Another Day In Paradise

Early morning snow to start the day

Here's a few more photos from an awesome weekend spent in the Rocky Mountains just recently. Yes, there's still snow out there and even today, April 21, they are calling for more flurries. You always need to be prepared for that possibility when driving, and when venturing out for a hike.

For this part of our adventure, we just did a short trek from our chalet after spending most of the day in Canmore. 

As is our tradition when visiting Canmore, we always stop in at the Elevation Gallery but this time we were lured in to the Silver Tree Studio right next door when we saw some great artwork by artist Ric Fedyna. We inevitably purchased a beautiful piece titled "Wabbit Season", which you can see in my post April 12 2017.
We also popped in to The Grizzly Paw for one of their great burgers and a pint of their fine hand crafted brew. We even bought a few bottles to take home, though I was warned to not be "you are what you drink", since we grabbed a case of "Grumpy Bear"!! haha!
We wandered trhough town but also wanted to get in a bit of a hike, so we headed back to our chalet at the Banff Gate Mountain Resort and did a little wander around the area. Many of the trails in this area are closed due to wildlife breeding being sensitive to human intrusion but there was still some places we could walk to get some great views of the surrounding mountains and enjoy the setting sun.
It's pretty hard to not have a great day when playing in our big and beautiful backyard!!

Someone who stayed at the cabin had a sense of humour about this knothole

The sun did come out and brighten things up

Canmore....who wouldn't like to live in a town in the mountains?

We went to The Grizzly Paw for a great burger and a taste (or two) of their craft beer

This particular bear we encountered was friendly enough :)

Back at the cabin, with dusk fast approaching

A quick evening walk near the cabin

I liked the way Wind Mountain was framed by the trees on this trail

The sunset on the back side of Three Sisters :)