Mountains and musings

It's a LOT steeper in real life...really...well, it looks steeper from up above.

Okay, maybe I am a little bit nervous about wiping out in a big way. A LOT nervous, truth be told, but that won't stop me wondering when I can get out on my bike again.

I don't know if it's the challenge, the adrenaline, the fresh air, the view or getting out with my friends that does it for me, but I strongly suspect that it's a combination of all of these things. I'm all for taking up new sports and, at 37, I think I'm doing pretty well. In the last year, I've tucked ice hockey, x-country skiing and mountain biking under my belt and I feel great. I am getting more fit than I've been in many years and am enjoying our Kootenay lifestyle to the absolute maximum.

There are days when I long for the convenience, variety and hustle-bustle of the big city, but I've come to appreciate the quiet, relaxed pace of our little town. It's true, shopping can be a bit inconvenient and living on "Kootenay Time" is periodically frustrating, yet the benefits continue to outweigh these little issues.

Quaint venues for great concerts, being in the wilderness in a matter of minutes, a bounty of beautiful towns merely a stone's throw away...

I thank the powers that be (oh, and my husband) regularly for bringing us here.

Life is good.