I guess if a person wants to SHOP or DINE or stare out the window at the mountains from their indoor hot tub, it could get pretty boring !

However, I’ve camped outdoors in K-country with my children, regularly over the past 20 years. There are so many hikes, rocks to climb, waters to paddle, trails to explore, wildlife to observe, weather changes, and natural beauty to be appreciated … endlessly fascinating, never boring, and we were always sad to leave. Socially, we had great card games, conversations, and meals around the campfire. My fondest family memories are in those mountains.

Canmore is spectacular, like many other corners of the world. We tried to ‘leave only footprints’, we did our best. We were not perfect human beings, but we were thoughtful campers, and we respected the land.

We all need to be cognizant not to love our national parks, protected areas, and public natural treasures to death!

However, a simple reality is, acknowledging our dependence and appreciation for a certain portion of development. We filled up our gas tank in Canmore, bought groceries, beverages, took our kids to the candy store, bought maps and secondhand books from downstairs bookstore. And yes, occasionally we took our kids to McDonalds ;) We were grateful to have those services nearby.

Long story short, the Canmore ‘window gazing condo’ wasn’t the experience we personally wanted, but we were gracious visitors and will always be enduring fans of Canmore’s outdoor offerings … so if some find it boring, that actually might be a good thing for Canmore, in a roundabout way, no?

Yesterday in the paper there was a report that came out and said that 25% of the children who live here, live well below the poverty level. How sad!!!!!!! Maybe an economic collapse will bring some balance to a very unbalance society.