Year: 2010

Do you like to be able to have the freedom to purchase the healthy products that you want?  Would you rather that Health Canada decide what you are allowed to use or not use? 

Would you rather that Health Canada decide what, if any, naturorpathic doctor you can go to? 

If fully enforced recent laws will prevent us from being able to purchase about 75% of the natural vitamins and other supplements that we now have available.  These products would have to be fully tested and approved by the part of the government that allows pharmaceuticals on the market that have side effects of death. 

Community Natural Foods at Chinook, Calgary

In Calgary you have Community Natural Foods and other good health food stores. 

It is also the home of TrueHope.com the makers of Empowerplus! a natural solution to things like Bi-Polar(manic depression) and other similar problems.

 

 

I thought I was in OK shape – I swim a little short of a mile a few times a week.  Thought I was ready to swim with a group.  I saw that the Glemmore Pool had a “Conditioning Swim” at a time that was more convenient to me.  I called and found that it was drop in.  It was either covered by one’s membership with the city pools and recreation centers or one could pay the drop in fee. 

My workouts are generally about 3/4s distance and then a bunch of sprints – mostly freestyle and some breaststroke.  Well, Carol, the coach, put me eventually in the second fastest lane which I managed to keep up with – mostly.  I had to take a few breaks – my legs were killing me – We started with a short warm up and then went to a lot of lengths with legs only – mine were burning. 

If you are swimming regularly and want to see how you are doing then I would definitely advise going to one of their workouts.  Different times most days of the week.  Lanes for most levels of ‘in-shapeness”.

You can check their schedules here: Glenmore Swim Times

By the way – I loved the workout.  I’ll be going more often.  Thanks Carol.

There is good rock climbing up at the lakes if you are into that. 

Lots of pictographs.  Don’t touch please – oils from fingers/skin will eat away at the paints. They have been there for centuries – let’s leave them a little longer.

Beginning of Grassi Lakes Trail(More Difficult)

View of the Falls from the Path

Looking back down at Canmore

Hungry?

Top of Falls

Water is very clear

Caves in the rock wall

This is an easy hike with nice views. We wanted to hike somewhere in Kananaskis yesterday, didn’t want to go too far and didn’t want to get snowed on.  We weren’t looking for something challenging.  From Calgary we drove out to Highway 40 then south to Kananaskis Trail Road. (Took somewhere between an hour and an hour and a half.)  Take that to William Watson Lodge.  There is some public parking there.  Find your way to the path that runs north along the east side of the lake.  We walked along the gravelly beach on the way out and the path most of the way back.  The wind was behind us going north so the rain didn’t bother us too much.  When we got to the top end the lake bends to the right and we were out of the wind and could sit, take some pictures and have a very nice view of the mountains to the north.  The yellows of the larches made for a beautiful accent.  We took the path going back south to be out of the wind and rain.  It was a very pleasant walk.  To altitude gain. The path is very easy walking. The walk along the beach is, well, gravelly/rocky.  It was a little slower walking along the beach but it is roughly an hour either way. 

I’m including some pictures of the drive back along Route 40 – The drive alone was worth the trip.  It was stunning!  I know that the colours don’t last that long but if you get a chance to take a drive through when they are out, it is worth it.

Near Entrance to Kananaskis Village

 

Looking South Along Lower Kananaskis Lake

 

Along Highway 40 Alberta

 

Fall in Kananaskis

 

Fall at Kananaskis Village

 

Kananaskis Village view

 

Barrier Lake – Kananaskis

 

Lower Kananaskis Lake

 

View north Lower Kananaskis Lake

 

Lower lake trail

 

The woods off the trail

 

Route 40 Kananaskis Highway

I’ve been wanting a tattoo for some time but wasn’t sure what to get.  At some point I decided that I wanted the concept “Live Life” but didn’t want it in English.  I wanted some sort of stylistic writing.  I mentioned to my friend Leah some months ago what I wanted and she suggested that I get it in Hindi because of my family history.  (My father was a doctor in India for about 30 years amongst other factors.)  I thought that this was a great idea and when I was in Vancouver working in August I had a very nice lady put this phrase on my arm.  I was working at the PNE and she owned a Henna Tattoo booth.  I asked her if she could write Hindi and told her the phrase.  I really wanted to get an idea of what it would look like before I got the real thing. 

It looked great but I was concerned about the lettering – this was going to be permanent so I wanted it right.  I also met Zhilicka at the booth next to ours – she is originally from India and could write Hindi very well.  She was kind enough to send me several different scripts of what I wanted. 

For the first few hours I had the Henna Tattoo I had to keep my shirt off my arm where the henna tattoo was as it was still wet.  I had several Indian people stop to look and one couple actually took a picture!!

I was still concerned about the style of lettering and nervous about actually getting a tattoo – hell, it’s permanent!  I was not only relieved when Stacie-Rae did the stencil of the tattoo that she was going to put on my arm, I was thrilled.  While she was inking me – I didn’t mention that I don’t do well with needles did I? – Stacie was friendly and kept me distracted. 

I absolutely love the finished product.  Stacie you rock!! You are a god!!

If anyone reads this and they note any sort of misspelling, please keep it to yourself.  The tattoo is permanent and I don’t want to go through the rest of my life thinking that it is incorrect 🙂

Thanks Leah, Zhilicka and Stacie for your help on this.

“Live Life”