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So here I am at the Rake and Radish farm
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stand at the back of Mount Douglas. I'm in luck today.
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I'm going to be buying basil, beans and pickling cukes.
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And then I'm going to continue with my walk that-a-way. Okay,
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so after making my successful purchase, now it's off to
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Upper Whittaker and through the saddle, and home. Okey-dokey, that's
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the plan. Starts to get steep around about here. Even
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if this was a run day, I would still be
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hiking this same climb at the same speed, but I'd
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probably be breathing a little heavier because I would have
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had a run-up to the pitch of the hill. Yeah,
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there's not much point running on this stuff unless you
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have a very good dental plan. These trails are beautiful.
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I love them. Today is Saturday. Next week will be
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our last week in Victoria until we get back from France.
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I remember when this tree root was in the ground.
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I remember when That tree was vertical. Yeah, that was
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a few years ago it blew down. It ripped itself
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right out of this trail. This is where I found
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my very first bandana. It was green. It was given
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to me, unbeknownst to the dog and the owner. So
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that's where it was, right there on that triangular rock.
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It had come off a dog's neck and somebody picked
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it up and put it on that rock for me
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to find. This is the junction between Whittaker and the
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little Mount Dug trails. I'll show you the sign right here,
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right now. To prove my point, I'm going towards the saddle.
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This is the more popular route. Little Mount Duggies and
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out and back. You can go down the steep side.
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I nearly always do. But most hikers would double back
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when it gets a little precipitous. This side is more gentle,
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going up the back a little, Mount Doug, as I
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approach the famous saddle. You could probably hear my breathing,
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my labored breathing. I'm going to pause this recording at
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the top, at the saddle. And, uh, check on the
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stats a little bit alright got to keep going to
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the saddle this is the highest point of today's hike
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another one of those triangular rocks covered in moss So
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very soon all the leaves will fall down and the
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trails will be much brighter, less shadowy. All right, get
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back to you for the finale. And now we go down. Down, down.
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So for the last clip today, you're going to have
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to put up with looking up my nostrils for a
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little while. Never really seen the fascination of FaceTime videos,
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talking heads. Kind of a Leave me cold. Anyway, so
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after having done most of this hike, I'm just about ready.
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I've already taken off my jacket because it was too warm,
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but that's the other advantage of having a backpack. I
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can shed surplus clothing as I go without having to
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tie it around my waist. All right, so this is
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the running jackal saying bye-bye to you all from the
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back of... Hello. Morning. Morning from the back of Mount
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Bug as I enter Hog Alley. That's a nice photograph.
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Say cheese! Cheese! down between the massive cedars. Hi! There's maple,
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there's spruce, there's douglas fir, and there are cedars. Bye
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bye everyone.
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So here I am at the Rake and Radish farm
2
00:00:10.359 --> 00:00:14.419
stand at the back of Mount Douglas. I'm in luck today.
3
00:00:14.500 --> 00:00:20.030
I'm going to be buying basil, beans and pickling cukes.
4
00:00:21.769 --> 00:00:29.370
And then I'm going to continue with my walk that-a-way. Okay,
5
00:00:29.390 --> 00:00:34.020
so after making my successful purchase, now it's off to
6
00:00:34.039 --> 00:00:42.840
Upper Whittaker and through the saddle, and home. Okey-dokey, that's
7
00:00:42.880 --> 00:00:52.329
the plan. Starts to get steep around about here. Even
8
00:00:52.409 --> 00:00:54.829
if this was a run day, I would still be
9
00:00:54.890 --> 00:01:00.950
hiking this same climb at the same speed, but I'd
10
00:01:00.969 --> 00:01:05.170
probably be breathing a little heavier because I would have
11
00:01:05.250 --> 00:01:13.730
had a run-up to the pitch of the hill. Yeah,
12
00:01:13.769 --> 00:01:18.099
there's not much point running on this stuff unless you
13
00:01:19.079 --> 00:01:33.010
have a very good dental plan. These trails are beautiful.
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I love them. Today is Saturday. Next week will be
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00:01:46.579 --> 00:01:51.079
our last week in Victoria until we get back from France.
16
00:02:03.810 --> 00:02:07.670
I remember when this tree root was in the ground.
17
00:02:07.750 --> 00:02:13.240
I remember when That tree was vertical. Yeah, that was
18
00:02:13.280 --> 00:02:16.939
a few years ago it blew down. It ripped itself
19
00:02:17.139 --> 00:02:25.430
right out of this trail. This is where I found
20
00:02:25.550 --> 00:02:31.210
my very first bandana. It was green. It was given
21
00:02:31.310 --> 00:02:39.560
to me, unbeknownst to the dog and the owner. So
22
00:02:39.580 --> 00:02:43.840
that's where it was, right there on that triangular rock.
23
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It had come off a dog's neck and somebody picked
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it up and put it on that rock for me
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to find. This is the junction between Whittaker and the
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00:03:02.990 --> 00:03:08.590
little Mount Dug trails. I'll show you the sign right here,
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right now. To prove my point, I'm going towards the saddle.
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This is the more popular route. Little Mount Duggies and
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00:03:22.370 --> 00:03:26.009
out and back. You can go down the steep side.
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I nearly always do. But most hikers would double back
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when it gets a little precipitous. This side is more gentle,
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going up the back a little, Mount Doug, as I
33
00:03:44.259 --> 00:03:50.530
approach the famous saddle. You could probably hear my breathing,
34
00:03:51.449 --> 00:03:58.289
my labored breathing. I'm going to pause this recording at
35
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the top, at the saddle. And, uh, check on the
36
00:04:09.860 --> 00:04:16.779
stats a little bit alright got to keep going to
37
00:04:16.800 --> 00:04:22.209
the saddle this is the highest point of today's hike
38
00:04:23.930 --> 00:04:36.160
another one of those triangular rocks covered in moss So
39
00:04:36.180 --> 00:04:40.000
very soon all the leaves will fall down and the
40
00:04:40.079 --> 00:04:52.220
trails will be much brighter, less shadowy. All right, get
41
00:04:52.259 --> 00:05:10.680
back to you for the finale. And now we go down. Down, down.
42
00:05:19.430 --> 00:05:22.589
So for the last clip today, you're going to have
43
00:05:22.629 --> 00:05:26.209
to put up with looking up my nostrils for a
44
00:05:26.269 --> 00:05:33.310
little while. Never really seen the fascination of FaceTime videos,
45
00:05:33.689 --> 00:05:40.560
talking heads. Kind of a Leave me cold. Anyway, so
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00:05:41.060 --> 00:05:46.420
after having done most of this hike, I'm just about ready.
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00:05:46.439 --> 00:05:50.120
I've already taken off my jacket because it was too warm,
48
00:05:50.160 --> 00:05:54.769
but that's the other advantage of having a backpack. I
49
00:05:54.829 --> 00:06:00.170
can shed surplus clothing as I go without having to
50
00:06:00.250 --> 00:06:05.360
tie it around my waist. All right, so this is
51
00:06:05.420 --> 00:06:09.000
the running jackal saying bye-bye to you all from the
52
00:06:09.040 --> 00:06:13.889
back of... Hello. Morning. Morning from the back of Mount
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00:06:13.930 --> 00:06:26.740
Bug as I enter Hog Alley. That's a nice photograph.
54
00:06:27.839 --> 00:06:49.199
Say cheese! Cheese! down between the massive cedars. Hi! There's maple,
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00:06:50.319 --> 00:07:01.569
there's spruce, there's douglas fir, and there are cedars. Bye
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bye everyone.
