Passing the Torch

In the middle of writing up my last post, I looked out the window and noticed a crowd gathering in front of the rock. There was also a lot of police activity. Holy moly, I thought, the Olympic torch is about to go by! I grabbed a coat and ran down to capture this historic event.

Twenty-one years ago, I saw the torch being passed on in my home town ahead of the 1988 winter games in Calgary.  It boggles my mind that I can recall so clearly an event that happened more than twenty years ago. I’m getting a little long in the tooth. 🙂

first glimpse of the torch!

first glimpse of the torch!

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passing the torch

passing the torch

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the new runner takes off... walking

the new runner takes off… walking

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