We had planned to go to the Alberta Dental Convention in Jasper this last weekend with Lindsay. We left for Jasper on Thursday evening, stayed one day at the convention, and then on Friday afternoon we drove the four hours over to Banff, so Lindsay could meet up with James and attend a wedding reception with him their for their friends.
It was snowing on our trip up to Banff, but still very beautiful. We saw the Tangle Creek Falls in full force! It was so beautiful!
As we continued our drive, we noticed alot of people gathered along the side of the road. As we got nearer, we saw a black bear just meandering along foraging for food. It was amazing to see how uninterested he was in all of us...thank goodness.
We stayed at our time share in Canmore, Banff Gate Mountain Resort, for two nights...Friday and Saturday. We love it there! The chalets are so comfortable and are nestled in the beautiful Rocky Mountains. That evening Linds and James came up and stayed with us after the reception was over.
Mark came up on Saturday morning and joined us. We went out Saturday afternoon for a lovely hike through the hills near the cabin. It was warm, but not really sunny...but at least not raining. We didn't see too much of interest, just the surrounding mountains, but oh... somrelaxing and refreshing to be in the mountains again!
We always have fun here and usually one of the highlights is the food we cook together. This weekend was no exception...we put together quite a spread. Lindsay made some delicious twice baked potatoes...
...and Mark cooked us up some delicious steaks!
We enjoyed a great meal and had fun just enjoying the food and the time together!
We went down to the rec centre and went swimming and then had some fun playing a game of pool. A great way to relax!
Mark went home Saturday night, and missed out on our movie night...we watched movies 'til midnight! One about a deep sea diver named Carl Brashear, very good...and another about two men who climbed K2 and survived...an uplifting evening of movies!
Sunday morning we packed up and headed home and stopped by and attended Sacrament meeting at Mark's ward in Calgary. It was nice to see him, but he was very busy doing his clerking duties!
It was a lovely weekend. Always so fun to be in the mountains, especially with family!!
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