Give me the choice between a week in Mexico relaxing on the beach, or exploring  Banff, or the Rocky Mountains and the mountains will win EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

I’ve become slightly obsessed with learning the names of all the mountains I see out driving. I am headed to Canmore and Banff in May for some photoshoots and already I am making a list of the lakes and mountains I want to see!

My instagram is full of hikers, and explorers. So even when I am home with the kids, I can see the mountains. I’ve become obsessed with mountains I’ve never seen in person…my bucket list of mountains to see growing longer and longer all the time.

I get sentimental about mountains. They take my breath away, give me goosebumps and sometimes (ok all the time) make me cry. I get this exhilarating urge to get to the perfect viewing point. To go around one more corner. Just so I can stand and take them all in. The worst part is having to turn back and head home. It really is true when they say “the mountains are calling….” cause really, I must go!

It has been on my bucket list for the past few years to hike Mt. Cheam with my Dad. He has hiked so many mountains all over the lower mainland! With summers being my busiest time I hadn’t had the chance to go yet. He called me a few days ago and said “what are you doing Friday? I think we can make it up Cheam still!” Let’s go! Luca was in school, and Marco was off work, so we packed up Soph and brought her along too!! My good friend Megan hopped in as well and we were off!

The forest service road is a bumpy one! I think we all had a bit of motion sickness afterwards!  But we made it within a km of the parking lot! After a bit of a sketchy 30 foot slide backwards in my Dad’s truck, he decided it best to park it and just walk around! (I was also starting to get a BIT nervous! Check out how narrow that road is!!)

I can’t WAIT to head back up in the Spring and hike all the way up to the top! :)

 

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