The morning began with some beautiful mountain views.  I was able to photograph the snowy trees atop Mount Fernie with my telephoto lens; all from the living room window.  When I moved to the bedroom window, I was able to capture a great close up of the Fernie Alpine Resort; complete with skiers headed down a run.

It was a beautiful morning for scenic views and fresh air fun.  We started at the provincial recreation area where we put the snowshoes on and trekked through some fantastic snowy conditions along a flowing creek.  The running water and the snow crunching under our snowshoes were the only sounds that we heard. 

We trudged through the forest, along the creek bank and across the trunk of a downed tree.  At least I hoped it was a tree trunk that I was balancing on with my snowshoes.  If it wasn't, I was going down into the creek.

The second trail at the recreation area took us up a steep ridge to a look out with a beautiful view of a valley.  The trees along the trail were still holding onto the snow from last night.  The scene was Christmas card perfect.

Our afternoon outing included a hike through the forest by Fairy Creek.  We decided on hiking the trail without the snowshoes.  I didn't have my cleats with me and the soft snow made for some slipping and sliding on the trail.  I wish I would have had them because our goal was to reach the Fairy Creek Falls but it was too difficult for me to get some secure footing so we didn't make it there.

My son, the tour guide, took me out to the trails and chauffeured me around Fernie; showing me all the sights.  He has all his favorite activities just outside his door just as I have mine.  The only things that I'm missing are the mountain view through my living room window and the snow.  There is definitely a lot of it here.