August 5, 2015 Mountain Drive

Today we had a real treat:  a mountain drive!  We were again picked up by our friends Gwynn and Fero, and with a picnic lunch we set out for the rocky mountains southwest of Calgary.  Oh my, what a great day!  We stopped in a little town called Longview, then headed into the mountains on Hwy. 40.  The main area we visited was the Kananaskis area.  It has a big provincial park and a big ski area.  We spotted wildlife, and we saw SUCH mountains!  These are some very dynamic peaks, with visible fault lines and lots of uplifts.  Breathtaking!  Here are the pictures.....

A slow-moving river of stones, where there are Pika.  Alas, we didn't see any.

We DID see a small herd of bighorn sheep;  this was about half the group.

Aw, look at this cute lil feller!

The guys were keeping watch up on the hill.

We had a delicious picnic lunch!

Here we are at the Kananaskis Lodge area.

Fero and Gwynn.

Aaaaand, here is our moose sighting!

Having a bite on the side of the road; this one is about 2 yrs. old.

Look at the twisting and folding....

Clouds rolled in just as we headed home.

And here is the sight we had as we approached our campground....