The Adventures of the Tober-Zambrano Family

Saturday, January 4, 2020

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nov-Dec 2019

Mamita on her way home from Colombia

Chef Goose

Carla with some school friends

Ramon checking out some virtual reality

Such decadence

Ramon going for it at Lake Louise/Paradise chair

He's getting to be quite the skier!

The Big Box

Flames vs LA Kings

Maria and Ramon, with Carla walking back up

The cat/goose

Castle mtn

Wonderful painting at Castle mtn....Dr. Seuss type trees

Taking a leap at Castle

Mike flying along on snowshoes

Carla trying out dad's new snowshoes. (First time I've been snowshoeing since high school.)

Ramon is now officially a TEEN.

Calgary city scape

Calgary tower is now well dwarfed

Prairie mtn yet again....

....with microspikes

The Big Fun Centre

Hiking up Lady Mac above Canmore....to the small bump just beyond the helipad with......

.....Mike

Feliz ano!

The look of determination at the finish line. Maria won the Canadian XC masters division in Abbotsford and when then named Canadian masters runner for November.

Monday, November 11, 2019

Sept-Oct-Nov 2019

1st day of school! Carla's entry into middle school in grade 6 and Ramon in grade 8.

Can't seem to get enough of this place. http://www.calgaryclimbing.com/locations/climbpark/

Dad showing his age. I really slowed Carla down!

Hike up Barrier mtn.

Lake Sikome

Tabernac on Pilot mtn, with Castle mtn looking rather insignificant in the background.

The crux on Pilot mtn

Mike making his way up Gap mtn

Highwood pass in the background

Mike making his way down Gap Mtn.

Carla running the Calgary NW schools cross country race on Nose Hill.

Black dot near bottom LHS.....what could it be? Griz country. 2nd time I've turned back on Mt. Denny due to bear activity.

Big Bend peak....just before the Sunwapta pass.

Yum. Enjoy a feed on the way, whilst on the lookout for Ursus arctos

View of the big bend from part way up Big Bend Peak.

Summit in the background

Found a register from 1942 buried in the summit cairn.

Can never have enuf Western Anemones.

Summit of mtn Redoubt, behind Lake Louise ski area. Was last up this one in 93 I think. Did a different route this time.

Grizz country

Well....wouldn't you know it.....a griz. That's junior's butt, following behind mom.

On my way down Mt. Redoubt, I laid down for a rest on this flat rock for 5 mins. When I opened my eyes and raised my head....momma griz with junior in tow were making their way up the small creek about 20m away. They passed by me from where the photo was taken; a distance of about 10 m. She turned her head and looked right at me (probably thinking; you move and your dead meat) and kept on going, without breaking stride. My pack with the bear spray was 4 m away. So on a day when there were NO signs of bear activity, I let my guard down for 5 mins and.........I'm still here! Crazy. She would have heard me with my trademark COOOOEEEEE yell earlier and then smelled my as she got closer. Hence no element of surprise for her.

That's momma bear up there. Just before she would have gone out of sight, she stopped and started digging. I watched for 10-15 and then made my way down.

...and the old man survives to celebrate another b'day.

Nose creek.

Mom's 49th b'day.

Car camping. Lot's of room in the Sienna.

A visit with grandma Lori.

2nd and liking last visit to the Enchanted Forest, as they will be too old for this the next time we drive by.......https://www.enchantedforestbc.com/