Into The Mountains We Went

Not into the mountains themselves, I suppose it's really in between the mountains. Because we didn't really go into any caverns or anything. Does that make any sense. Um is anyone there? Did I lose my one and only reader?

On the way to the mountains we saw a small heard of deer like creatures. Were they the elusive white tailed deer? Or is that just the way the light hit their...behinds?
On our way back, by the way, we saw another deer like creature, and I try to remember its name. Was it meere or doose? It was like a mixture of moose and deer, I think. A quick google search later, I find it was a mule. I can never be right. It was a fun argument in the van though. No it's a deer! No it's a moose! Actually it's a mule.

Well it was funny if you were there!

And since I am all over the place anyway, here is a picture of the poor mule we argued over.
Notice how the light shines right on the dear mules...behind. I am so juvenile.

Also in the picture are the beautiful waters, mountain green and white capped tops of a range I do not know the name of. You could have deduced that yourselves but I feel like tour guiding you through my pictures so please humour me.

Below is a picture of Capitol Mountain taken on the way back from the Miette Hot Springs, which was a disappointment to me. Hot springs should be a big natural swimming pool with rocks, lichen and all that good stuff. That's how it is in my head and I quite like the image. But subhanAllah, the water from the pool is actually cooled down so it's a comfortable temperature for us. Imagine, not heated up but cooled down, in the middle of the mountains!
Also imagine living in a mountain town like Jasper. Your main street will look beautiful even through awful photography like this.

Does it feel like I work in marketing for Canada's parks. I'm not, I promise.

Pocahontas Cabins

When we headed to the mountains it was too cold to camp out so we booked a cabin. That also gives you a time-line of how long it took me to produce this simple post and so an opportunity to laugh at my procrastination. Go ahead, I'll wait till your done having your chuckle at my expense.

Done?

Okay, let the ultra short post begin!
This little scene was at the front of the cabins we were staying at; I think it was supposed to be a working solar powered model. But it didn't feel very up to working the moment I took this picture. Or shortly before or after that come to think of it.
The mini-golf range that was host to an extreme game between my sister in law and I. Guess who won? I laugh and take it as one of the few success I can brag about in life.

Later, a deer was found grazing right in the middle of the green. I think the range saw more action then compared to when we were playing. (Forgive me and my poor understanding of golf and its terms. Thank you.)
While staying at the cabins I kept planning to take a picture of the ceilings. They were made of logs. They sloped. They were beautiful. I also ask you to forgive me for my poor knowledge of ceilings. But gosh, it was nice to look at right before you went to bed. The kind of cottagey goodness you've read about that reminds you of the good old days before stucco. Above, in the picture of our neighbouring suite's front door, you can see a bit of ceiling, well that's how it looked. Beautiful innit?