Climbing adventures in BC - day 2 of 10, not a great start
When the morning came, the first view of the Chief was very impressive. From the campground, you can almost see the First Peak of the Chief, which is 610 m (or 2001 feet) in elevation. Since the Chief is located right next to Howe Sound (which is connected directly to the Pacific Ocean - sea level), the First Peak of the Chief raises about 2000 feet above the campground. As a comparison, Seneca Rocks raises about 900 feet above the valley floor. So when standing under the Chief, it looks twice as tall as Seneca.
View of the Chief from campground in the morning fog
Since our bioclock was still on east coast time and we couldn't sleep past 9 o'clock, we got up, moved our tent to a better site (campsite #4), then headed into the town of Squamish to get some cash, groceries, and white gas. In the process of wondering down the street looking for an ATM, we found a great bakery (Sunflower Bakery) with excellent whole wheat raspberry scones. That was where we would come back often for breakfast. While buying provisions in Save On Food grocery store, Megan informed me that she wasn't feeling very well. She had a high temperature and was feeling weak and dizzy. That was not a good sign. My diagnosis? The previous day of much traveling, not much eating, and not enough rest has gotten to her. My prescription? Lots of rest, proper food, and vitamin C. So after getting some blueberries and other food, we went back to the camp and put Megan into her sleeping bag. I was hoping that if she got enough sleep, her body would be able to fight off whatever sickness was sneaking up on her. So while she napped in the tent, I went about setting up a slackline in camp, setting up a tarp, playing on the slackline... but generally I just lazed around camp and ate lots of food. Our first day in Squamish was not looking too good.
Slacklining in camp
Fortunately, or unfortunately, the weather wasn't cooperating either. It was drizzling a little bit, it wasn't a big rain, not even enough to wet my hair when I was sitting under the trees. But enough that we probably couldn't have climbed anyways.
So our first day in Squamish was a very low key day, full of resting, eating, and lazing about.
Since our bioclock was still on east coast time and we couldn't sleep past 9 o'clock, we got up, moved our tent to a better site (campsite #4), then headed into the town of Squamish to get some cash, groceries, and white gas. In the process of wondering down the street looking for an ATM, we found a great bakery (Sunflower Bakery) with excellent whole wheat raspberry scones. That was where we would come back often for breakfast. While buying provisions in Save On Food grocery store, Megan informed me that she wasn't feeling very well. She had a high temperature and was feeling weak and dizzy. That was not a good sign. My diagnosis? The previous day of much traveling, not much eating, and not enough rest has gotten to her. My prescription? Lots of rest, proper food, and vitamin C. So after getting some blueberries and other food, we went back to the camp and put Megan into her sleeping bag. I was hoping that if she got enough sleep, her body would be able to fight off whatever sickness was sneaking up on her. So while she napped in the tent, I went about setting up a slackline in camp, setting up a tarp, playing on the slackline... but generally I just lazed around camp and ate lots of food. Our first day in Squamish was not looking too good.
Fortunately, or unfortunately, the weather wasn't cooperating either. It was drizzling a little bit, it wasn't a big rain, not even enough to wet my hair when I was sitting under the trees. But enough that we probably couldn't have climbed anyways.
So our first day in Squamish was a very low key day, full of resting, eating, and lazing about.
posted by Boer @ 7/02/2005
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