“Meow” A quick hello.
The blue computer screen rays and the smell of burning cigarettes and sting my eyes as I write this. I’m typing from computer number 9 in a net cafe in Aletai. It’s been awhile since my last update due mostly to the fact that I’ve been trekking hundreds of kilometers through Northwest China behind a horse drawn sleigh. I set out to Kanas Village with the Warren Miller crew to visit the town where skiing was invented 3000 years ago. Our journey has been long and tiresome but the mountains, snow and culture make it all worth while. When I arrive home I will post my whole story but for now I have a few more days of travelling ahead of me before I’m back in the comfort of the BC coast mountains.
Next time you reach the top of your local hill take a few moments to appreciate the fact that long ago, men and women chopped down trees in their backyards and fitted them with horse hides for skins and leather bound bindings to have the same gliding feelings that we now enjoy. While the equipment has certainly changed, our goal is still the same; get out in the beauty of nature and feel at peace as we float down the hill.
