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Written by Ryan Mcbain
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Sunday, 24 February 2008 |
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[Edit] There are a number of specially created panorama shots showing off the beauty and wonder of the canadian rockies here. Shot by Ryan. [/Edit:Simon] So, here i am chillin in my house at fernie, a lodge in the main part of fernie, although i guess all of fernie would be the main part of fernie because it's so small, but a blissfull country tucked away in between the huge rockies covered in blankets of snow as far as the eye can see, the Fernie valley is notories for the snow fall over winter, it's one of the little towns in the rockies with hales the award for the most snow fall, it snowed all last week and weeks before that, and again in a few days. I entered the town. All i could really see was 3-4meter high snow walls on the egde of the road and snow all over the house, the town might as well been under the snow haha, acess is only via heavy snow plowed vehicles and tight squeezes, It's the most beautiful town i have ever been too, the rockies are just outside and the snow reachs up past the door handles and even 1st story windows in some house's. Besides the refreshing high -5 to low -30 tempretures and no winds, Fernie is like heaven on earth, old school pubs, very nice people, white wonderland, and extrememly photogenic. The mountian fields are just another wonderland. After 26mins of chair lifting I was on the very peak of Siberia mountion (highest peak in fernie) at 12pm today, looking OVER the clouds. It's breathtaking sceneary it was ironic, no-one was around. I started to gliding down Sibera pass (black run) nothing around but the green maple tree's covered in canadian snow, the softess powder i've ever seen, that strecthed for as far as i could see, The giant moutains starring over me in every direction & the odd red eye'd raven flying over my head, as if it was wathcing me, knowing i was the only thing up there, in the wilderness of the rockies, sub zero, only home to the very stubborn of creatures. I was Listening to enigma on my Ipod, Iornic, the soft chillout music seemed to correspond with the sourroundings, allmost brining tears to my eyes. All i could feel and see was the aftermath of my skii's digging deep into the ft'' high powder, as i cut through the untouched snow, that god made, as if he only wanted me to tocuh it, no one else, no one esle would be able to find it. As passed down through the remote pathway listening to the music, in a trance of wilderness i began to reach the bottom where i could see people, at this point eveything started to fade away, people around, man made objects around, i reaised that remote can only be for a short time. So i guess i'll try and find my way back to that heavenest place tomorow, other than that the snow is awsome and everything is awsome haha, i might go hit the swimming pool now Check, out the pano's! i'll take photos of this place asap. Cheers, Ryan
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 02 March 2008 )
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Written by Ryan Mcbain
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Wednesday, 20 February 2008 |
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Landed at Denver airport on my way to Calgary  Plane got delayed due to chronic forzen mist over Calgary, so the engineers had to fill the plane up so it could circle around Calgary until it was safe to land (i was freaking out)! Once the bitch landed on an icy runway, i got sent to customs than immagration, i was their for around 30mins trying to convince the asshole that i was going to canada for pure travel, and backpacking, not illegal working etc, their was apparenlty a 30-40% chance that i would be sent home, i was pretty cut. After i got let in i went to get my luggage, waited.... waited...WAITED, 30mins had gone, so i got suss, went to the desk to speak to a person (who didn't know english) who took care of the luggage department.. so after my splean venting, (about 1h 20mins later) i got told my bag got sent to a different Caresole in a plastic bag because it was a (heavy item)? it was only 14kg and the staff at LA never told me this, so by this point i was, yeah, releaved but very angry! So, i walked outside the front door, (remeber the scene from "COOL RUNNINGS" )? yeah, that was me, heh, it was -17 with snow, I waited in a line for 30mins for a taxi, which happened to be the biggest asshole taxi driver i have ever had.. so after a 30min silent drive i arrived at the Sandman Hotel, downtown Calgary on 7th Av. Walked in the door, to be greeted by a staff officer, who told me all th POWER WAS OUT! i didn't beelive him at first, i mean, it's a massive flashy building, and it didnt even have backup? so i got walked up to my room, with no lights, no torch supplied by them and no sorry or discounts.. i was pissed, very pissed off. So i bascially did what any other young aussie would do in this situation. Go to the local pub.... (which was closed) so i went to the local bottolo and got a 6pack of Calgary beer and sunk them, than fell asleep. In the morning i went to maccas, waked around, froze my balls off, (-15) heh, and took photos, which i have put up, now i'm in sum internet CAFE' you can see the rockies from certian points, very breath taking and the river is frozen all over, hehe, pretty cool! i'll post up another blog once i'm in Fernie. Peace. (mind the spelling mistakes)
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Last Updated ( Monday, 03 March 2008 )
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Written by Ryan Mcbain
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Monday, 18 February 2008 |
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Day 3 Woke up around 11, then i ventured off to Santa Monica which was a lot harder then expected (the public transport in LA is shit) had to get 3 buses, and wait like 45mins for a bus on sunset blvd (longest blvrd in LA, 7miles long) After about 30mins on the slow bus, i arrived at santa monica wharf, i meet some random guy from Virginia who looked like Obama! lol the running president guy, we chilled, took photos, walked to venice, than he wanted to go to some geeky commentary movie film on montana Av, so i said i would go, we thought it was just up the road, but no! one american said it was 4 blocks towards santa monica, so we walked 4 blocks, didnt find it! so we asked another person, she said it was 8 miles?!so i was like, bullshit, so we asked some mexican, he said it was 9 blocks! at this point Matt and I had walked about, 4 miles trying to find the bloody place, heh, eventually after 7 miles from venice, all the way up the coast we found Montana Avenue, than had to walk 14 blocksup the AV, and arrived at the film a bit late.. When that borring shit finished the trek home was waiting, Matt went off to his hostel and i just walked like, ya no, about 15km HOME! at 6ishpm! god, i wantedto killsomeone, but fortunalty for the L.A community i didn't.. haha, when i got back i ahd a shower, and here i am now.. noone to tlk to atm tho, all asian, (hope they not seein me write this bit)hehe, i'm off to watch tv and drink pepsi, chow!
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 19 February 2008 )
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