Roaring Coyotes - August 2-6 - Camping in the Canadian Rockies!
The Coyotes are back from our 5 day wilderness adventure camping in the Canadian Rockies!
Sunday 2ndWe headed out to Kananaskis Country to our Pocaterra group campsite, and enjoyed the scenic views, or a nap on the way there. We joined the Chuckling Bison who had come the day before, and set up camp very efficiently and soon dinner was underway on the camping stoves. Our first meal consisted of yummy kabobs, beans, salad and watermelon for dessert. We had a campfire full of songs and laughter and went off to sleep in our tents for our first night camping.Monday 3rdOn Monday morning we fuelled up for our day with French toast, maple syrup and fruit for breakfast. Then after cleaning up, everyone got ready for our adventure of the day, which was a four-hour hike up to the pristine and picturesque Rawson Lake. At the top of the mountain we had a picnic lunch and many students and all the teachers dove into the glacial lake to cool off after working up a good sweat on the hike up. A grizzly bear was in the area, but luckily we didn’t run into it, although many students wanted to see it. Once we arrived back at our campsite we cooked a supper of cornmeal back bacon and cream of mushroom pasta.Tuesday 4thWe got up bright and early and quickly ate a breakfast of croissants and yogurt so we could leave at 9am to go on our day’s activities. Half of the students went to Lake Louise National Park to go horseback riding around the iconic lake, while the other half continued on their bus ride to Columbia Icefields in Jasper National Park. The students had a barbeque hot dog lunch and headed off to their respective activities. The tour of the Athabasca Glacier was certainly very ‘cool’! We got to drink fresh, cold, glacier water and walk around on ice in the middle of August! On the way back to Lake Louise we stopped at some scenic lookouts to take some pictures. The horseback-riding group had an amazing time, riding on playful horses, through the beautiful landscape, in the lake and on trails. Both groups had a chance to shop for souvenirs to remember their time exploring the Rockies. We got back to our campsite in the evening and cooked a delicious dinner of spaghetti and ground beef in tomato sauce. We ended our night with another song-filled campfire.Wednesday 5thWe took full advantage of the peace and quiet of the woods and slept in until 10am. We ate a breakfast of English muffins, eggs, and turkey sausage and prepped for our day of mountain biking. Upon returning we ate a lunch of noodles, sausage, cheese and crackers and hung out and played sports. In the evening we whipped up a yummy dinner of rice, chicken and sautéed vegetables, accompanied by salad, and had fruit and cookies for dessert. We had our campfire inside tonight because of the rain, but we still had a great time spending time together.Thursday 6thThursday morning came surprisingly quickly and there was lots to do! We had to pack up our tents and belongings because it was our last day! Once the trucks were packed up and the bus loaded, we headed out of Kananaskis on a long bus journey to Edmonton where we went to the biggest mall in North America: the West Edmonton Mall. After lunch, the students went off to shop or to the mall’s biggest attraction, the famous World Waterpark. There students swam in the gigantic wave pool, went on some daring water slides and relaxed in the hot tubs. It was a great day and everyone had so much fun! We left the mall and headed back to Calgary for our last two nights![AFG_gallery id='372']