April 2011 pt. 2

Waterton Lakes Lodge!!!

Last year Nathan and I took advantage of Waterton Lakes Lodge 2 for 1 winter deal and absolutley loved it! We Figured that a good getaway in the winter helps cure the wintertime blues and breaks up the monotony of the cold white months. This year we convinced our friends Shannon and Cody Toone to join us. We couldn't be away from the kids for 2 nights, so we did 2 rooms for the price of one. We headed up on Friday right afterschool and got settled into our rooms, then rented ski equipment and drove up the Cameron lake road to do some cross country skiing. This was my second time ever going and I absolutely enjoyed every minute of it! This post is going to be filled with a bunch of pics to commemorate the outing and the beauty of Waterton!
On the right is Cody and Shannon at the very beginning of our cross country skiing adventure!
Below is me looking down the trail (roadway) to Cameron Lake.

The next two pics are of each couple once we had reached Cameron lake.


I was amazed at the amount of snow that was up there in comparison to everywhere else. This was one of the outhouses that is open during the summer!

And of course if you know Nathan and Cody at all they have to find a way to challenge themselves during any adventure. This was the slope down into the parking lot that they decided they needed to test their telemarking skills on!
I guess cross country skiis weren't meant for telemarking! But they sure made for a good laugh!

Apart from some sticky snow on the way back making it a little more than frustrating for both of the guys, and one or two falls throughout the trip it was an amazingly beautiful adventure!
We figured we had better get one more shot before heading back down to the Lodge for the night!
After skiing we had dinner at Vimmy's Lounge and sat by the fire to warm up. The food was amazing and totally filling, yet we went back to our room to play games and EAT MORE snacks until we were stuffed!
The next morning we had a wonderful breakfast in the Lounge. Then went back and gathered our things and checked out. Since we still had sitters at home for a few more hours we decided to head back to the lounge to hang out and play games.
Both Nathan and Cody are very into Chess, both running chess clubs at their respective schools, so of course that was one of the games of choice for them while Shannon and I chatted away and exchanged laughs!






What a terrific getaway with terrific people! Something we will have to make a yearly tradition of. I would recommend it to anyone wanting to get away for a little bit, but not wanting to go too far from home!