Monthly Archives: August 2011

flute

Posted on August 31, 2011 by kaan

Saturday I hiked the signing pass with Katherine. She has done a blog post about the adventure so you can read her trip report. To add to her tale, here is a photo from me. Click on it for the … Continue reading →

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Gnarsnight

Posted on August 30, 2011 by kaan

I just raced a Ferrari three blocks and won. On my bicycle. Roundabouts are a bitch when you can’t lean into the turn.

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Video: night flight over the earth

Posted on August 26, 2011 by kaan

What do you do with your “spare time” when working on the International Space Station? How about shoot some time-lapse video and set it to music. Here is a rough cut of the latest piece that Ron Garan is working … Continue reading →

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spontaneous hike

Posted on August 22, 2011 by kaan

This weekend started with a celebration of the upcoming wedding of my friend Joël. The bachelor party ran through Saturday and then we camped at Cultus Lake. I took the opportunity to go skinny dipping at a provincial park at … Continue reading →

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Down a pint

Posted on August 19, 2011 by kaan

That is a misleading title for this post. Earlier this week I donated blood. Sort of. I have been “differed” from the general donation pool because sometimes a life of gnar means your are too cool to pool. Here is … Continue reading →

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sunset climbing

Posted on August 16, 2011 by kaan

This evening Lauren and I finally went climbing at Lighthouse Park. We have been scheming this adventure for some time and finally made it happen. We met at MEC around 5:30 pm and began our journey. We had a gorgeous … Continue reading →

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am I still running?

Posted on August 14, 2011 by kaan

yea, sort of… After the run to end poverty had its climactic conclusion, I sort of retired from the running scene for a bit. My knee was not fully recovered when I began the race and it was way less … Continue reading →

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beautiful food

Posted on August 9, 2011 by kaan

I love this time of year.

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Unexpected adventure!

Posted on August 7, 2011 by kaan

Friday night I rolled out of van with Alice, Phil, and Zoe! We trekked out to Kamloops. Along the way we made two friends: a pair of climbers from Quebec! We got their attention by holding up a sign that … Continue reading →

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Liquid breakfast

Posted on August 4, 2011 by kaan

A fistful of fresh currents, a bunch of fresh blackberries, a frozen banana, a dollop of yoghurt, and 15 seconds on “HI”. Yum.

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