Much of our week away was spent relaxing lakeside and Lloyd and Chris spent a great deal of time fishing. It was a great opportunity for me to do some relaxing and painting as well as LOTS of reading :)
We visited and fished at several lakes in the area including Minnewanka and Two Jack, Vermilion Lakes, Jackson, Quarry Lakes
Our favourite lake was Spray Lakes in the Spray Lakes Provincial Park. We'd hiked up to Grassi Lakes a few years ago with my Mom - and the ponds up there are just STUNNING - the waters are jade/ emerald green.....
Anyway, Spray Lakes Provincial Park is the other side of the mountains if you continue along the road going up by Grassi Lakes...it's quite a way into the back country along a fairly narrow gravel road and the further along the lakes you drive, the more you feel like you are in the middle of nowhere...the only traffic you really see is the occasional gravel truck that kicks up dust that looks like a forest fire....
The pictures above are taken over various days and at various lakes. And there is a picture of the children with their first fish :) Abby was NOT impressed with the yucky fish but Sam wanted to touch it and thought it was 'cool'!!!
