Writing this post about our last honeymoon day felt a little bittersweet... It feels wrong to reminisce about happy times, trying to focus on the good times Jake and I had. But then while Jake and I were talking yesterday, we remembered a line that dad said during his welcome to the family speech. He spoke about our mutual love for nature, exploring, and the continuous smiles that were on our faces. Dad wouldn't want us to focus on the sad times, he would want us to try our best to smile and focus on what good we have going.  So dad, this post is for you! Our final day, feeling decently exhausted, we chose to explore some lakes that had been on my bucket list for a couple years, Lake Annette and Edith Lake.  As per usual, the drive in was outstandingly beautiful, see for yourself! A bit of a moody morning, but gorgeous none the less.  Fun fact: these lakes that we visited are actually "potholes" created at the end of the last ice ag...

Waking up on Tuesday was pretty special. Not only did I have our first full day to look forward to, but I also had the celebration of Jake's 30th birthday. I had originally told Jake to plan the morning, seeing as it was his birthday, but he graciously passed the task onto me.  We shared a cup of coffee, listened to the birds, went for a walk around the campground, packed a lunch and then headed into town. Golf was at 5:39, so we had the whole morning to explore, and did we ever! Our first stop was Medicine Lake. This "lake" is technically not even considered a lake, but rather an area that backed up water gathers from the Maligne River as it flows into the Athabasca River. The intricate underground system works like a backed up bathtub; when the river is overflowing, it backs up into Medicine Lake, but once the "clog" is gone, it drains again.  Many attempts have been made to plug the draining system, in hopes of keeping a full lake at all ...