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Divided Allegiance - Elizabeth Moon
Oath of Gold - Elizabeth Moon
Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin
The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan*
The Sea of Monsters - Rick Riordan
The Titan's Curse - Rick Riordan
The Battle of the Labyrinth - Rick Riordan
The Last Olympian - Rick Riordan

* Reread.

Carousel Tides - Sharon Lee
Playing With Fire - Katie MacAlister
Industrial Magic - Kelley Armstrong
Crystal Soldier - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller*
Crystal Dragon - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller*
You Slay Me - Katie MacAlister
Balance of Trade - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller*
Fire Me Up - Katie MacAlister
Light My Fire - Katie MacAlister
Holy Smokes - Katie MacAlister
Up in Smoke - Katie MacAlister
Me and My Shadow - Katie MacAlister
Skyblaze - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
Local Custom - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller*
Scout's Progress - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller*
Mouse and Dragon - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller*
Conflict of Honors - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller*
Agent of Change - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller*
Carpe Diem - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller*
Plan B - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller*
I Dare - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller*
The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan
Fledgling - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller*
Saltation - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller*
Ghost Ship - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller -- the new book YAY!
Love in the Time of Dragons - Katie MacAlister
The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons - Katie MacAlister
Harvest Hunting - Yasmine Galenorn
Blood Wyne - Yasmine Galenorn
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
Night Myst - Yasmine Galenorn
Night Veil - Yasmine Galenorn
Sheepfarmer's Daughter - Elizabeth Moon

*Rereading the whole series before the new book in August.
 

Carousel Tides - Sharon Lee
Playing With Fire - Katie MacAlister
Industrial Magic - Kelley Armstrong
Crystal Soldier - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller*
Crystal Dragon - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller*
You Slay Me - Katie MacAlister
Balance of Trade - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller*
Fire Me Up - Katie MacAlister
Light My Fire - Katie MacAlister
Holy Smokes - Katie MacAlister
Up in Smoke - Katie MacAlister
Me and My Shadow - Katie MacAlister
Skyblaze - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
Local Custom - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller*
Scout's Progress - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller*
Mouse and Dragon - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller*
Conflict of Honors - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller*
Agent of Change - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller*
Carpe Diem - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller*
Plan B - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller*
I Dare - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller*
The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan
Fledgling - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller*
Saltation - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller*
Ghost Ship - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller -- the new book YAY!
Love in the Time of Dragons - Katie MacAlister
The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons - Katie MacAlister
Harvest Hunting - Yasmine Galenorn
Blood Wyne - Yasmine Galenorn
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
Night Myst - Yasmine Galenorn

*Rereading the whole series before the new book in August.
 

Flirt - Laurell K. Hamilton
Mouse and Dragon - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
Divine Misdemeanors - Laurell K. Hamilton
Never After - Laurell K. Hamilton, Marjorie Liu, Sharon Shinn, Yasmine Galenorn
Witchling - Yasmine Galenorn
Changeling - Yasmine Galenorn
Darkling - Yasmine Galenorn
Dragon Wytch - Yasmine Galenorn
Night Huntress - Yasmine Galenorn
Characters & Viewpoint - Orson Scott Card
Demon Mistress - Yasmine Galenorn
Bone Magic - Yasmine Galenorn
Saltation - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
Belisarius I: Thunder at Dawn - An Oblique Approach - Eric Flint and David Drake
Belisarius I: Thunder at Dawn -  In the Heart of Darkness - Eric Flint and David Drake
Belisarius II: Storm at Noontide - Destiny's Shield - Eric Flint and David Drake
Belisarius II: Storm at Noontide - Fortune's Stroke - Eric Flint and David Drake
Belisarius III: The Flames of Sunset - The Tide of Victory - Eric Flint and David Drake
Belisarius III: The Flames of Sunset - The Dance of Time - Eric Flint and David Drake

Flirt - Laurell K. Hamilton
Mouse and Dragon - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
Divine Misdemeanors - Laurell K. Hamilton
Never After - Laurell K. Hamilton, Marjorie Liu, Sharon Shinn, Yasmine Galenorn
Witchling - Yasmine Galenorn
Changeling - Yasmine Galenorn
Darkling - Yasmine Galenorn
Dragon Wytch - Yasmine Galenorn
Night Huntress - Yasmine Galenorn
Characters & Viewpoint - Orson Scott Card
Demon Mistress - Yasmine Galenorn
Bone Magic - Yasmine Galenorn
Saltation - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
Belisarius I: Thunder at Dawn - An Oblique Approach - Eric Flint and David Drake
Belisarius I: Thunder at Dawn -  In the Heart of Darkness - Eric Flint and David Drake
Belisarius II: Storm at Noontide - Destiny's Shield - Eric Flint and David Drake
Belisarius II: Storm at Noontide - Fortune's Stroke - Eric Flint and David Drake
Belisarius III: The Flames of Sunset - The Tide of Victory - Eric Flint and David Drake

So ...

This weekend marked the start of a grand adventure.

I got up early on Saturday, and drove for two hours to get to Queenston Heights, which is down by Niagara on the Lake and even close to the US border (heck we could see the border for some time, while we were there.) The day was absolutely beautiful - great weather for sure. I couldn't complain about that. We took a wander by the monument to General Brock and the really neat little memoriam to the Warriors and Veterans put there by the First Nations folk. It was sort of boggling to see that it had been there for 5 years - since the wooden frame and all doesn't really look like something permanent.

I don't even want to talk about the washrooms.

And then we went back over to the nice stone marker for the Southern Terminus of the Bruce Trail, took pictures, marked the starting location on the GPS, and started our hike by locating the first white blaze on a tree and heading that way.

We had a lovely fun discussion about obstacles we might run into and whether we should go over them, under them, around them, or through them.

The trail started out "cushy" as per Ansalon. We were making good time for about the first 5 km, and all was looking very promising. Of course, then we hit the first hill with stairs. that should have been a clue. But blithely, we continued along our intrepid adventure, laughing, talking, and otherwise enjoying ourselves. Until we reached the big Switchback hill. This was a daunting moment, at least until the switchbacks were identified and we realized that rolling down the hill asp over teakettle was not required. (Kerthunk. Ow. Whew!)

Of course, the tree that was down blocking a fair chunk of the next down hill ... with the wooden planks to make stairs ... that was even more daunting. (Even the dog wasn't entirely sure about that one.) (Just saying.)

Granted, we all made it, in one piece, no injuries, so it wasn't as bad as it looked, but there was definitely a moment of omg! Wtf have we gotten ourselves into.

I have definitely missed fun moments such as this.

Eventually we made it to our exit point at Firemens' Park, got the cars, and our lunch. The kids got to play in the playground, while the rest of us relaxed and pondered our next steps. We had thought of continuing the walk, but decided in the interests of sanity to let the next set of walking wait for another weekend. Instead, we went to the stoney creek dairy for ice cream. And fish and chips next door for dinner. And then the temperature dropped obnoxiously and we all ran home. Or in my case, drove the 1.5 hours back home to my snug little house and the four foots.

All in all, a good time, and I'm definitely looking forward to the next installment.

Ow my head. And I'm looking forward to driving home tonight. Not.