Paddled the lower Kicking Horse river yesterday with some of the guys from Chinook. Fun river! Was a little nervous at first since I was in my playboat and everyone else were in creekboats (sort of like me in a miata and them in Yukin XLs), but I held my own :) It was a perfect day: warm and sunny. After the paddle we hit up the local pub for pints and burgers and a bunch of guides from other companies stopped by and joined us...including Ryan!
The drive from Canmore to Golden is 2 hours of some of the most breathtakingly beautiful scenery....unreal almost. We stopped on the way back to watch a mom and baby black bear eating from the side of the road. Next time Ill bring my camera....
My new digs
I lucked out finding a wicked place for a very reasonable price--fully furnished and all inclusive! I wasnt excited about the idea of couchsurfing for 2 weeks until the room in Cody's house became available, so the morning after I arrived I did a quick internet search and found this place! Turns out I called the guy literally right after he posted it ...i was the first one to see it and took it on the spot. The guy who owns it is really nice...he has some interesting rules, but whatever...ill deal.
Two super awesome things about the house:
1) Giant backyard (with BBQ) literally ON the Bow River
2) the landlord lets me hang my kayak gear to dry in the living room...he actually suggested it so it didnt mould in the basement! Wicked!
Here are some pics of the place I took quickly...LOL this is for my family--I realise most people dont care too much about what my room looks like.... :)
My room...still unpacking! It came with a single bed, 2 dressers, bookshelf, tv dvd player and awesome view of the backyard, birdfeeder and mountains!
The kitchen...the little barfridge under the sink is all mine for food...
The view of the backyard from the kitchen window...3 wild bunnies live back there (not yet named...my vote is for Buster)
The view from the road outside the front door....I hope I never take it for granted...
The path that runs literally behind our backyard fence
....The ending of the path: Bow River
The end of the path: looking to the right
