Elbow Falls - Post Flood 2013

We took a Sunday afternoon drive out to Elbow Falls in Kananaskis Country a week or so ago. It was shocking to see the damage done by the floods in June.  Sometimes I forget that it wasn't just homes and cities and towns that were affected.

There used to be a large picnic area with trees and picnic tables.  It's gone!  We walked from the parking area along the asphalt path, and it just ended.  At an 8 foot embankment that wasn't there before.  The river's course has been changed.  

The tables that used to be in the picnic area are buried under rock and debris in the river bed.

The kids are too young to appreciate what they were seeing, but Arvid and I were just in awe of the power of a raging river!

I'm alive!

I haven't posted in almost a year. Sad.  I think I've discovered that I'm not really a blogger.  At least not right now.  Every once in a while (usually while doing dishes), I have profound thoughts that I think should be shared with the world, or at least my 10 followers.  But my hands are wet, and my kids usually aren't in bed, and the moment escapes, along with my wisdom, and I end up just ignoring this blog for another day.

But...My parents need pictures of their grandkids!  They've been gone on their mission for a year, and I think I've sent them a handful of pictures.  Shame on me!  So, today I'm posting halloween pictures and sending them a link.  I commit to posting a few pictures each time I download from my camera.  We'll see how it goes.