This summer Amie and I have really enjoyed several day hikes and overnight trips. Great scenery, good exercise, wonderful friendships, food, and stories!

The most notable trips were hiking in Waterton Lakes National Park and hiking into Mt. Assiniboine Provincial Park, BC.

Mt. Assiniboine Provincial Park is only accessable on foot and helocopter. We opted for the former and had to work hard to fit the trip into 4 days. We ended up hiking around 80km in 4 days (a record 28.5km on day 1) over mountain ranges and through beautiful meadows. Besides great times and conversation with Matt + Jocelyn, it was great to eat and socialize with other hikers at the campsites. Everyone has something in common after hiking into the park. The conversations usually revolved around the weather or the current visibility and view of Mt. Assiniboine. 80km definitely took a toll on our bodies but nevertheless, we still played a full week of ultimate starting the day after we got back.

In Waterton we hiked with Cody + Nicole and camped at Goat Lake. We had the campsite to ourselves - right next to a pristine alpine lake. Again, an inspiring experience with inspiring company. The hike to Avion Ridge among the red rock mountains is like nothing else in the Rockies!

-steve-

Since we decided to move to Cambodia in September, the summer has been packed full of doing all of those 'final' things. Thank goodness I got every 2nd Friday off throughout the summer months - it made all of these very fun things possible.

Soaking up time with friends and family. Enjoying the Rockies (read more about some of our very fun hiking adventures in Summer 2008). Spending time on the prairies. Packing our stuff up and moving the first load out to Wakaw, SK. Sitting in Calgary parks with friends bbq-ing and playing scrabble. Going to weddings. And, enjoying the sights and sounds of Calgary.

It's been a good summer - with every weekend booked up. As we prepare to leave for Southeast Asia, I don't think we'd want it any other way.

-Amie

We haven't been doing anything that interesting this spring. The weather has been unpredictable at best and it has made it difficult to plan ahead for outdoor excursions. We have been enjoying localizing our activities such as bike riding to places and hanging out with people in our area.