I'd love to hear your story about something positive that emerged from this episode in time.

Here's mine: A friend of mine, Gary Athans, invited me and my dog Timber to join him and his dog Apollo for a hike in Kelowna recently. Now Gary is a respected leader in the local business community and is also a serious athlete; Olympic downhill skier, World class water skier and above average at every sport he plays, so I knew this wouldn't be your average hike. Timber and I have hiked extensively in the area but we had never hit the trails at Lebanon Creek. It was great as you can see from the pictures. As we wrapped up, Gary pointed out a stone that a kid had painted beautifully and apparently several others had done the same as a project while they were out from school. A few days later, Timber and I headed back to Lebanon Creek, just the two of us, and took a different route and found several more of the painted stones. I thought to myself, had I not been traveling I might never had tried this beautiful trail - and literally at that moment I saw the stone painted "Silver Linings". By the way, the trail is 5 minutes from the home we have lived in for 13 years!

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