Last weekend D. and I took a little vacation with some friends down to beautiful Banff, Alberta which is a very well-known national park four and half hours away from where we live. I am always in awe of the amazing views and scenery when I visit the Canadian Rocky Mountains and feel so lucky to live so close to a place tourists travel hundreds of thousands of miles from around the world to see.
The highlight of my trip was white water rafting down the Bow Valley River. I had never done it before and it was a blast! About ten minutes in we pulled into shore, got out of our rafts and climbed to the top of a cliff. We had the option of jumping off an 8' cliff and/or a 25' cliff. I decided against both because a) I didn't feel like dying that day and b) I thought it would be too cold for me jumping into glacier water (even though we were wearing wet suits) and c) to be honest with you I thought the chilly temperature would make me want to pee inside my suit and that would just be awkward and gross. Plus I admit I was a wee bit scared. Just a 'lil. So I hung back while watching everyone else jump, thinking, "I hope I don't regret this."
When there were only two people left to jump off the 25' ledge (my two girlfriends, who were jumping off that cliff for the SECOND time) I told myself, "SCREW IT, JUST DO IT!" like Nike and I climbed over the rocks to the top and jumped! It took me four minutes to actually do it. My friends said my legs were shaking so badly that I kind of just stepped off the cliff and my other leg collapsed underneath it. I don't care how I did it I was just happy and proud that I did! The water was ice cold but so refreshing! It was AWESOME! And I kept my wet suit dry on the inside, if you're wondering. Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures rafting because I didn't have a water-proof camera. Boo!
When there were only two people left to jump off the 25' ledge (my two girlfriends, who were jumping off that cliff for the SECOND time) I told myself, "SCREW IT, JUST DO IT!" like Nike and I climbed over the rocks to the top and jumped! It took me four minutes to actually do it. My friends said my legs were shaking so badly that I kind of just stepped off the cliff and my other leg collapsed underneath it. I don't care how I did it I was just happy and proud that I did! The water was ice cold but so refreshing! It was AWESOME! And I kept my wet suit dry on the inside, if you're wondering. Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures rafting because I didn't have a water-proof camera. Boo!
Sorry I don't have an outfit post from Banff. I basically lived in my jeans, hoodies and lulu's all weekend which was pretty boring. I promise I'll be back next week with a proper outfit post!
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