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发表于 2010-10-17 15:09:22
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My Day on Cheam Peak Trail
Since I missed climbing Mountain Baker Trail last weekend, I have been itching all week to join a hiking group. I eagerly applied for Strider’s team to the Panorama Ridge after knowing I am on the waiting list for Tiger’s team. Tiger is going to lead a team to climb Cheam Peak which is a moderate trail and most suitable for my hiking level. Strider did a phone interview on me to check my qualification. As a proper applicant, I exaggerated my abilities to ensure my spot on the team, so he accepted me for the Panorama Ridge trail, which is 30km in length and about 1400m in elevation: in short, a VERY difficult trail. After being accepted by Strider, my heart swayed back and forth from excitement to fear. I honestly don’t think I can complete the whole trail. On the other side, Tiger read my name on Strider’s team and cleaned me out of the waiting list from his group right away. I felt upset and begged him to give me a chance on his waiting list. My registration for Panorama Ridge trail is just a backup plan for me. One bird in the hand is better than two birds in the bushes, so they say.
On the last minute, I officially got a spot in Tiger’s team to Cheam Peak and secured a great climb for my weekend. Thanks Hop for making it happen and apologized to Strider for my surrender.
I met our team leader Tiger and other 11 teammates at Esso station on Kingsway and Willingdon, Burnaby and began my one day journey in a mood of excitement, joy on this special Saturday. The morning started foggy. Once we begun the trail, however, things lightened up and soon it became the most beautiful day. We parked our car at the trail head after about two and half an hours driving from Burnaby. Like a bird flying out of cage, I gulped the fresh air and hurried up to keep up my pace with other teammate. Soon, I was soaking in the sunshine and getting away from daily vexation or any material temptation. Just a couple of minutes light hiking, we’ve already arrived in the area of lush meadow, with green and gold grass covering the hills. A round green lake, called the “spoon” lake sat at the bottom of the meadow bowl and welcomed every hiker. Apparently, this lake impresses some people as a pretty, bright big eye. As the trail zig-zags its way up and through lush meadows to the gravelly terrain near the top trail, the view became absolutely outstanding. Along the trail, alpine trees surrounded by reddish, golden grasses lay out the most beautiful fall scene just in front of me; off in the distance, there is the spectacular view of the snow capped Mountain Baker; two parachutes were gliding in the air freely with the clear blue sky as the backdrop and I pictured the amazing, peaceful life for human being. When we finally arrived at the end of the trail, at the CHEAM PEAK, the scene of turquoise-coloured Fraser River was brilliant. While the city buildings became so small, and the roads so thin, I began to perceive the shape of the earth, all intricately weaved into one beautiful image by God our Creator.
We had our team lunch on the top of Cheam Peak along with a special beverage for our celebrating (I’d rather not to disclose what kind of beverage we took in order to avoid any trouble). At around 4 pm, I reluctantly head back to the parking lot. Everyone returned home safely. It was a wonderful, perfect day! |
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发表于 2010-10-17 17:14:36
