Before Ryan's tour of duty in Afghanistan, Nadine arranged a Family photo shoot at the Legislature on probably the coldest day in July. The grounds are beautiful and lend themselves to many a photo event such as weddings and family affairs. Kendra had flown in for the occasion from Vancouver. After pictures, we met for a lovely lunch in downtown Edmonton at the Library. This was all orchestrated to honour Bill and I as we turn the big "65" this year, but it was also a send-off for Ryan. We have lots of wonderful pictures to share.
We are headed South for the winter months as of November 1st and plan to be in sunny warm climes until mid April. Don't know how we will be able to leave Daniel for that long...maybe we will have to arrange a visit home! He has become a "Grandad's boy!" Of course, for Bill, this is very special! We Skype, but we can't hug...lots of kisses are blown each way!
The road to Mountain Lakes Resort follows the Lytle Creek wash. What a diamond in the rough! Back in a mountain canyon about five miles from the interstate is this huge membership park with very nice RV sites and park models with man-made lakes that are stocked with fair-sized fish. The park is part of our ROD system, so once reserved, the site is "free", no charge! The quaint village of Lytle Creek has a small post office and a couple of restaurants. Somewhere nearby is the strong smell of a feedlot, but we did not find it. Lytle Creek is about 50 miles northeast of Los Angeles with the closest shopping in Fontana and Rancho Cucamonga. Lots of shopping...found an REI here. Life is good!
