Outdoor Moments

"I can't believe we actually walked all that way!!!" Rob, Greg and Brian attempt the Marble Canyon Trail in 1980 and get turned back by incessant rain.

		On the trail out, the trio encountered this bridge, which spanned a small stream.

"I see why you suggested the bridge." Creek crossing in the mountains can be hazardous at best, and deadly at worst.

		Multiple Sclerosis, a disease of the central nervous system, can have profound effects on a person's physical abilities. MS actually has nothing to do with this picture but I don't know if Rob knew what was in store for him when this picture was taken. The feeling of exhaustion that is conveyed here by Rob may have just been foreshadowing.

hOne of the many rewards of working and playing in the outdoors, is the satisfaction of reaching such a spectacular site as this. Helmut falls is beautiful, but a more visceral observation is the feel of the ice-cold water droplets piercing through pant-legs as we stand near the base of the fall. No photograph of the 600 foot falls can do that sensation justice. Here Greg, Lee and Derrick are enjoying a rest.

		So much of what we take for granted in day-to-day life must be reconsidered in the wild. Here, I'm getting some water with Margaret on a Campbell Collegiate Outdoors trip.

As we look back over the lake, we can see through the last pass before the foot-hills. On an outdoors trip taken with both Gull Lake and Campbell Collegiate, students enjoyed the beauty that the Lake Minnewanka area had to offer.

		This photo gives us an understanding of the magic which can be felt by hikers and climbers in the Rockies. Mount Edith Caval is a place in Jasper National Park which can give you this view only a short distance from the car parking lot.

Even in Saskatchewan, children of all ages can enjoy the beauty and splendour that nature has to offer.