A pattern is emerging in my blogs

When is a goal not really a goal; if you enjoy doing something so much you rather do it than most anything else?  I am not sure but yondering in the mountains may be my none goal.

I write and talk a lot about the mountains because that is where I am always in the moment.  From the time I start walking in the morning till I end in the afternoon or at night.

I set a goal this year to hike 300 km in the mountains this summer with at least two over night hikes.  Well the snow is barely above the valley floor and I went past 100 km this weekend. I was able to leave work a little early Friday and found myself in Banff and did 40 km  over the weekend.

Friday night I was able to scramble up a tight little valley there was still ice around the little stream. It was quite in this little valley with only the sound of the slowly moving steam headed to the lake.  Saturday was a typical mountain spring day with it going from snow to rain to sunshine all through the day. On sunday I had every thing as I headed home.  I went through two white out snow storms and was able to stop and walk two places on the road between Banff and Jasper.

I am really not sure where I am going with this blog other than hiking makes me happy and it keeps me in the moment.  I think those two things are the secret to a great life.