Friday night we arrived at our camp sites and set up before it got too dark. We laid pretty low and just enjoyed each other's company and sat by the fire.
Above: Jon & Jess
Making Breakfast
Hiking
Following breakfast we headed out to the Falcon Lake Ski Resort to do some hiking. I believe the trail was called "The Top of the World Trail". It was a beautiful trail to climb, but I can't convincingly say that we were at the top of the world since we were still on Manitoba soil, but nonetheless it was beautiful to sit on top of the rocks and look out over the lake and islands. The beauty of the surrounding creation was amazing!
Left: myself with Lauren & Sabrina
Myself with Laurie and Jess
Along our hike we discovered this random truck, so Jess & I thought it to be a good idea to take some pictures.
Along the trail we also discoverd many wonderful batches of blueberries that tasted absolutely delightful. They were a perfect little snack!
The Girls
The Guys
Left: Kendall & Ian
Right: Our photographer Graham
Beaching It
After our hike we headed back to our campsites to make some lunch before heading down to the beach. The water was beautiful and a very nice cool down after a hike. I unfortunately was unable to go past my mid thighs in the water due to my recent tattoo, but I still was able to enjoy the refreshment of the water on my legs - just enough to cool off a bit.
Deanna & Laurie
Jess & I did not go in the water for various reasons, so we discovered a new way to enjoy the coolness of the water without fully submerging ourselves in it. It worked out to be a wonderful idea. We were cool (in multiple ways) but we were also able to enjoy the sun and not have to worry about tattoos and stuff being exposed. It was fabulous!
Dutch Blitz
we had a fairly intense game of dutch blitz on Saturday afternoon. It was so intense that Aimee was unable to even put her popscicle down. We had a lot of fun!Lawn Bowling
Falcon Lake has a lot of fun things to do around the town. We ended up choosing lawn bowling. I know that doesn't sound like your stereotypical activity for a bunch of young adults in their early 20's, but it was actually a ton of fun. We had many good laughs and just had a good time being "goofy" together. Some of us might be joining some leagues around the city, who knows :)
None of us really knew the rules of the game. We had some of the basic ideas down, but Graham kindly explained to us how to play. We discovered a lot of competiveness in people we didn't think had that.
I believe that team "Super Awesome Cool" (consisting of Josh, Graham, Deanna & myself) has some work to do before next year's game
Kristy & I found new purposes for the balls
After supper, the boys (and Melodie) decided to have a game of poker while us girls headed down to the ice cream shop for some ice cream and slurpees for those of us who needed those instead. The line up for the ice cream was crazy long, but once we all got our desert, we took a walk down to the main beach to watch the sunrise. It was a beautiful evening.
Above: The Friesen Girls
While walking down to the beach we discovered this wonderful inner tube that had the words "Big Mama" written on it. It only seemed appropriate that our beautiful pregnant girl hopped in for a picture.
All in all it was a pretty good weekend (even if camping does not come naturally to me). I had a great weekend with friends enjoying each other's company and the outdoors. I believe that the favorite quote of the weekend was the following:
Person #1: So what lake is this?
Person #2: Ummm..Falcon Lake
1 comment:
I'm guilty of being person #1...let's blame it on the heat!
Thankfully person #2 was pretty darn sweet about it!
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