Today we were driving back from Canmore after having a great weekend. We got to talking and thought that it might be a go idea to have a blog to talk about all the great things that we have experienced since moving to Alberta six years ago. We talked about what we would call the blog and we were reminded of what our friend Sharon, who lives in Petrolia, ON. She always says that "We have An Amazing Life". So as we go along we will talk about some of the amazing things that we have done. We'll start with this past weekend.
Canmore is easily a day trip from Calgary but we were invited for the weekend to investigate income potential property. For anyone not familiar with Canmore it is located just east of the Banff National Park. It is known as the town where you can see the three sisters. I don't want to steel the thunder of the rest of our trip but here is a view of the sisters.
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We did attend the orientation for the resort where they give first time visitors information on day trips from Canmore into Banff National Park, Yoho National Park, trips up to Jasper and the Columbia Ice fields. All of this discussion reminded us of these places that we have visited and we intend to post comments, movies and pictures of these trips to help others plan their vacations in the future. Keep tuning in as the weeks go buy.
On this trip we decided to fulfill a dream that we have had for awhile - to play golf in the mountains. WIthin the canmore area there has been built a world class golf course called Silvertip. You should check out the website www.silvertipresort.com.
We have included a few pictures from the round to give you an idea of the beauty of the course. The picture above was also taken from a hole on the back nine. Should you go consider golfing select a later afternoon tee time to get the twilight discount. It is well worth the money saved.
Carts are equipped with GPS distancing and you keep your score on the same screen. The course has 12 KM of cart paths that will thrill any frustrated formula 1 driver. Hairpin turns and stopping will cause the tires to complain on occasion. You will be well challenged by the course and the experience is worth it.
You have a picture of the clubhouse and the 18th green.
A few of the many holes that front the 3 sisters or other mountains in the area.
A nice par 3 with a little water in front to get your excitement level up.
GPS screen is last picture.
