nearly home, after heading up the BFH, and about to do a quick trip up the LFH (that’s the pathway and the bottom half of the LFH to the left of the trees)

we went for a quick bike ride and geocache hunt. we came up empty (0/2) on the geocaching, but had a nice ride anyway.

these rafters were hoisting a pirate flag. not sure they had the capability to overtake other vessels on the river, but it sure looked refreshing…

Evan and I went for an epic 31km bike ride this afternoon, making our way from Tuscany, down through Baker and Bowness parks, then on through Bowness toward downtown, before turning around and heading back up the hill for home. Not a bad ride, especially for a 7 year old!

a beautiful summer afternoon in the city. sunny blue skies, everything’s busted out green, and rafters are enjoying the river.

sunlit stalks of prairie grass in Silver Springs.

small squalls building up over the foothills, on a beautiful summer afternoon.

I was bonked on the ride home. Completely out of gas, so I had to stop to rest briefly under the Stoney Trail overpass. There were lots of other bikes out on the path, which is always great!

day 2 of the ride was definitely less gruelling than the first day, but this long, steep climb into the town of Longview as still pretty brutal.

heading south, between Okotoks and Nanton, during the 2010 Ride to Conquer Cancer

passing through Varsity after leaving campus on a gorgeous sunny summer day.