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| A foothills sunrise |
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| Early morning bike ride, while the kids sleep in the tent and Maria is out there running somewhere. |
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| Happy boy heading up Yamnuska for the 2nd time. Enticed by the long scree run! |
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| 45 minute drive from home |
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| In a pensive mood..... |
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| Here's what he came for! |
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| The goose following in mom's footsteps |
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| Maria running with Carla for the last few hundred metres of the 5km |
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| Mom has won this trophy 4 times |
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| ...a we bit of history |
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| camping chores |
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| This is where the goose wanted to camp! |
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| Ramon's new bike...designed in Oz and made in somewhere in Asia. |
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| ah choo! |
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| Can I be like Nairo Quintana when I grow up? |
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| Paddle kayak...bow river Banff |
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| Paddle boat, Bowness lagoon |
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| Paddle bum.....tennis with Ryan |
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| Ryan surfing Calgary |
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| Out to explore a bit of North America on a one month road trip. West is the best :) |
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| El maestro |
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| This flatlander sure has a good grip! Ha Ling peak |
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| ....a wee bit different from the Halifax environs..... |
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| Ptarmigan Cirque hike, above Highwood pass |
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| Larches..... |
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| spot the 2 grizzlies..... |
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| .....better viewed with binoculars |
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| "I've been cut by the beauty of jagged mountains".....Bruce Cockburn. We speak Spanish....Ryan speaks music. |
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| Who hasn't played Battleship in their youth? |
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| Top of Sulfur Mountain....hike up, gondola down |
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| Banff Ave tourists |
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| Cool as a moose...or a goose.... |
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| Top of Prairie mtn, with Moose Mtn in the distance |
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| ....and a close up of the summit of Moose Mtn. |
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| No wonder he only stayed a week..... |
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| Banded peak on the left....Outlaw and Glascow middle and right |
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| Raven admiring the view of the rolling hills |
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| Early winter this year |
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| The goose makes wicked salads.... |
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| "The Hanger" at the Calgary Climbing Centre beside the airport....just opened up. Kids love this place! and dad doesn't have to belay....the rope works like a seat belt |
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| Ramon coming down and Carla and the Beanstalk |
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| These wheels move! |
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| The holds fold down from bottom up as the clock ticks away. Carla flies up this wall....Ramon is not quite so agile as his sister. |
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| Inside the blacklighted shaft |
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| 1st XC race of the year. Ramon's goal is to do the 4km in every race....about 8 of them I think? |
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| Carla's journal from school last year..... |
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