On the edge of insanity

That is where we must be, LOL! Four of us piled into a car this morning and headed out to Canmore, Kananaskis, in the Rocky Mountains just before Banff. The morning started out at -30C and then rose and dropped a degree every once in a while and then grew colder and seemingly damper as the afternoon wore on. Hope this cold mist rising from the creek will give you an idea of the chill! Canmore is 108 kilometers, 68 miles and a 50 minute drive west of Calgary. A friend picked me up at 6:10 a.m. (I'd been up since 4:00 a.m.!), which was so much appreciated. It was the Canmore Bird Count today so, despite the deepfreeze, we walked for five and a half hours (roughly 24,500 steps!). A lady who lives in Canmore generously treated us to bagels and coffee before we started the walk and warmed us up with delicious soup and goodies on a lunch-time break. The birds must have been hiding deep within the trees, as we saw only 17 species. I think my highlight was seeing several wild bunnies! Guess what is even crazier than today - we are doing the same tomorrow, but this time going east of the city to do the Drumheller Bird Count!