It wasn’t how the weekend was supposed to go. Mike and I had been invited to friends’ ski chalet in Kimberly B.C. and we were almost two hours into the trip, when Presto! The car stopped working. We were traveling at 110 km an hour, so this was quite a disorienting feeling, to suddenly have no gas, no power brakes, no power steering…nothing. Fortunately traffic was light and we were able to safely pull over to the side of the road. Where we waited, with no heat in twenty below weather, for a tow truck to come…
So much for our fun ski weekend! Back in Calgary, we regrouped and came up with new plans. We spent Saturday doing chores, then rewarded ourself on Sunday with a trip to Banff (using Mike’s car this time!). Tunnel Mountain is one of those hikes that is very accessable almost any time of the year. So although we had snow and very frosty temperatures, we decided to head up. It took an hour and a quarter of brisk walking to make it all the way, then all the way down. As you can see, the view was totally worth it.
Now…does anyone want to buy a used Audi?
I think Mike is a Saint.
Wow, gorgeous view. But this California girl can’t conceptualize doing anything in 20 below, saint or no saint at my side.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
I don’t know if Mike is a saint LOL but rather scary having your car die like that in the middle of winter. Even though -20 is familiar, while not comfortable to me, I think I would have gone home to a nice fire, a blanket and a cold glass of wine. Hurray for you to return and take in that spectacular view! Don’t get me wrong, I love the mountains, but double digit negative temperature has this prairie girl heading inside.