Life has been pretty good lately. I'm not saying it's perfect, but I am trying to work on being more positive. Does that give you a hint?

I really enjoy the routine, lately. I've been working Thursday - Monday and spending my weekends out at Nipika. It's been very peaceful out there, with few to no guests and lots of time to pile wood, build rock walls and go running and rollerskiing.

I took a four-day vacation out there with some friends in early November. We rented a cabin, made lots of food and did some really nice walks and hikes. It was nice to show them some of the places I really like out there - the Natural Bridge and the old cable car wire anchor. I am still trying to eat off some of the left over food, more than a week later. Luckily it's mostly crackers and cheese, which don't really go bad!

The running team of Andrea and Titan, enjoying some river time!

I've also been doing a lot of horse work at Nipika, which is pretty fun. I went to horse camp as a kid and it's fun to try to remember all the lessons we learned there. I've done a lot of riding in September and October. Yesterday we took all the horses from Nipika to a ranch in Invermere where they will be able to enjoy winter more. It was fun to do the "wrangling"... and it went very smoothly! I hope to get a chance to go riding in Invermere and explore Swansea Ranch where they winter.

Sandy and Sarah with Gypsy.

Today is Remembrance Day. It's kind of a melancholy time of year for me so I find myself remembering a lot. It's not just thoughts of the wars (I'm reading "Three Day Road" right now - very good) but also thoughts of my family. I realize that is not the intention of Remembrance Day, but maybe it sort of is at the same time - thinking of those who were lost. My mum sent me an email on my birthday, telling me about the day I was born and how my dad had to call to work to say he would not be in that day. I'm still getting teary-eyed thinking about it. But then, I got teary-eyed reciting in Flanders Fields last night. As I say, maybe it's just that time of year.

I just got a picture in my mailbox at work - I have no idea who it is from, but I do have some suspicions. It's a team picture of the Biathlon National Team when my dad was on it in the 1970s. Bill Brooks is also in the picture. It's taken in Canmore or Banff somewhere. It's also in one of the old photo albums my mum has at home. I just put it on my bulletin board in my office. What a great surprise!

Until next time...

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Winter 2011 Not many pictures, but a good repository... (3 images in gallery)	Autumn at Nipika Fall colours, horses, and helicopters... yeah! (14 images in gallery)
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Spring 2010 A few small adventures. (10 images in gallery)	Nipika Running Camp The week long running camp in late May 2010 at Nipika Mountain Resort. (41 images in gallery)
Olympics 2010 I went to the Olympics for one race and spent the rest of the time asleep in Vancouver. It was fun though! (16 images in gallery)	Winter 2009-10 The winter activities of 2009... lots of places and lots of fun! (16 images in gallery)
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Paddle at Nipika Paddling at Nipika in late September 2009. (16 images in gallery)	Riding in Rossland Went to Rossland to hit up some sweet trails at the end of August. Have to say it was totally worth it. Now I have to figure out how to move there. (37 images in gallery)
Garden Party August 2009, Garden Party with Tasha, wine, Limonello, and Grand Marnier... ouch. (23 images in gallery)	The Family So you know a little bit about my family. Might explain a few things. (2 images in gallery)
TransRockies 2009 Kate and I did the TransRockies Mountain Bike race from August 9-16, 2009. We mountain bike more than 550 km in (mostly) pouring rain from Panorama to Fernie, BC. (20 images in gallery)	Nipika Adventures Nipika Mountain Resort! (14 images in gallery)
Trail Work and Chainsaws My new favourite passtime is getting out in the woods and working on trails. Sometimes I even get to kill trees... (5 images in gallery)	Pumping Iron The Terminator is a major influence today... (4 images in gallery)
Skiing at Lake Louise December 2008 excursion with the Andrew Querner. (8 images in gallery)	The Bike Files Biking adventures during the summer 2008. (7 images in gallery)
Running in the Rockies Shots by the one and only Andrew Querner... and a few by me. (24 images in gallery)	Scooterama! My life with the new scooter. (20 images in gallery)
TransRockies 2007 Another week in August... (9 images in gallery)	Christmas is Early in 2008... and RED! I got to share in some Christmas Cheer with my dear friend Michaela this year, compliments of Madshus skis! (13 images in gallery)
Ahoy Matey! Pirates ahoy... October 2007. (4 images in gallery)	Trip to Smithers A nice visit, very relaxing, very athletic in August 2007. (21 images in gallery)
Wapta Andy Q, Daryl R, and Magi on a beautiful March day head up to Bow Hut. (3 images in gallery)	Ottawa February 2007 A trip to Ottawa to "ski race". (8 images in gallery)
The Hair File The ever changing cuts... (22 images in gallery)	Totally Random Life Shots Random favourites from the past years. (77 images in gallery)