First Summer In Canada

So I am currently living in Canada… Lake Louise Alberta to be more specific and right now it is -30 Degrees Celsius, and I am sitting here reminiscing about summer. If you don’t know already, I am not Winters Biggest fan, I love snow, I think it’s so beautiful, and there is lots of fun things to do in it, but I just can’t seem to handle the cold temperatures and getting dressed in so many layers every day for 8 months straight. And yes I have already spent a very long, cold and snowy winter here in Canada last season where I managed to survive temperatures of -42 Degrees Celsius, but lucky (kind of sad, as I hate goodbyes) I am only doing a very short 2-3 month season this year before I am off on my next adventure (somewhere A LOT Warmer…. Keep Posted!!)

I love and live for summer, coincidentally i only realised that half way through my first very long and cold winter last season. But all in all I still pushed through and enjoyed ‘summer’ for the very few months it was here (like 2 months). My first summer in Canada was pretty amazing, I went white water rafting (not my first time); Fun, but cold, rapids were only classes 2-4 so good for first timers. Rock climbing; I loved it so much, a full body workout but oh my gosh, if you are reward driven then try this out, the views you get the higher you go for to die for! LOTS of Hiking (I will post another blog on some of the best hikes here in the area). Zip Lining; Bike Riding; Horse Riding; Canoeing; Bear Watching; Road trips through the mountain range. All in all, If you are very outdoors and love being active, a summer in the Canadian Rockies is a MUST DO once in your life. 

- Danie J