Family antics

The wanderer returns from his little 8 week walk across Ellesmere Island
 He and John Dunn covered about 750km on often unexplored territory.
Amazing.

Summer hail on our balcony - Don't think the plants liked it too much
but then it is the mountains and it has been a wet summer.

We are a mountain family. Awesome day

Me trying to keep up! I sure worked up a sweat!

Shona and Chris stride down Tent Ridge on our annual family hike

Family Farewell to Shona Andrew and kumu - Godspeed

Shona and her beloved Kumu plus gerry cans

Moose having a drink up near Eohippus Lake. Love the name of the
lake really has nothing to do with the animals of the Rockies.

Paradise in Canmore Gardens

Detail in Shady Retreat.
Darlene and Darrel's Garden

Everything is honored in this garden - water, rocks, wood and plants.

Detail fromSping Creek

Xeriscape garden with magnificent fossils
Eric Kuhn and Sue Webb

Xeriscape Garden

Bee balm
Chicadee Pines B& B

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The grand garden of Stan Niemies Chickades Pines B&B

Detail of pathway - not an inch of space is wasted in this garden.
Carmelo and Anneke private heaven.

An over abundance of produce.

These Basil plants produce 10 kgs of Pesto each year!
I'm jealous!

Zucchini grown in Canmore - amazing

Tomatoes on wheels plus protective plastic.

The science of rain barrels.

Carmelo and Anneke's Garden

Sunshine Meadows - The heart of the Rockies.

Paintbrush comes in a myriad of colours.

Western Anemone with a bad hair day.

Anna flying

Anna and Wilma on the summit of Quartz Ridge
Anna ran to Skoki and back about a week ago.

Why do mountain sheep like to hang out on the edge
of a precipice - there wasn't even anything there to eat.

Shona displays her athletic skills.
Below are the three loons we spotted on laryx lake. The fourth circled
around and we were treated to a wondrous
ensemble of Loon Song.

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Mother and daughter at the lookout after going over Twin Peaks

Summer flowers in their fullness

Shona and Anna with our objective Quartz Ridge in the background.

Wenkchmena - Obabin Pass

What a spectacular morning - a day to live for that's for sure.

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Proud aggressive Mama of 5 chicks.

Believe it or not these are Sandhill Cranes - we heard them then saw
these magnifcent birds with 104cm wing span.
And guess what they mate for life.

Well it kind of speaks for itself.

View of Goodsirs from Wenkchemna Pass

Fortress left from the old hostilties between the British Columbians
The Albertans - except I have spent too much time hiking in the
European Alps and have good imagination.

Looking up to Opabin Pass

What a pretty tree!

Wilma pops out onto Opabin Pass where we met
Sharon Wood with two clients.

Marg strides down the Opabin Glacier.

Canmore Folk Festival

Indian dancers add colour to our valley

Native Americans from Morley

Ruthie Foster

Matt Anderson and
Vieux Farka Toure

And the rain came, brought thunder and lightening.

Elissa and Mike hide under the tarp

Buffy Sainte- Marie was sure worth waiting out the rain and cold.
At 68 she wooed us with Universal Soldier and her other great songs.
Reminded us that in North America there are 5 high end institutions
where we can go and learn about war
and not a single one dedicated to Alternative Dispute Resolution.
She is my kind of gal.