Head for the Hill

On Sunday, we went out for our first official hike of the year, with some friends from Cochrane, John and Rebecca. We decided to start with a short, fairly easy walk with some scenery, climbing the hill overlooking the Station Flats area of the Elbow Valley. It was a gorgeous day, and we found a good scenic spot for lunch.

Below, Yola relaxes in her "private" shade, Tammy extols to Rebecca the benefits of a hat to prevent the "bleached blonde" look, and John demonstrates the here to for undiscovered use for dried apricots that have become soft and malleable in one's backpack.

And despite being somewhat late, there was floral abundance along the trail. Below, orchids, violets and Indian paintbrush.