Day trip in Kananaskis Country
While visiting family in western Alberta I managed to tick a bucket list box, when my son-in-law and I threw the boats on his car and headed west out of Calgary. Kananaskis Country is located on the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies, and comprises of rolling foothills with meadows, pine/aspen forests and sandstone bluffs in the east, and craggy limestone peaks, glaciers, waterfalls and blue green lakes in the west.
On this day it was the front-country flat- water jewels fed by high mountain snowfields and streams I wanted to see up close.
We put in to Spray L, south of Canmore. This lake is long and cold. High winds confined us to the small northern arm.
We then headed down the road to the Kananaskis lakes, but not before stopping for more scenery.
Lower Kananaskis L was calmer, but because of the long fetch was still prone to high winds and choppy waters.
We stayed on shore rather than fight strong wind and waves on Upper Kananaskis L.
On our way out we came across this resident browsing beside the road.
The sun dipped below the tall peaks, shrouding the deep valleys in shadow. Loading up and taking the long way home gave us more time to gaze at the scenery, and make plans for our next trip to Kananaskis Country.
While visiting family in western Alberta I managed to tick a bucket list box, when my son-in-law and I threw the boats on his car and headed west out of Calgary. Kananaskis Country is located on the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies, and comprises of rolling foothills with meadows, pine/aspen forests and sandstone bluffs in the east, and craggy limestone peaks, glaciers, waterfalls and blue green lakes in the west.
On this day it was the front-country flat- water jewels fed by high mountain snowfields and streams I wanted to see up close.
We put in to Spray L, south of Canmore. This lake is long and cold. High winds confined us to the small northern arm.
We then headed down the road to the Kananaskis lakes, but not before stopping for more scenery.
Lower Kananaskis L was calmer, but because of the long fetch was still prone to high winds and choppy waters.
We stayed on shore rather than fight strong wind and waves on Upper Kananaskis L.
On our way out we came across this resident browsing beside the road.
The sun dipped below the tall peaks, shrouding the deep valleys in shadow. Loading up and taking the long way home gave us more time to gaze at the scenery, and make plans for our next trip to Kananaskis Country.
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