Sunday, August 7, 2016

A Saturday Mountainous Adventure

I feel so much gratitude for an amazingly unbelievable and epic experience yesterday. We headed over to the mainland to spend the day with our dear friends Karen, Volodya, and Amalia.  I went for my first ever helicopter ride!  I am fearful of heights and usually prefer to keep my feet on mother earth, so this shows the confidence I have in Volodya our pilot!  We went to a beautiful spot north of Stave Lake for a lovely picnic.
Preparing for take off...


Tasha, Amalia, & Karen excited & ready to go

Flying over Abbotsford

Heading north

 The views were AMAZING!


Mount Judge
Mount Judge in the clouds



Looks who's helping fly!
Tasha & Amalia are a bit concerned...


A lovely destination


This will be the place I go to in my head when I do a mountain meditation!



Mosquito shot!











Before we knew it, it was time to get going.


 





















Guess who's helping fly again....
 Karen seems confident in Aaron's co-flying abilities;)


Someone is having fun!
Somebody pooped out from the excitement of the day
Back to the city & reality...


Safe & Sound and back on the ground


It was the most unbelievable experience! I can honestly say I will never forget it and am so grateful for the opportunity to spend time with a few of my favourite people doing something AMAZING!