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Well, my time here in Canmore is winding down to a close as we continue our routine of Lake Louise/Acephale/any of the multitude of crags in the area.

Yesterday we took a much needed rest day and lounged about at Quarry Lake soaking up the sun and (hopefully) getting a bit of a pre-Mallorca tan. Quite heavenly, it was, but I have to admit I'm excited to get back to Moab for a few days of relaxation at home before hitting the road again.

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So guess what I did today? A little proactive training. It looks like I'm going to be taking a trip to Mallorca, Spain, next month, and I'm really excited, but the problem is that when I go deep water soloing I can only do about three pitches a day. Why, you ask? Well, because when I fall into the water I fall so badly that it really hurts and I get about a gallon of water up my nose.

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Well, we headed out to Lake Louise today, but get this... It was snowing!! OK. That's a slight exaggeration. There were a few snowflakes, but mostly rain. Some Canadian dude told me that you NEVER, EVER cross the border without a puffy jacket. Of course, I was in Salt Lake City, where it was beyond hot, and I wasn't exactly planning on heading to the great white north.

So we headed back to the gym and had a fun session.

It's always exciting in the life and times of my life. Yesterday my dog ripped his stitches out and had to be re-stitched. Now he's a very cute cone-head dog to keep him from licking his stitches. Of course, he's acting like Ee-yore, moping around like he's being abused. THEN, this morning I woke up to a flat tire and was forced to change a tire pre-coffee.

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As it turns out, Jason Lives is HARD , especially for those of us of wee stature. The good news is, though, that my lock-off strength is gonna be burly after climbing on this thing. The route basically consists of one really long lock-off after another on relatively bad holds. Really fun climbing though, and there's a 12a crack right next to it that I want to get on next time we go.

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Well, I finally made it to Canmore after a long and arduous drive north, including an hour-long stop at the border, during which I got questioned and my car searched.

Today we're headed to Lake Louise to check out a route called Jason Lives. We'll see how it goes after sitting in a car for many, many hours.