The smoke from the forest fires in Washington state are coming up to Calgary and Banff. That’s around 600 miles for smoke to travel. Now, I’m not a scientist but that seems pretty ridiculous. There aren’t any fires or even threats of fires near Banff, yet we are getting so much smoke that the pollution levels in Calgary are 12/10 and we can’t see any of the amazing views.

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I’ve grown up not really caring about nature and the world around me… But now, as I’ve grown up, I appreciate all these things so much… I just felt so carefree and blessed up on the top of the mountains, today.

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Today, we had a new destination. We were leaving Vancouver to head to Whistler for the weekend.

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So his instructor greeted us, set up the parachute and kit and took some photos with him and all of a sudden they were running off the side of a mountain.

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The whole place was all wooden and quaint and rustic with that earthy smell of wood and pine. We felt so touristy and silly with our cameras hanging from our necks: snap happy.

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Although I barely know these people and haven’t seen them for over a decade, I can sense the strong bond of a family.

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And he’s laughing and smiling as I’m sitting there in disbelief and tears and goes, “So Beth, will you marry me?”

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“Ali, I really need to get out. Now.” I say.

He looks at me and goes “You’re green.”

And after that, I don’t remember anything.

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