Kicking Horse Gondola

On one of our "outing" days we bought tickets for the gondola ride to the peaks at the Kicking Horse Resort.   The days were continually getting colder but this was a bit of a warmer day so we thought it would be a good day to go up for a ride and see the views and do one of the hikes.  We were mistaken in how far up we were going as it was extremely cold up at the top of the mountain!  Close to freezing!  What a view though, it was really amazing being level with the tops of all the mountains in the area and seeing the valleys below.  Incredible.  And almost scarily high.  There were some really neat trails we could do but found out quickly that Marla and Abby were going to freeze on us and Rowan was a bit clumsy and I could just imagine him tumbling down the side of the mountain (!!) so I decided to return to the condo and let Andy "quickly" do a hike with Seth.  I'm glad we had the opportunity on a clear day to go to the summit, as the views were really worth it.  Next time - more clothing required.  :)

We started a trail, then turned around. :)

See how high we were - all the peaks behind us.

Myself and the four kids watching Andy and Seth continue hiking from the Gondola.

And Andy also took one of us in the Gondola! :) Seriously, look at that ridge though! Beautiful.

Below are the pictures from the ridge walk Andy and Seth did.  Seth loved it and was such a good sport.  It makes my heart happy that Andy can do these things with a son now.  How special is that?

Incredible views. And incredible danger to my eyes ;)

This final picture below is one Seth loves.  He thought a snowboard bench was the neatest thing ever.  Till he found out the reason it was there was in memory of someone who died there in a snowboarding accident.  Still, he asked I put it up :)