The smoky weather wasn't going to keep us from being outdoors
while we were headed to Calgary already.
We played with friends the night before.
Board Games, and Trampolines.
We decided to take the kids to troll falls.
We had attempted this a long time ago,
it did not turn out as well as
this adventure did.
Picking up walking sticks along the way.
Exploring the Teepees made of poles.
Crossing the river over and over.
Some of us took the safer route.
The girls loved playing on this one.
(It was ridiculously stable.)
The big kids loved the falls.
The smaller ones just thought they were loud!
(They were right, it was loud!)
We went back down to the fork in the trail to try the upper falls.
First a test of water depth!
Even though the river was calm there, it was deep!
Another pole structure to explore.
Viewing the top of Troll Falls!
Some tricky sections.
A little hut dug in the hill.
Clearly some are having more fun than others.
Upper falls!!
Even this girl thought it was awesome!
And she found the snow her favorite!
This girl was a trooper, until she felt the cold snow.
Then it was all over.
We loved spotting chipmunks along the trail as well as flowers.
The girls thought it was super funny when I told them
these orchids were called lady slippers.
This was an excursion for the record books.
We even ran into some friends from Edmonton
on the way back down!
So glad we took the time to do this as a family.
