Ermmm, cold and frosty today in BC. I might even go so far as to say, what the hell is going on. For undisclosed reasons I was over in Vancouver yesterday and today with my significant other. It has been good to see some of our mainland friends despite the brief nature of our visit. Exercise, exploration, and hang-over removal were some of the motivating factors at play in the decision to go for a hike at Burnaby Mountain today. The hikers: Michelle, Steph, Chris, Vince, Bryan, Meanie, and me.
Map of a hike at Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby today. Click on the image to see GPS data on the Garmin website.
Perspective. Looking west from a pedestrian bridge near Barnet Marine Park in Burnaby, BC.
Hikers getting ready to throw down with bikers on their home turf - the Burnaby Mountain Bike Skills Area. On a more serious note, the skills area looked pretty cool and reminded me that it has been a while since I rode stuff like this.
We hikers and our beast brought all the fury we could muster to the homeland of the bikers thus ridding the world, or at least what can be seen of it here, of all bikers.
The frost lingered all day in the shadow of Burnaby Mountain. This particular stretch is part of the Trans-Canada Trail.
I was directed by one of my fellow hikers to capture the majesty of these frosty fern appendages.
Better luck with the majesty here; a frosty leaf in amongst others of its kind.
If you look closely you may be able to make out an afro-wearing tree stump with what looks like eyes.
Higher up on Burnaby Mountain there were some nice multi-use trails. It was nice to get into the sunlight after farting around on the dark/cold side of the mountain.
Our hiking beast seemed content with the outing until I accidentally kicked her a little later on in the hike.
The SFU (Simon Fraser University) campus was kind of interesting in terms of architecture and location.
More SFU architecture against the backdrop of the coast mountains.
A somewhat obstructed, but still interesting view of part of the Burrard Inlet.
Back at the mountain bike skills area at the end of our hike.
