Weekend Adventure

I have this goal to live adventurously and to have no regrets about things I never had a chance to do. I really want to travel but I know my boyfriend and I won't have the opportunity for probably another few years, so I want to do as much as I can on this island in the mean time.

We try to go hiking lots, try to be outdoors, and with nature. Even when I'm not feeling up to a hike, I give myself the excuse that it is training for the West Coast Trail one day. And I'm not even lying to myself because I WILL do that trail one day. But for now, 3 - 5 hour hikes will do.

This weekend, since we had to go back into town where my parents live for a family dinner, we had a chance to hike the old trails we always hiked before moving. So we got up early and bussed to Thetis Lake. We hiked around the lake to get to our usual side trails way out in the forest and made our way to one of our favourite mountains. It's not a terribly hard hike or long, but, in my opinion, has the best view.

You can see the ocean, the outline of the states, and the huge forest of trees that separate us from downtown. Now that we live closer in town, I realized how much I missed living in that shitty little area. There aren't as many trees out here and it literally makes my heart sad.

The hike was muddy. There have been a good few heavy rainy days lately so there were many washed out parts of the path, and overflowing streams. But we dressed in preparation so we trekked through them like proper adventurers!

I wish I could be out in the forest every day.