Everyone has been so busy this summer that when Shannon invited a bunch of us to go hiking in Waterton this week, I jumped at the chance! We all met at Dina's house and convoyed in to Red Rock Canyon in Waterton. Between, Shannon, Dina, Megan and me we had 16 kids with us!
We hiked up to Blakiston Falls. The kids had so much fun with so many of their friends that they ran ahead of us most of the time in a big group. The moms had fun visiting as we were walking so we took a bit longer to get there.
The water level is so low this year. We need rain so much.
We all stopped at the falls and had snacks and took a few pictures.
We definitely filled the trail with our group! We had a few people stop and ask us if all these kids were ours. lol
It was such a perfect day to be out. There were no bugs, no wind and the perfect temperature to be out enjoying the park.
It was still pretty smoky from all the wildfires in BC and Montana, but we managed.
When we got back from Blakiston, the kids all climbed down to play in the river. The water was so low, that we didn't worry about them and a bunch of the kids got soaked.
Shannon had been saying earlier that every visit to Waterton this summer she's seen a bear, so she didn't want to break her record... and she didn't! This guy was on the road when we were coming out of the canyon.
We stopped by Linnet Lake and had a picnic there for lunch. The kids were more interested in gathering drift wood and playing in the water than eating. The picnic ended rather abruptly when a bear decided to come visit. We had everything gathered up and headed up to the vehicles in record time!
We had to get back so Lennard could take the van to Lethbridge for physio, but the rest of them decided to go down to Big Scoop for ice cream. As we were pulling out, I noticed Dina still there and noticed that she had a flat tire. I pulled back in and waited with her in case I needed to take them home with us. Thankfully, a good Samaritan stopped and switched the tire out for her! We never would have figured out how to get the spare off, let alone get it changed. What a blessing.
She followed me home... although we did make a quick stop in Mountain View for ice cream! Even if the day ended differently than planned, it was a great day with friends. I feel so blessed to have such wonderful friends and a national park in our backyard to play in!
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