Training Log Archive: Funderstormin

Spent Friday night in the Canisbay Lake campground where we were grateful to have Earl with us as it rained pretty much all Friday night and Saturday morning. We took our time getting ready and waited for a non-rain window to head out on the Western Uplands trail. I get very, very excited to be on a trail I've never seen before!

We were rained on for most of the hike but by the time we reached our campsite section on Maggie East, it had let up temporarily. Found a site we were both thrilled with and got the tent and tarp set up while it wasn't raining. We lugged some beers out with us so had a lovely happy hour, a yummy pasta dinner, and spent lots of time playing this well worth the weight backpacking game: https://www.mec.ca/en/product/5046-610/Backpacker%... Maybe we drank a bottle of Fireball too which made the game even more entertaining. Watching the movie Old School inspired some late night swimming and a lot of rock throwing contests.

Tim and I headed up to Algonquin for a few days on the Western Uplands trail. Went up Friday and were pleasantly surprised as the forecasted rain held off long enough for a fruitful visit to Sawdust City Brewing on the way up, a short hike to check out Ragged Falls, and a hike along the Lookout Trail for happy hour. It was pretty gray and cloudy by the time we got up there, but I'd never been on that trail and the views were pretty awesome!

Stinkin' hot post-work run at Bechtel park.

Biking back from Mr. and Mrs. Tiny's.

Biking over to Tiny and Mrs. Tiny's to pick up their Subaru which they kindly lent me for a few days so I didn't have to drive Earl around town. My beloved 2002 Toyota Echo (RIP) was retired last week and until I get a new car I've been driving Earl around town, which is not always that much fun trying to park him in uptown Waterloo!

C • Waterloo has an Uptown?! :-) 2