A little girl in Grand Forks, B.C. wanted to find the Grinch before Christmas, so a family friend brought her to one atop the West Kootenay cityB次元官网网址檚 Observation Mountain.

Six-year-old Olivia Jackson and Frank Phipps went on their quest Monday, Dec. 20, finding the green Christmas character at the summit.

While Olivia has a brilliant imagination, she has difficulty covering long distances. But everything came together when OliviaB次元官网网址檚 aunt, Sam Popoff, reached out to her hiking buddy, Phipps.

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Phipps, whoB次元官网网址檇 never met young Olivia, volunteered to carry her on his back as followed green B次元官网网址淕rinch tracksB次元官网网址� up the steep slope.

B次元官网网址淪he believes that the Grinch lives up at the star,B次元官网网址� he told The Gazette, referring to the mountaintop tower bearing a giant star that can be seen from the valley floor when it lights up at night.

OliviaB次元官网网址檚 mom Sandy said MondayB次元官网网址檚 excursion had been her daughterB次元官网网址檚 first-ever hike.

B次元官网网址淪heB次元官网网址檚 been into The Grinch for the last couple years, but this year, she started asking if she could hike up and find him.B次元官网网址�

PhippsB次元官网网址� efforts went a long way to making OliviaB次元官网网址檚 Christmas bright.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 been a struggle for her because she has special needs. So it made the experience so much more exciting for her,B次元官网网址� Sandy explained.

Christmas, of course, is a time where anything can happen. So long as you believe.

laurie.tritschler@grandforksgazette.ca
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