though and i'm not afraid to admit it. i'm actually considering the possibility that I'll die there. how weird is that? I probably won't have time to go back to golden either to say goodbye to everyone, which is shitty since a lot of people don't even know i'm leaving. but we'll see. if i can get everything together soon, i might make it out there.