A day of fun in the mountains was a much-needed diversion from the busy schedules and demands of life. After walking the teetering truck trail together, and exploring the Emerald Lake trail, we headed on over to Crowsnest Lake where we planned to play all day! It was a chilly day and that kept the crowds down to nearly zero, but it's like Charity said, "I'd take the crowds if it meant a little heat!" Thankfully I came prepared with a pile of blankets, so we wrapped up tight along the lake's shore and played games. Breanna was determined to swim, and she actually went in the water, but besides a little wading... that was the extent of it.
We didn't avoid water play altogether, however. We had all brought our swimming suits, so we went down to the Blairmore outdoor pool - after all they had a hot tub!!! When we got there, they ushered us directly to the changing rooms - it was their FREE swim, which literally meant we got to swim for free!!! BONUS! We spent a couple of hours there. The kids stayed together, Dad favored the hot tub and I went back and forth. They went down the waterslide several times, and then they made a game of standing all together on one of the floatation boards. Of course, most of the time that thing would get submerged and tip up and back to the surface sending them off in different directions, but they did succeed once in standing on it for all of about 2 seconds before being thrown off again.
We also found a nice secluded spot with a little mountain stream trickling by where we brought supper and just enjoyed eating together in such a beautiful and peaceful place.
That was the end of our day's adventures, but what a good day it had been filled with great memories. Not only we were blessed to be surrounded by some of the most beautiful scenery in our area, but we also got to spend our day with some of the most beautiful souls in my acquaintance. I find great joy in this kind of beauty.
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