Weathering the Vulcan rainstorm

Earlier this week I made the trek down to MEC in search of a few things brought to mind by recent hikes. An earlier hike put the waterproofing of my hiking boots to the test, and they passed that test. (Although I also discovered then that if you end up more than knee-deep in snow without waterproof pants, water can still get in). Last Saturday's 20km-ish hike though left me with a few blisters so I picked up some better insoles.

The previous hike I referred to, which involved snow of greater than knee hike on the trail, rain, and even a little thunder also meant that I needed some better weatherproof clothing. I had discovered that my coat had lost my of its weatherproofing capabilities and so I picked up some stuff to hopefully restore that, as well as splurging on some other raingear.

I also got suckered into buying another guide book before walking out with my wallet metaphorically $200 lighter (who pays with cash anymore?). One thing that the book reminded me of is that the town of Vulcan, AB is just about an hour and a half from Calgary. Given the proximity of a flight museum and that I'm a mild Trekkie, I do think that I shall have to make the trek out there sometime soon.