Ouch!! I hurt.... But it was sooo damn worth it!!!

[fern 195]

Today was a day to remember!! I got to put a great big check mark on the ol' bucket list!! I survived the Gouse Grind!! ( don't worry- I'll explain)

I live in Vancouver Canada ( where the last Olympics were held). Near me is grouse mountain, where alot of the ski events were. There is a "hiking trail" there called the grouse grind. It is literally 2.9km of steep rock and wood stairs up the side of the mountain. And I DID IT!!!! A seasoned hiker can do it in 1.5 hrs average. A recreational hiker is 2+ hours. I finished in 1 hour and 40 min!!!!!!

I think I'm going to pay royally tomorow because my legs are STILL Jello about 6 hrs after I finished : )

[KristeyK 3]

CONGRATULATIONS!!! That actually sounds like fun. (And it must be nice to live somewhere that affords you the ability to do that in the middle of summer. We'd just get cooked here in Tucson. LOL!)

[Nancy Rivers 24]

Congratulations! That is awesome!

[fern 195]

Kristeyk- I was fun. If you can believe that I was high enough in altitude that there were still small Patches of snow!!! So by the time I got the the top, it was prety cool

[SmokyMtnGal2011 10]

wow great way to work that sleeve you go!!!

[NEWLEASEONLIFE 1]

Way to go!

[fatBgone 6]

Fern,

That's a great accomplishment! You kicked that mountain's butt! Woo Hoo

[sunnyd 32]

Fabulous!!! Sounds like a great accomplishment!

[SKCUNNINGHAM 298]

Wow - you are in amazing shape! You legs may feel like Jello, but they did you proud!

[sleeve 4 me 910]

WAY TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Happylife 6]

Wow! The Grouse Grind eh? Good for you!!!! Way to go!!!!!

[fern 195]

Haha!! How can you tell we're both Canadian eh? Heehee. Have you tried it yet happylife? I tried it once ( years ago) and didn't even make it a 1/4 of the way!! Now I've done it twice in 7 days!! I went again yesterday and timed like a seasoned hiker!! 1 hour 31 min. I was trying for 1 hour 30... But im happy anyways : )

Hope all is well!!

[Candace2314 117]

Congrats!