Opinion

This is the second in a pair of guest columns by my sons, this one by Toronto-based writer/editor JAMES HARBECK, creator of the popular blog for lovers of the English language, Word Tasting Notes (sesquiotic.wordpress.com).

On Aug. 12, I was flying into Denver and still feeling the effects of the four-day TransRockies Challenge. I had got pretty beaten up riding my mountain bike, navigating trail sections between Blairmore and Canmore.

It is a pretty humbling experience to see a community holding someone special in their hearts and minds, and to witness the outpouring of love, generosity and gratitude unfold in front of your eyes.

In the midst of an unexpectedly full summer, my wife Mary Anna and I were actually able to squeeze in a memorable three-hour mini-holiday.

So far, in TransRockies Quest 888, I have completed three events, the Skirt chaser 5km, the Fernie 80km Trail Ultra and the Kananaskis three day 76km Trail Ultra. On July 13, it was a change of pace, The TransRockies Gran Fondo.

I’m writing from the good ship “Hospice.” It is a wonderful place to be. The staff is amazing, the food is great and the smiles never stop coming. And my visitors never stop coming.

Bragg Creek is alive and well. Well, maybe not that well, but it’s getting there. One can only appreciate the flood damage done to that community by seeing it in person. It is simply awful. It simply can’t be imagined.

His final two July 12 tweets read: “What the crap is a Sharknado” and “oh IT’S A SHARK TORNADO.” Perfectly fitting comments for a Gleek. Yet, Cory Monteith died a day later from causes alarmingly unfitting for a charter member of Glee.

Alright, so I was off on my National Hockey League playoff predictions. But my hat goes off to Boston Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron for playing through a broken rib, punctured lung and more.

Here is a fine example of relatively new residents to the Cochrane area that have consistently kept Cochrane’s history alive and actively got involved in the community.