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horizon_greene ([personal profile] horizon_greene) wrote2010-02-15 01:25 am
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Vancouver seems like a lovely place.

My legs are killing me.

I hiked Piestewa Peak on Saturday morning: 1.2 miles up, 1.2 miles down. It's not far, but the trail was steep and challenging, and there were stretches where I wondered WTF I was doing. But the view from the summit was well worth the effort, and I love being sore, so I'm pretty okay with it in general—as long as I'm not attempting to sit or crouch or anything like that. I didn't expect it to be quite this bad, but running is not the same as hiking, and although I do walk 20 flights of stairs a day, 20 flights of stairs is not the same as 2.4 miles of rocky terrain.

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My beautiful (smoggy) city.
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On Sunday, there was a historic home tour in the Willo District. The houses in that area are incredibly unique and charming from the outside, and it was really interesting to see the insides. I get a little claustrophobic in older homes, with their walls everywhere and tiny single bathrooms. It's hard to imagine living in something like that when you were raised in a suburban Phoenix house with two-story vaulted ceilings and an open floor plan, but obviously many people do, and very happily so.

I didn't take any pictures of the houses, only of some flowering trees that I came across.

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Meanwhile, Steve Nash had a decent 48 hours.

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Light the Olympic flame in Vancouver one night, fly to NBA All Star festivities in Dallas and win the Skills Challenge the next night, then play as an All Star starter the following night.

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Steve and Melo, just because.
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Good work, Steve. I'm glad this guy's on my team <3
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[identity profile] horizon-greene.livejournal.com 2010-02-15 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
...You know, it does, doesn't it? Good work, Canada!

[identity profile] thecontinent.livejournal.com 2010-02-15 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
The pictures from your hike look gorgeous. Those flowers are so pretty.
I don't know why, but sometimes I forget that Steve's a Canadian, but the entire pub I was in cheered really loudly when he came on the screen, and then I remembered.

[identity profile] horizon-greene.livejournal.com 2010-02-15 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
He's kind of subtly Canadian, isn't he? I love that the pub cheered for him :) I just sort of flailed quietly in a corner when I saw him. I knew he was running the torch, but I didn't know he'd actually be involved in the Opening Ceremony.