Summertime in Alberta

Every day here, so far, we go on a longer walk or a proper hike. Today's hike came with a surprise, snow! From the sky and plenty on the ground. So much so that nearer the top, it wasn't easy to ascend and even harder to decend, so at the steepest bits, we used the technique of the first man to climb Everest solo with no oxygen, we slid down on our bums. Only very experienced alpinists can do this.

Of course, this technique wearing jeans leads to cold wet bum syndrome , but luckily, Lennox chose this trail because at the bottom, there is a naturally heated thermal pool. It wasn't as hot as we expected/hoped, but it was still super nice, warming the cold bits and soothing the sore bits (mainly feet).Read more