After a few days off from our Dolomites adventure, Jake and I spent a day in the beautiful capital of Slovenia, Ljubliana, before heading to Triglav National Park on July 15, 2017. This was truly one of the greenest and most beautiful European cities I have ever seen and I would highly recommend it! There is a canal that passes through the historic downtown, a castle on the hill and street performers everywhere. There was always something to do, from sitting by the canal and

Jake Jones and I became best buds and regular adventure buddies during his time on exchange at UBC. Sadly, he had returned to Manchester to finish his degree. When Nicole Barrette and I received the Neil Mackenzie Adventure Grant to explore Scotland and I knew I was headed for Europe, Jake and I made plans to meet up 5 weeks earlier and decided to explore the Dolomites in Italy and Triglav National Park in Slovenia. With my bag packed for climbing, mountaineering and via fer