Leopard Pounces


My first post on OS X Leopard…
The upgrade went relatively smoothly although there were some issues. It seems the USB external is not bootable so my backup clone is iffy. As well the Apache and php directories are all changed so I edited the httpd.conf file about 4 times before I got the right one. Otherwise time will tell.

More later…

I’m Yellow!

For fun, all you non-existant readers should try to Simpsonize yourselves!

(Anyone who hasn’t seen me lately won’t know that I’ve cut my hair, so it’s not a bad likeness…)

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And on another note, the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time:

Makes me want to move to Australia…

Summer 07 postscript and image gallery

Summer 2007 Road Trip

St Albert–> Canmore–> Lake Louise–> Nanton–> Waterton–> Frank–> Fort Steele–> Cranbrook–> Castlegar–> Oosoyoos–> Hedley–> Hope–> Vancouver–> Squamish–> Granville Island–> Gulf Islands–> Ganges Harbour–> Tumbo Island–> Granville Island–> Burrard Inlet–> Squamish–> Penticton–> Sicamous–> Roger’s Pass–> Calgary–> St Albert

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Days 27, 28, 29 and 30

Day 27
Drive to Penticton

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Orchards and fruit

Day 28

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Wineries
Drive to w of Craigellachie

Day 29
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Craigellachie

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Takkakwa Falls

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…and wolves

Drive to Calgary

Day 30 August 17

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Drop Zak off at the Greyhound and home to Edmonton

Thus ends the grand trip of ’07. I enjoyed it so much I want to try again in ’08… any suggestions for new adventures?

Days 24, 25 and 26

See climbing log!

Day 24 August 13
Sugar Loaf
• a day spent trad climbing 5.4s and 5.5s
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• and some bouldering at Shannon falls
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• finished of with sushi!
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Day 25
Cheakamous
• Leslie chillaxes and Zak and I take on some sport multipitches
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Day 26
Jetskiing and Smoke Bluffs
• We redo the Howe Sound Adventure with Leslie and she learns that wild is good!
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(More Pics Here!)

We finish the day on the Smoke Bluffs climbing trad on a Squamish classic: Burgers and Fries, where Zak and I get our first 5.7 under our belts
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Days 22 and 23

Day 23
0845 up anchor
Cell call re: grounding from John and Michael so we decide to head back to Vancouver
1030 Porlier Pass
1100 Under Sail across Georgia Strait
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1320 Drop sails off of Point Grey
1530 Granville Island
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Day 24
We wait for the diver’s ok
1210 undock Granville
Burrard Inlet
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Gas Dock
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Granville Island and last goodbye

Drive to Squamish
Traffic Jam

Days 21 and 22

Day 21
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0915 Left Ganges motoring
1015 Active Pass; Miner’s Bay: Queen of Vancouver (to Vic.); Queen of Saanich (to Van.)
Winds SE 1-2 kts
1300 Tumbo Island: mooring bouy
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Quick shore trip

Day 22
Tumbo Island
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Explore
1045 off bouy
1145 dolphins in Haro Strait
1615 Montague Bay; accidentally grounded (Z); anchor for the night