absolutely stunning

Today we celebrated Fall's arrival with a family hike along the shores of Upper Kananaskis Lake.  However, with temps hovering around 26 degrees, one wouldn't nesessarily associate today with Fall.  More like....a summer weekend.  With full campgrounds, picnickers grabbing a spot for the day, canoes and kayaks cutting through the calm waters, and hikers galore dotting trails all over K-Country.  It was a day that was perfect in many ways I suppose.  Hikers even had an extra bounce in their steps today as we made our way along the shoreline trail....us included!

The water was a beautiful calm....had me itching to get those canoes we have talked about for a few years now.  What a great day to be out on the water!

Aidan and Maelle took turns using mom's camera and took some great shots.  Hey look!  I am actually in a picture for a change!  (this is one of Aidan's shots)

The kids had a blast hiking along the trail.  Only a few stumbles and cuts today by Bree and Jenna....we have improved since the last hike! 

The colours were stunning everywhere we looked.

The girl's stuck together for most of the hike, and it was fun to listen into their little conversations as we went.  Just need to work on keeping our eyes on the trail now...

We realized again today at just how lucky we are to live near such beautiful places like Kananaskis.  The mountains continue to amaze us everytime we visit.  We are so thankful that we can bring our kids here and that they enjoy these places as much as Brent and I do.  They truly are magical.