Sarah's Solo Hike

So I decided to stop being such a wimp and went for a hike last weekend by myself (because Remi is still working six days a week). It was a park we've been to before, Lynn Headwaters on the north shore (North Vancouver), but a walk I've never done before. It was actually really nice to be out there by myself, so quiet! And of course I took Maggie, my protection from bears - which is good because as I was walking in the park there was a sign posted that said "Bear in area". That, come to think of it, is quite hilarious in itself... It's in the woods, on a mountain side in BC... I'm sure there are ALWAYS bears in the area! They must have to post a sign every time someone reports a sighting, but I'm sure there are always bears wandering around on the north shore. In fact, I know there are. The black bears are actually moving down into the burbs here - Surrey and Burnaby have both had bears run up trees in the last few months.

Anyway, I digress... Here are some photos of my lone hike.

Here's Maggie, my unwilling subject ;)

She actually managed to look cute for a couple pictures - when she wasn't running away.

The woods are actually quite beautiful and all the leaves are out right now - even though some of them are turning yellow!! Are the leaves changing at home yet? We actually had a pretty warm week last week, but it has cooled right off this week. We've actually closed most of our windows because it gets quite chilly at night. And I'm not sure what these flowers are, but they're very pretty.

And I seem to be really into fungus right now and am actually considering a micology class as an elective. It might actually be useful for pharmacy because yeast infections and athlete's foot are both fungal (there's my pharmacy-plug for this blog post).

That's about it! I hope this blog finds everyone well and remember, even if you don't have a blogger account, you can post a comment under "anonymous" - just make sure you sign your name at the end so we know it was you!

Sarah