Bowmount Park and the Bow River Pathway Bike Ride
We have been so lucky here in Calgary to have had a wonderful, hot summer and an even better start to fall. Still hitting the high 20's, you can't help but want to get outside and enjoy it while it lasts! And that is exactly what we did! The last day of September was a scoarching 28 degrees and so Dad, Cam, myself and Patty (a friend in town for just a few days) hit the bike pathways and took in the fall glory.
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| Pee break! |
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| The Bow River and Mountains beyond |
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| Nothing like sunbathing nude at the end of September |
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| Fall colors in the city |
We biked from our house, down the Edworthy hill and then went west up the Bow River Pathway system. The whole river valley is a sea of gold, reds and oranges as all the fall colors have come out in full. It is amazingly beautiful and it hardly feels like you are in the city at all as you cruse down the pathway.
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| Kayakers on the Bow River and a train going over the bridge |
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| Cam just loves being outdoors! |
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| A great thinker to-be |
Rocky Horror
Front Row Centre - a volunteer based community theater is currently presenting the Rocky Horror Picture Show! They put on a outstanding interpretation of the cult classic and it is really a must see if you can catch it before the show closes! Not wanting to miss out myself, I rounded up the roomates, we all got dressed up,slathered on the makeup, I had Dad come watch Cam and then we were off to the Midnight showing! Paul met us there as soon as he got off from work and it was a damn good time!
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| Dressed to kill ; Kelsey, Patty, Shy and Clayton |
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| Shy, Clay, Patty, Frank (audience member), Kelsey |
Its been about a year and a half since I wore makeup, at least 6 months since I had shaved my legs last and even longer since I could even try fitting into anything sexy - but you cant half-ass for Rocky Horror! My face felt raw for the next few days from all the makeup and I was surprised to find that I actually fit into my corset and garder belt. All very well worth it! Again, go see this show!!
Reserviour Bike Ride
The first day that Kelsey's friend Patty was in town the three of us (and Cam) biked from our place to the elbow river path way (near sandy beach) and around the reserviour! It was another amazing day here in the city and so we packed a picnic and set off to show Patty the city - or at least the parts worth seeing...
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| Kelsey and me checking out some rad graffiti |
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| A sail boat on the reserviour |
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| Nothing like peeing with a view! |
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| Cam and Me in the sunset glow |
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| Three lovely ladies on a bridge with... wine?! |
After watching the sunset over the reserviour over a picnic dinner oof cheese, crackers and wine we were off biking again into the early evening. On our way home we found oursevles at My Favorite Ice Cream Shop and couldn't help but finish the evening off with a scoop of gelato!!
Little did we know... the evening still had something up it's sleeve for us....
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| In the ice cream shop |
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| Kelsey showing off the goods |
After finishing up our desert we jumped back on our bikes and I immediately realized that my back tire was FLAT!!! I must have the worst luck with bike tires... but this time I was *more* prepared - I had brought a tire pump!! Unfortunately after a few minutes of pumping uselessly we found the head of a roofing nail nestled in my treads... just as we were brain storming what our coarse of action would be another patron of the ice cream shop saw our predicament. She kindly offered Me, Cam and our bikes a ride home in her truck! No pushing a bike for endless kilometers this time!! From now on though I am carrying a complete bike repair kit...
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