Latest / Adventures in the Heart of Children's Book Authors Podcast / How to Create a Children's Book as a Family (A Grandfather & Grandson Story)
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- 0:25Hi,
- 0:25everyone.
- 0:26Thanks
- 0:26for
- 0:26joining
- 0:27us
- 0:27today.
- 0:27It's
- 0:28a
- 0:28great
- 0:28pleasure
- 0:29to
- 0:29have
- 0:29you
- 0:29listening
- 0:30in
- 0:30on
- 0:30our
- 0:31conversation
- 0:32with
- 0:33our
- 0:33oldest
- 0:33grandson,
- 0:34Leland.
- 0:35It's
- 0:35interesting.
- 0:36Over
- 0:36the
- 0:36years,
- 0:37we,
- 0:37of
- 0:37course,
- 0:38have
- 0:38had
- 0:38many
- 0:39adventures
- 0:39together
- 0:40with
- 0:40Leland
- 0:41in
- 0:41the
- 0:41Rocky
- 0:41Mountains
- 0:42of
- 0:43Alberta,
- 0:43Canada.
- 0:44With
- 0:44our
- 0:44adventures,
- 0:45of
- 0:45course,
- 0:46we
- 0:46have
- 0:46spent
- 0:47time
- 0:47creating
- 0:49a
- 0:49children's
- 0:50book
- 0:50series,
- 0:51the
- 0:51Adventures
- 0:51of
- 0:52Caboose
- 0:52the
- 0:52Rocky
- 0:53Mountain
- 0:53Bear.
- 0:54Leland
- 0:54has
- 0:55been
- 0:55part
- 0:55of
- 0:56these
- 0:57adventures,
- 0:58beginning
- 0:58of
- 0:58his
- 0:58life.
- 0:59What's
- 0:59exciting
- 1:00is
- 1:00that
- 1:01now
- 1:02we've
- 1:02been
- 1:02able
- 1:03to
- 1:03write
- 1:04stories
- 1:05and
- 1:05he's
- 1:05been
- 1:06able
- 1:06to
- 1:06inspire
- 1:07these
- 1:07stories,
- 1:08add
- 1:09suggestions
- 1:10and
- 1:10changing
- 1:11the
- 1:11wording
- 1:12and
- 1:12making
- 1:13it
- 1:13more.
- 1:14The
- 1:14words
- 1:15more
- 1:15relevant
- 1:16to
- 1:17children
- 1:174
- 1:18to
- 1:1810.
- 1:18So
- 1:19it's
- 1:19a
- 1:19neat
- 1:19thing
- 1:19to
- 1:20actually
- 1:20have
- 1:21someone
- 1:21who,
- 1:22you
- 1:22know,
- 1:22closer
- 1:23to
- 1:23the
- 1:24age
- 1:24of
- 1:24our
- 1:24readers.
- 1:25So
- 1:25it's
- 1:25very
- 1:26exciting,
- 1:26and
- 1:27I'm
- 1:27proud
- 1:28to
- 1:28have
- 1:28Leland
- 1:29as
- 1:29a
- 1:30co
- 1:30author
- 1:31and
- 1:31a
- 1:31narrator
- 1:32behind
- 1:33many
- 1:33of
- 1:33our
- 1:33stories.
- 1:34For
- 1:34those
- 1:34of
- 1:35you
- 1:35who
- 1:35have
- 1:35been
- 1:35following
- 1:36our
- 1:36podcast,
- 1:37you
- 1:37may
- 1:37be
- 1:38aware
- 1:38that
- 1:38Leland
- 1:39and
- 1:39Kira,
- 1:40Kira,
- 1:40who
- 1:41is
- 1:41the
- 1:41inspiration
- 1:42behind
- 1:42Caboose,
- 1:43have
- 1:43a
- 1:43special
- 1:44bond.
- 1:44When
- 1:45Leland
- 1:45became
- 1:46part
- 1:46of
- 1:46our
- 1:46lives,
- 1:47Kira
- 1:47was
- 1:47five
- 1:48years
- 1:48old
- 1:48and
- 1:49immediately
- 1:49took
- 1:50him
- 1:51under
- 1:51her
- 1:51wing
- 1:52as
- 1:52a
- 1:52grandfather.
- 1:53It
- 1:53was
- 1:54a
- 1:54delightful
- 1:54experience
- 1:55to
- 1:55have
- 1:55a
- 1:55grandchild,
- 1:56Kira,
- 1:57who
- 1:57was
- 1:58old
- 1:58enough
- 1:58to
- 1:58join
- 1:59in
- 1:59on
- 1:59the
- 1:59fun
- 2:00and
- 2:00help
- 2:01keep
- 2:01Leland
- 2:02engaged
- 2:03and
- 2:03entertained
- 2:04in
- 2:04our
- 2:04adventures.
- 2:05Part
- 2:05of
- 2:05the
- 2:05idea
- 2:05behind
- 2:06today's
- 2:07podcast
- 2:07show
- 2:08is
- 2:08that
- 2:09recollections
- 2:10of
- 2:10going
- 2:11to
- 2:11Camor
- 2:12and
- 2:12the
- 2:12Rocky
- 2:13Mountains,
- 2:14how
- 2:14those
- 2:15adventures
- 2:16unfolded
- 2:17through
- 2:17the
- 2:17years.
- 2:17So
- 2:18we
- 2:18hope
- 2:18you
- 2:18enjoy
- 2:18the
- 2:19listen.
- 2:19Well,
- 2:19thanks
- 2:20for
- 2:20joining
- 2:20me
- 2:20today,
- 2:20Leland.
- 2:21Yeah,
- 2:21no
- 2:21worries.
- 2:22Fantastic.
- 2:23Fantastic.
- 2:24So
- 2:25today
- 2:26we're
- 2:26talking
- 2:26about
- 2:27the
- 2:28adventures
- 2:28of
- 2:28Caboose
- 2:29the
- 2:29Rocky
- 2:29Mountain
- 2:29Bear.
- 2:30The
- 2:30whole
- 2:30idea
- 2:31behind
- 2:32developing
- 2:33the
- 2:34stories
- 2:35behind
- 2:35the
- 2:36adventures,
- 2:37how
- 2:37that
- 2:37all
- 2:37came
- 2:38about.
- 2:39And
- 2:39it's
- 2:39interesting
- 2:40because
- 2:40the
- 2:40idea
- 2:40of
- 2:40Caboose
- 2:41the
- 2:42Rocky
- 2:42Mountain
- 2:42Bear
- 2:43happened
- 2:43about
- 2:43a
- 2:44year
- 2:44before
- 2:44you
- 2:45were
- 2:45born.
- 2:46Oh,
- 2:46yeah.
- 2:46Yeah.
- 2:47Isn't
- 2:47that
- 2:47neat?
- 2:47Yeah,
- 2:48that's
- 2:48pretty
- 2:48cool.
- 2:49So
- 2:49it
- 2:49was
- 2:49perfect
- 2:50timing
- 2:50when
- 2:50Leland
- 2:51entered
- 2:52Keir's
- 2:52and
- 2:53our
- 2:53life
- 2:54because
- 2:54his
- 2:55arrival
- 2:56had
- 2:56the
- 2:56new
- 2:56dimension
- 2:57to
- 2:57many
- 2:57adventures
- 2:58in
- 2:59Caboose,
- 2:59the
- 2:59Rocky
- 3:00Mountain
- 3:00Bears
- 3:01stories,
- 3:02making
- 3:02them
- 3:03even
- 3:03more
- 3:03intriguing
- 3:04and
- 3:04exciting.
- 3:05The
- 3:05neat
- 3:06thing
- 3:06about
- 3:06developing
- 3:07children's
- 3:08books
- 3:08with
- 3:08your
- 3:09grandkids
- 3:10is
- 3:10you
- 3:10create
- 3:11stories
- 3:11that
- 3:11are
- 3:12true
- 3:13to
- 3:13the
- 3:13story's
- 3:14heart.
- 3:14A
- 3:15lot
- 3:15of
- 3:15these
- 3:15stories
- 3:16have
- 3:16a
- 3:17basis
- 3:18in
- 3:18reality.
- 3:19They
- 3:19actually
- 3:20happen
- 3:20to
- 3:20us.
- 3:21Each
- 3:22grandchild
- 3:23plays
- 3:23a
- 3:23significant
- 3:24role
- 3:24in
- 3:24our
- 3:24book
- 3:24series
- 3:25to
- 3:25boost
- 3:25the
- 3:26Rocky
- 3:26Mountain
- 3:26Bear.
- 3:27Leland,
- 3:28for
- 3:28instance,
- 3:29chose
- 3:29a
- 3:30Red
- 3:30Hawk
- 3:30as
- 3:31his
- 3:31character,
- 3:32a
- 3:32decision
- 3:33that
- 3:34added
- 3:34a
- 3:34unique
- 3:35perspective
- 3:36to
- 3:36our
- 3:36stories.
- 3:38So,
- 3:38Leland,
- 3:39maybe
- 3:39you
- 3:40can
- 3:40just
- 3:40Explain
- 3:41why
- 3:42you
- 3:42thought
- 3:42about
- 3:43becoming
- 3:44Red
- 3:44Hawk
- 3:45in
- 3:45the
- 3:46stories.
- 3:46I
- 3:47honestly
- 3:47think
- 3:48that
- 3:48birds
- 3:49in
- 3:49my
- 3:49eyes
- 3:50are
- 3:50really
- 3:50cool
- 3:51creatures.
- 3:51I
- 3:52like
- 3:52the
- 3:52way
- 3:52that
- 3:52they
- 3:52can
- 3:53fly
- 3:53in
- 3:53the
- 3:53sky
- 3:54and
- 3:54see
- 3:55everything
- 3:56from
- 3:56a
- 3:56totally
- 3:57different
- 3:57perspective.
- 3:57Right.
- 3:58I
- 3:59like
- 3:59how
- 3:59they
- 3:59can
- 4:00basically
- 4:01do
- 4:01whatever
- 4:01they
- 4:01want,
- 4:02be
- 4:02wherever
- 4:03they
- 4:03want,
- 4:03depending
- 4:04on
- 4:04the
- 4:04temperature.
- 4:04Right.
- 4:05I
- 4:05think
- 4:05I
- 4:05picked
- 4:06it
- 4:06based
- 4:07on.
- 4:08Had,
- 4:08like,
- 4:08a
- 4:08calling
- 4:09to
- 4:09me.
- 4:09And
- 4:09I
- 4:09don't
- 4:10know
- 4:10if
- 4:10you
- 4:10remember,
- 4:11but
- 4:11the
- 4:11Red
- 4:11Hawk
- 4:12is
- 4:12actually
- 4:13one
- 4:13of
- 4:13the
- 4:14birds
- 4:14that
- 4:14is
- 4:15natural
- 4:16to
- 4:16the
- 4:16Cammore,
- 4:17Banff,
- 4:17Bow
- 4:18Valley
- 4:18area.
- 4:18Yeah.
- 4:19Yeah.
- 4:19So
- 4:19it's
- 4:20neat
- 4:20because
- 4:20a
- 4:20lot
- 4:20of
- 4:21people
- 4:21don't
- 4:22realize
- 4:22the
- 4:23Red
- 4:23Hawk
- 4:23is
- 4:24definitely
- 4:25natural
- 4:25to
- 4:26that
- 4:26area.
- 4:27So.
- 4:27Leland,
- 4:27we're
- 4:27truly
- 4:28grateful
- 4:28for
- 4:29your
- 4:29participation
- 4:30in
- 4:30our
- 4:30podcast
- 4:31today.
- 4:32Your
- 4:32willingness
- 4:32to
- 4:33share
- 4:33your
- 4:33life
- 4:34adventures
- 4:35and
- 4:35the
- 4:35stories
- 4:35about
- 4:36spending
- 4:36part
- 4:36of
- 4:37your
- 4:37young
- 4:37life
- 4:38and
- 4:38youth
- 4:38in
- 4:38the
- 4:39Rocky
- 4:39Mountains
- 4:40has
- 4:40helped
- 4:41develop
- 4:42a
- 4:42testament
- 4:42to
- 4:43the
- 4:43special
- 4:44bond
- 4:44we
- 4:44share
- 4:44as
- 4:45a
- 4:45family.
- 4:46Luckily,
- 4:46we've
- 4:46captured
- 4:47many
- 4:47pictures
- 4:47of
- 4:48your
- 4:48adventures
- 4:49in
- 4:49the
- 4:49Rocky
- 4:50Mountains
- 4:50over
- 4:50the
- 4:50years.
- 4:51Can
- 4:51you
- 4:52remember
- 4:52your
- 4:53first
- 4:53moment?
- 4:54I
- 4:54know
- 4:54you
- 4:54went
- 4:55down
- 4:55there
- 4:55when
- 4:55you're
- 4:56very
- 4:56young,
- 4:57but
- 4:57can
- 4:57you
- 4:57remember
- 4:58one
- 4:59of
- 4:59the
- 4:59first
- 4:59moments
- 5:00that
- 5:00you
- 5:01actually
- 5:01remembered?
- 5:02Oh,
- 5:02I'm
- 5:02going
- 5:02down
- 5:03to
- 5:03came
- 5:04from
- 5:04the
- 5:05Bow
- 5:05Valley.
- 5:06And
- 5:06what
- 5:06sticks
- 5:07with
- 5:07you
- 5:07from
- 5:07that
- 5:08first
- 5:08moment?
- 5:09Oh,
- 5:09one
- 5:09of
- 5:09my
- 5:09first
- 5:10moments,
- 5:10or
- 5:11a
- 5:11memory
- 5:11that
- 5:11stuck
- 5:12with
- 5:12me
- 5:12forever.
- 5:12It's
- 5:13something
- 5:13that
- 5:13always
- 5:13reminds
- 5:14me
- 5:14of
- 5:15Canmore.
- 5:16It's
- 5:16that
- 5:16one
- 5:17song
- 5:17that
- 5:18we
- 5:18used
- 5:18to
- 5:18play
- 5:18always
- 5:19heading
- 5:19up
- 5:19to
- 5:19Canmore.
- 5:20It
- 5:21was
- 5:21the
- 5:21man
- 5:21in
- 5:21the
- 5:21Mirror,
- 5:22but
- 5:22it
- 5:22was
- 5:22sung
- 5:23by
- 5:23Michael
- 5:23Jackson.
- 5:24Right.
- 5:24I
- 5:24remember
- 5:25that
- 5:25song
- 5:25always
- 5:26being
- 5:26played.
- 5:27And
- 5:27that
- 5:27was
- 5:27just
- 5:28instantly,
- 5:29oh,
- 5:29yeah,
- 5:30that
- 5:30song's
- 5:30being
- 5:30played.
- 5:31We're
- 5:31going
- 5:31to
- 5:31Canmore.
- 5:32Right.
- 5:33I
- 5:33also
- 5:33remember
- 5:34the.
- 5:35Typically
- 5:35we'd
- 5:35get
- 5:36there
- 5:36and
- 5:36the
- 5:36sun
- 5:37would
- 5:37be
- 5:37already
- 5:37setting
- 5:38kind
- 5:38of
- 5:39by
- 5:39the
- 5:39mountains,
- 5:39behind
- 5:40the
- 5:40mountains,
- 5:40so
- 5:40it'd
- 5:40be
- 5:40a
- 5:40little
- 5:41darker
- 5:41and
- 5:41cooler.
- 5:42I
- 5:43always
- 5:43remember
- 5:43going
- 5:44into
- 5:44the
- 5:44building
- 5:45complex
- 5:45and
- 5:45stuff
- 5:46and
- 5:46going
- 5:46up
- 5:46that
- 5:46elevator,
- 5:47and
- 5:47that
- 5:47distinct
- 5:48smell
- 5:49is
- 5:49always
- 5:49like
- 5:49a.
- 5:51I
- 5:51don't
- 5:51know,
- 5:51it
- 5:51was
- 5:51clean,
- 5:52but
- 5:52also
- 5:53a
- 5:53dusty
- 5:53smell.
- 5:54I
- 5:54just
- 5:54remember
- 5:54that
- 5:55being
- 5:55always
- 5:55a
- 5:56tell
- 5:57that
- 5:57we
- 5:57were
- 5:57finally
- 5:58there.
- 5:58Right.
- 5:58A
- 5:59good
- 5:59point.
- 5:59And
- 6:00actually,
- 6:00I
- 6:00think
- 6:00what
- 6:01happened
- 6:01that
- 6:02the
- 6:02dusty
- 6:03smell
- 6:03that
- 6:03you
- 6:04remember
- 6:05is
- 6:05that
- 6:06the
- 6:06complex
- 6:07had
- 6:07underground
- 6:08parking.
- 6:08Yeah.
- 6:09And
- 6:09so
- 6:10of
- 6:10course,
- 6:11the
- 6:11vehicles
- 6:12would
- 6:12come
- 6:12in
- 6:12off
- 6:12the
- 6:13road,
- 6:13they
- 6:13would
- 6:14bring
- 6:14in
- 6:14dirt,
- 6:14and
- 6:15then
- 6:15the
- 6:15dirt
- 6:15would
- 6:15turn
- 6:15to
- 6:16dust,
- 6:16and
- 6:16that
- 6:17would
- 6:17create
- 6:18that
- 6:19kind
- 6:19of
- 6:19smell.
- 6:20And
- 6:20then
- 6:20the
- 6:21cleanliness
- 6:21that
- 6:22you
- 6:22smell
- 6:23would
- 6:23be,
- 6:24of
- 6:24course,
- 6:24that
- 6:24we
- 6:25had
- 6:25folks
- 6:26taking
- 6:26care
- 6:26of
- 6:27the
- 6:27building.
- 6:27And
- 6:28when
- 6:28you
- 6:28walk
- 6:29the
- 6:29elevator,
- 6:29they.
- 6:30Somebody
- 6:30had
- 6:30gone
- 6:30in
- 6:31and
- 6:31washed
- 6:31the
- 6:32floors
- 6:32and
- 6:32all
- 6:32that.
- 6:32You
- 6:33always
- 6:33get
- 6:33that
- 6:34kind
- 6:34of
- 6:34clean
- 6:34smell.
- 6:35And
- 6:35then
- 6:35same
- 6:36in
- 6:36the,
- 6:36in
- 6:36the
- 6:37hallway
- 6:37also.
- 6:37Yeah.
- 6:38So
- 6:38interesting.
- 6:39That's
- 6:40an
- 6:40interesting
- 6:41dynamic
- 6:41that
- 6:41you
- 6:41talk
- 6:42about.
- 6:42You
- 6:42never
- 6:43think
- 6:43about.
- 6:43It
- 6:44was
- 6:44always
- 6:44like
- 6:45a
- 6:45road
- 6:45trip.
- 6:46Right.
- 6:46Because
- 6:47we,
- 6:47it
- 6:47was
- 6:47a
- 6:47four
- 6:48hour
- 6:48drive.
- 6:48We
- 6:49jump
- 6:49in
- 6:49the
- 6:49jeep,
- 6:50down
- 6:50we
- 6:51go.
- 6:51A
- 6:52lot
- 6:52of
- 6:52times
- 6:52we're
- 6:53going
- 6:53down
- 6:53because
- 6:53we
- 6:53took
- 6:54our
- 6:54skis
- 6:54with
- 6:54us,
- 6:55we're
- 6:55going
- 6:56skiing.
- 6:56Yeah.
- 6:57And,
- 6:58and,
- 6:58and
- 6:58away
- 6:59we
- 6:59go
- 6:59and
- 7:00put
- 7:00on
- 7:00the
- 7:01tunes
- 7:02and
- 7:02sing
- 7:03out
- 7:03to
- 7:03this
- 7:03tune.
- 7:04Yeah,
- 7:04totally.
- 7:05Yeah.
- 7:05Right
- 7:05on.
- 7:06I'm
- 7:06also
- 7:07thinking
- 7:07about
- 7:07when
- 7:08we
- 7:08discuss
- 7:08our
- 7:09adventures
- 7:09together
- 7:09in
- 7:10the
- 7:10Rocky
- 7:10Mountains,
- 7:11did
- 7:11you
- 7:11ever
- 7:12think
- 7:12they
- 7:13would
- 7:13actually
- 7:13turn
- 7:14in
- 7:14these
- 7:14moments
- 7:15would
- 7:15turn
- 7:15into
- 7:16stories?
- 7:17Oh,
- 7:17no,
- 7:17I
- 7:17had
- 7:18no.
- 7:18There
- 7:18was
- 7:18no
- 7:19thought
- 7:19in
- 7:19my
- 7:19mind
- 7:19that
- 7:20these
- 7:20would
- 7:20be
- 7:20written
- 7:20on
- 7:21paper
- 7:21or
- 7:22anything
- 7:22like
- 7:23that.
- 7:23But
- 7:23to
- 7:23be
- 7:23honest,
- 7:24now
- 7:24seeing
- 7:24them
- 7:24on
- 7:25paper,
- 7:25it
- 7:26makes
- 7:26a
- 7:26whole
- 7:26lot
- 7:26of
- 7:26sense.
- 7:26Like
- 7:27these
- 7:27are
- 7:27great
- 7:27stories
- 7:28lived
- 7:28through.
- 7:29Yes.
- 7:29These
- 7:30are
- 7:30memories.
- 7:31Absolutely.
- 7:31And
- 7:32now
- 7:32they're
- 7:32getting
- 7:32written
- 7:32out
- 7:32in.
- 7:33Books
- 7:33and
- 7:34stuff
- 7:34and
- 7:34we're
- 7:34getting
- 7:35to
- 7:35use
- 7:35our
- 7:35creative
- 7:36minds
- 7:37to
- 7:37enhance
- 7:37them.
- 7:38Yeah.
- 7:38And
- 7:39now
- 7:39you've,
- 7:40you're
- 7:40recording
- 7:41some
- 7:41of
- 7:41these
- 7:42stories.
- 7:42Yeah.
- 7:43And
- 7:43help
- 7:43write
- 7:43them
- 7:44and
- 7:45add
- 7:45to
- 7:45them
- 7:46and.
- 7:46Yeah.
- 7:47Actually
- 7:47turning
- 7:47them
- 7:47into
- 7:48audio
- 7:48books
- 7:48is
- 7:49a
- 7:49neat
- 7:49thing
- 7:50in
- 7:50itself
- 7:50also.
- 7:51Right,
- 7:51exactly.
- 7:51Because
- 7:52in
- 7:52today's
- 7:52world
- 7:53we've
- 7:53got
- 7:53the
- 7:53written
- 7:54word,
- 7:54we've
- 7:54got
- 7:54the
- 7:54audio
- 7:55word.
- 7:55Maybe
- 7:56someday
- 7:56we
- 7:56do
- 7:57video,
- 7:57who
- 7:58knows?
- 7:58It
- 7:58just
- 7:59has
- 7:59a
- 7:59really
- 7:59neat.
- 8:00All
- 8:00neat
- 8:00elements
- 8:01that
- 8:01you
- 8:01can
- 8:01add
- 8:02to
- 8:02storytelling
- 8:03now.
- 8:03Yeah,
- 8:04totally.
- 8:04Did
- 8:04you
- 8:05ever
- 8:05think
- 8:05of
- 8:05yourself
- 8:05as
- 8:06a
- 8:06storyteller?
- 8:07Oh,
- 8:07not
- 8:07really,
- 8:08no.
- 8:08Talk
- 8:08about
- 8:09us
- 8:09going
- 8:09down
- 8:10and,
- 8:10and
- 8:11staying
- 8:11at
- 8:11the
- 8:12condo
- 8:12that
- 8:12we
- 8:12had
- 8:13in
- 8:13Canmore.
- 8:14And
- 8:14one
- 8:15of
- 8:15the
- 8:15things
- 8:15that
- 8:16was
- 8:16one
- 8:16of
- 8:16the
- 8:17highlights
- 8:17of
- 8:18the
- 8:18condo
- 8:19was
- 8:19my
- 8:19dad's.
- 8:20Your
- 8:20great
- 8:21grandfather's
- 8:22train
- 8:22set.
- 8:23Yeah.
- 8:23Do
- 8:23you
- 8:23remember
- 8:24that?
- 8:24Oh
- 8:24yeah.
- 8:25I
- 8:25was
- 8:25always
- 8:25exciting
- 8:25to
- 8:26come
- 8:26in
- 8:26and
- 8:26see.
- 8:27Always
- 8:27wanted
- 8:27to
- 8:27touch
- 8:27it,
- 8:28but
- 8:28never
- 8:28touched
- 8:29it.
- 8:29One
- 8:29of
- 8:29the
- 8:30rules.
- 8:30Do
- 8:30not
- 8:30touch
- 8:31the
- 8:31train
- 8:31set.
- 8:32Yeah.
- 8:33And
- 8:34folks,
- 8:34the.
- 8:35What
- 8:36we
- 8:36did
- 8:36is
- 8:36my
- 8:37dad's
- 8:37train
- 8:37set
- 8:38was
- 8:38from,
- 8:38oh,
- 8:39the
- 8:39late
- 8:3940s
- 8:40or
- 8:40early
- 8:4150s.
- 8:42What
- 8:42my
- 8:43wife
- 8:43and
- 8:43I,
- 8:43Brenda
- 8:43Lee,
- 8:44did
- 8:44is
- 8:44we
- 8:45actually
- 8:45had
- 8:46someone
- 8:46build
- 8:47us
- 8:47a
- 8:47cabinet
- 8:48which
- 8:48we
- 8:49put
- 8:49the
- 8:49train
- 8:49in
- 8:50and
- 8:50it
- 8:51was
- 8:51behind
- 8:51glass.
- 8:52So
- 8:52I
- 8:52think
- 8:52Leland
- 8:53have
- 8:53a
- 8:53hard
- 8:53time
- 8:54touching
- 8:54it
- 8:54anyway.
- 8:55But
- 8:55again,
- 8:56having
- 8:56the
- 8:56red
- 8:56caboose
- 8:57on
- 8:57the
- 8:57end
- 8:57of
- 8:57it.
- 8:58You
- 8:58wouldn't
- 8:58have
- 8:58known
- 8:58what
- 8:59a
- 8:59caboose
- 8:59was.
- 9:00Right.
- 9:00Until
- 9:01you
- 9:01saw
- 9:01that
- 9:01train
- 9:02set.
- 9:02Know
- 9:02like
- 9:03I,
- 9:03I
- 9:04think
- 9:04I
- 9:05second
- 9:05I
- 9:05saw
- 9:05that
- 9:05and
- 9:06learned
- 9:06more
- 9:06about
- 9:06it.
- 9:06I
- 9:06was
- 9:07like,
- 9:07oh
- 9:07yeah,
- 9:08Exactly.
- 9:09So
- 9:09you
- 9:09know
- 9:10what?
- 9:10I
- 9:10think
- 9:10Cabooses
- 9:11disappeared
- 9:12from
- 9:12the
- 9:12end
- 9:13of
- 9:13the
- 9:13train
- 9:1420
- 9:14some
- 9:15odd
- 9:15years
- 9:15ago.
- 9:16Yeah.
- 9:16Pretty
- 9:16incredible.
- 9:17Or
- 9:17maybe
- 9:18you
- 9:18can
- 9:18share
- 9:18your
- 9:19thoughts
- 9:19about
- 9:20being
- 9:20in
- 9:20the
- 9:20outdoors
- 9:21in
- 9:21the
- 9:21Rocky
- 9:22Mountains.
- 9:22What
- 9:23are
- 9:23your
- 9:23thoughts
- 9:23about
- 9:24that
- 9:24over
- 9:24the
- 9:24years?
- 9:25Oh,
- 9:25it's
- 9:25always
- 9:26developed.
- 9:26I
- 9:26think
- 9:27initially
- 9:27it
- 9:27was
- 9:28more
- 9:28of
- 9:28a
- 9:28awesome,
- 9:29fun,
- 9:30go
- 9:30on
- 9:30a
- 9:30walk.
- 9:31Like,
- 9:31I
- 9:31wasn't
- 9:31really
- 9:32aware
- 9:32of
- 9:32what
- 9:32was
- 9:32happening.
- 9:33As
- 9:33I
- 9:33got
- 9:33older,
- 9:34I
- 9:34slowly
- 9:34realized
- 9:35that
- 9:35Cameron
- 9:35was
- 9:36truly.
- 9:36It's
- 9:37truly
- 9:37a
- 9:37beautiful
- 9:37place,
- 9:38right?
- 9:38Absolutely.
- 9:39Learned
- 9:39to
- 9:39appreciate
- 9:40all
- 9:41the
- 9:41cool
- 9:41land
- 9:41structures
- 9:42and
- 9:43everything
- 9:43there.
- 9:44Yeah.
- 9:44Like,
- 9:45do
- 9:45you
- 9:45remember
- 9:45walking
- 9:46along
- 9:46the
- 9:46Bow
- 9:47river
- 9:47and
- 9:48throwing
- 9:48rocks
- 9:49in
- 9:49and.
- 9:50All
- 9:50that
- 9:50kind
- 9:50of
- 9:50good
- 9:50stuff?
- 9:51Yeah,
- 9:51totally.
- 9:51That
- 9:52was.
- 9:52Those
- 9:52created
- 9:53some
- 9:53really
- 9:53good
- 9:53memories.
- 10:45Just
- 9:55I
- 10:46appreciate
- 10:46it
- 10:46way
- 10:47more
- 10:47now.
- 10:47Absolutely.
- 10:48And
- 10:49one
- 10:49of
- 10:49the
- 10:49things
- 10:49that
- 10:50Kenmore
- 10:51was
- 10:51actually
- 10:52named
- 10:52after
- 10:52a
- 10:52Scottish
- 10:53king.
- 10:53Oh,
- 10:54yeah.
- 10:54From
- 10:54the
- 10:551066
- 10:56or
- 10:56something.
- 10:56So
- 10:56a
- 10:57long
- 10:57time
- 10:57ago.
- 10:57Yeah.
- 10:58And
- 10:59Canmore
- 10:59actually
- 11:00translates
- 11:01to
- 11:01Big
- 11:01Head.
- 11:02Oh.
- 11:02And
- 11:03so
- 11:03that's
- 11:03how
- 11:04the
- 11:05fictional
- 11:05town
- 11:05of
- 11:06Big
- 11:06Head,
- 11:06where
- 11:07Caboose
- 11:08and
- 11:08Leland
- 11:09and
- 11:09Bailey
- 11:10and
- 11:10Caitlin
- 11:11and
- 11:11Cooper,
- 11:12the
- 11:12fictional
- 11:13characters
- 11:14in
- 11:14our
- 11:15children's
- 11:16books
- 11:16are
- 11:16from.
- 11:17Oh,
- 11:17wow.
- 11:18What
- 11:18is,
- 11:19what
- 11:19language
- 11:20is
- 11:20it
- 11:20translated
- 11:20from?
- 11:21Gaelic.
- 11:21Okay.
- 11:22So
- 11:22that's.
- 11:23I.
- 11:23I
- 11:23think
- 11:23that's
- 11:24the
- 11:24language
- 11:25of
- 11:25the
- 11:25Scots,
- 11:26Gaelic.
- 11:26So
- 11:27again,
- 11:27that's
- 11:28just
- 11:28cool.
- 11:28It
- 11:28just
- 11:28adds
- 11:29on
- 11:29to
- 11:29it.
- 11:29Absolutely.
- 11:30And
- 11:31having
- 11:32that
- 11:32Big
- 11:32Head
- 11:34statue
- 11:35downtown,
- 11:36can
- 11:36you
- 11:36remember
- 11:37that?
- 11:37Oh,
- 11:37yeah.
- 11:38Every
- 11:38year.
- 11:38Every
- 11:38year,
- 11:39every
- 11:39time
- 11:39we
- 11:39went
- 11:40up,
- 11:40we'd
- 11:40always
- 11:40stop
- 11:41by
- 11:41the
- 11:41Big
- 11:41Head,
- 11:42climb
- 11:42on
- 11:42top
- 11:42of
- 11:42it
- 11:42and
- 11:43take
- 11:43a
- 11:43family
- 11:43photo.
- 11:44Yeah,
- 11:45we
- 11:46got
- 11:46a
- 11:46lot
- 11:46of
- 11:46family
- 11:47photos
- 11:47of
- 11:48everybody
- 11:48on
- 11:49top
- 11:49of
- 11:49the.
- 11:49On
- 11:50top
- 11:50of
- 11:50the
- 11:50Big
- 11:50Head
- 11:51statue.
- 11:51Yeah.
- 11:52And
- 11:53I'm
- 11:53not
- 11:53sure
- 11:54if
- 11:54you
- 11:54can
- 11:54remember
- 11:55the
- 11:56coal
- 11:56trains
- 11:57and
- 11:57the
- 11:57coal
- 11:58engines
- 11:59that
- 11:59are
- 11:59spotted
- 12:00throughout
- 12:01the
- 12:01town
- 12:01of
- 12:01Camor.
- 12:02Can
- 12:02you
- 12:02remember
- 12:03those?
- 12:03I
- 12:03can
- 12:04remember
- 12:04a
- 12:04couple
- 12:04of
- 12:04them.
- 12:05Like,
- 12:06I
- 12:06remember
- 12:06seeing
- 12:07some,
- 12:07but
- 12:07I
- 12:07just
- 12:07never
- 12:08really
- 12:08thought
- 12:08of
- 12:09what
- 12:09they
- 12:09really
- 12:09were,
- 12:09what
- 12:10the
- 12:10purpose
- 12:10was.
- 12:10And.
- 12:11And
- 12:11it's
- 12:12interesting
- 12:12because
- 12:13the
- 12:13Canmore
- 12:14was
- 12:14actually
- 12:15a
- 12:15coal
- 12:15town
- 12:16up
- 12:16until
- 12:161979,
- 12:18and
- 12:19the
- 12:19town
- 12:20survived
- 12:20because
- 12:21of
- 12:21the
- 12:21coal
- 12:21industry
- 12:23and
- 12:23wasn't
- 12:24originally
- 12:24known
- 12:25for
- 12:26tourism.
- 12:26Yeah,
- 12:27it
- 12:27was
- 12:28known
- 12:28as
- 12:28a
- 12:28coal
- 12:29town.
- 12:30And
- 12:30then
- 12:30in
- 12:301979,
- 12:31they
- 12:32closed
- 12:32the
- 12:32mine
- 12:33down.
- 12:34Was
- 12:35not
- 12:35a
- 12:35great
- 12:35time.
- 12:36It
- 12:36was
- 12:37almost
- 12:3710
- 12:37years
- 12:38that
- 12:38Camor
- 12:39really
- 12:40suffered
- 12:41because
- 12:41there
- 12:41was
- 12:41no
- 12:42industry.
- 12:42And
- 12:43then
- 12:43what
- 12:43happened?
- 12:43I
- 12:44don't
- 12:44know
- 12:44if
- 12:44you
- 12:44may
- 12:44not
- 12:45know
- 12:45this,
- 12:45but
- 12:45in
- 12:461988,
- 12:48Calgary
- 12:49got
- 12:50the
- 12:50Winter
- 12:50Olympics.
- 12:51Oh,
- 12:52yeah.
- 12:52And
- 12:53do
- 12:53you
- 12:53remember
- 12:53going
- 12:54up
- 12:54to
- 12:54the
- 12:54Nordic
- 12:54Center?
- 12:55Yep,
- 12:55A
- 12:55couple
- 12:55times
- 12:56with
- 12:56the
- 12:56big
- 12:56Canadian
- 12:57flag
- 12:58and
- 12:58The.
- 12:58And
- 12:59where
- 12:59you
- 12:59could.
- 12:59The.
- 13:00There's
- 13:00the
- 13:00track
- 13:01and
- 13:01the
- 13:01shooting
- 13:02range.
- 13:02Yep.
- 13:03That
- 13:03was
- 13:04from
- 13:04the
- 13:041988
- 13:06Winter
- 13:06Olympics.
- 13:07Oh,
- 13:07wow.
- 13:08And
- 13:08so
- 13:08the
- 13:08biathlon
- 13:10was
- 13:11actually
- 13:12the
- 13:12competition
- 13:13for
- 13:13the
- 13:13biathlon
- 13:14for
- 13:14the
- 13:14Olympics.
- 13:15Was
- 13:15there.
- 13:16Oh,
- 13:16that's
- 13:16cool.
- 13:17And
- 13:17that's
- 13:17why
- 13:18that
- 13:18building's
- 13:18there,
- 13:19and
- 13:19that's
- 13:19why
- 13:20it
- 13:20continues
- 13:21to
- 13:21grow
- 13:21and
- 13:22develop.
- 13:22Yeah.
- 13:23Quite
- 13:23interesting.
- 13:24So
- 13:24that's
- 13:24why
- 13:25I'm
- 13:25sure
- 13:26if
- 13:26you
- 13:26and
- 13:26I
- 13:26looked
- 13:27through
- 13:27the
- 13:27pictures,
- 13:28we'd
- 13:28find
- 13:28you
- 13:29with
- 13:29the
- 13:30statue
- 13:30of
- 13:30the
- 13:31coal
- 13:31miner.
- 13:31Right.
- 13:31Yeah.
- 13:32You
- 13:32remember
- 13:33that
- 13:33statue?
- 13:34Maybe
- 13:34not
- 13:35exactly,
- 13:36but
- 13:37it.
- 13:37He
- 13:38had.
- 13:38He
- 13:38had
- 13:38the
- 13:39miner's
- 13:39hat
- 13:39on,
- 13:40helmet
- 13:40on
- 13:40top
- 13:40of
- 13:41his
- 13:41head
- 13:41with
- 13:41the
- 13:41light.
- 13:42Yeah.
- 13:42And
- 13:42the
- 13:42lunch
- 13:43bucket.
- 13:43Oh,
- 13:43yeah,
- 13:44the
- 13:44lunch
- 13:44bucket
- 13:44guy.
- 13:45Yeah,
- 13:45totally.
- 13:46Yeah.
- 13:47So
- 13:48that.
- 13:49That
- 13:49was.
- 13:49That
- 13:50statue
- 13:51is.
- 13:51Was
- 13:51dedicated
- 13:52to
- 13:52the.
- 13:53To
- 13:53the
- 13:53coal
- 13:53miners
- 13:54who
- 13:54helped
- 13:54found
- 13:55that.
- 13:55The
- 13:56whole
- 13:56area.
- 13:56Oh,
- 13:57that's
- 13:57really
- 13:57cool.
- 13:58Yeah,
- 13:58yeah,
- 14:00yeah.
- 14:00And
- 14:01I.
- 14:01I
- 14:01was
- 14:01thinking
- 14:02about
- 14:02the.
- 14:03So
- 14:03many
- 14:03different
- 14:04things
- 14:04we
- 14:04did.
- 14:05Skiing
- 14:06was
- 14:06a
- 14:06lot
- 14:06of
- 14:06it,
- 14:07going
- 14:07to.
- 14:07To
- 14:08Lake
- 14:08Louise.
- 14:09And
- 14:10I
- 14:10remember
- 14:10the
- 14:11first
- 14:11time
- 14:11we
- 14:11went
- 14:12to
- 14:12Lake
- 14:12Louise.
- 14:13Do
- 14:13you
- 14:13remember
- 14:13the
- 14:13magic
- 14:14carpet?
- 14:14Oh,
- 14:15I
- 14:15don't
- 14:15think
- 14:15I
- 14:15do
- 14:15know.
- 14:16Okay.
- 14:17So
- 14:17that
- 14:18was
- 14:18May.
- 14:19I
- 14:19think
- 14:19I'll
- 14:19tell
- 14:19you
- 14:20the
- 14:20story,
- 14:20and
- 14:20then
- 14:20maybe
- 14:20it'll
- 14:21jog
- 14:21your
- 14:22memory.
- 14:22Kira
- 14:23was
- 14:23a
- 14:23pretty
- 14:23good
- 14:23skier
- 14:24by
- 14:24that
- 14:24time.
- 14:24And
- 14:24we
- 14:24took
- 14:25you
- 14:25up
- 14:25and
- 14:25we
- 14:26put
- 14:26you
- 14:26in
- 14:26lessons.
- 14:27And
- 14:28part
- 14:28of
- 14:28the
- 14:28lessons
- 14:29on
- 14:29Lake
- 14:30Louise
- 14:30is
- 14:30they
- 14:31have
- 14:31this
- 14:32huge
- 14:32magic
- 14:33carpet.
- 14:33It
- 14:33must
- 14:34be,
- 14:34like,
- 14:34a
- 14:34hundred
- 14:35feet.
- 14:36And
- 14:36you
- 14:36get
- 14:36on
- 14:36it
- 14:37and
- 14:37you
- 14:37glide
- 14:38up.
- 14:38Yeah.
- 14:38Like
- 14:38at
- 14:39Rabbit
- 14:39Hill
- 14:40or
- 14:40Snow
- 14:41Valley.
- 14:41Yeah.
- 14:41And
- 14:41you
- 14:41get
- 14:42on
- 14:42the
- 14:42magic
- 14:42carpet.
- 14:43But
- 14:43this
- 14:43one
- 14:43went
- 14:43forever.
- 14:44Oh,
- 14:44wow.
- 14:45And
- 14:45I.
- 14:45And
- 14:45at
- 14:46the
- 14:46end
- 14:46of
- 14:46the
- 14:46day,
- 14:46I
- 14:46don't
- 14:47know
- 14:47if
- 14:47you
- 14:47remember
- 14:48this,
- 14:48they
- 14:48actually
- 14:49had
- 14:49tubes,
- 14:50and
- 14:50you
- 14:50could
- 14:51get
- 14:51in
- 14:51the
- 14:51tubes
- 14:52and
- 14:52ride
- 14:52down
- 14:52them.
- 14:53Oh,
- 14:54yeah.
- 14:54Yeah.
- 14:55Is
- 14:55that
- 14:55coming
- 14:55back?
- 14:56Yeah,
- 14:56that's
- 14:56coming
- 14:56back.
- 14:57Yeah.
- 14:58That's
- 14:58still
- 14:59fun.
- 14:59I
- 14:59remember
- 15:00enjoying,
- 15:00like,
- 15:00having
- 15:01a
- 15:01blast
- 15:01on
- 15:01the
- 15:02tubes.
- 15:02Yeah,
- 15:03totally.
- 15:04Okay.
- 15:04Yeah.
- 15:04Very
- 15:05neat
- 15:05area.
- 15:05Very
- 15:06neat
- 15:06area.
- 15:06Yeah.
- 15:07And
- 15:07then
- 15:08also
- 15:08Sunshine
- 15:10and
- 15:11the
- 15:12multicolored
- 15:13colored
- 15:14cars.
- 15:15Yeah.
- 15:15The
- 15:15different
- 15:16cars
- 15:16have
- 15:16each
- 15:16other.
- 15:18But
- 15:18for
- 15:19Leland,
- 15:19a
- 15:20lot
- 15:20of
- 15:20his
- 15:20lessons
- 15:21were
- 15:21up
- 15:21at
- 15:21Sunshine.
- 15:22Yeah.
- 15:22Ski
- 15:23lessons.
- 15:23So
- 15:23that
- 15:23was
- 15:24a
- 15:24lot
- 15:24of
- 15:24fun.
- 15:25Recently,
- 15:26we've
- 15:26done
- 15:26a
- 15:27couple
- 15:27of
- 15:27neat
- 15:27things
- 15:28out
- 15:28in
- 15:28the
- 15:28Camor
- 15:29area.
- 15:29On
- 15:30your
- 15:30birthday
- 15:30or
- 15:31for
- 15:31your
- 15:31birthday,
- 15:31we
- 15:32went
- 15:32out
- 15:32and
- 15:32biked
- 15:33the
- 15:34Canada
- 15:34Trail.
- 15:35Yeah.
- 15:35From
- 15:36Camor
- 15:37to
- 15:37Banff.
- 15:37Yeah.
- 15:38That
- 15:38was.
- 15:39That's
- 15:39such
- 15:39a
- 15:40cool
- 15:40ride.
- 15:41So
- 15:41beautiful.
- 15:42Yeah,
- 15:42absolutely.
- 15:43So
- 15:44if
- 15:44someone
- 15:44gets
- 15:45a
- 15:45chance
- 15:45to
- 15:45do
- 15:45that,
- 15:46and
- 15:46I'm
- 15:46sure
- 15:46Leland
- 15:47and
- 15:47I
- 15:47will
- 15:47Develop
- 15:48a
- 15:49story
- 15:49about
- 15:50that
- 15:50whole
- 15:51riding
- 15:51a
- 15:51bike
- 15:52from
- 15:52Camor
- 15:53to
- 15:53Banff
- 15:53and
- 15:54creating
- 15:55some
- 15:55sort
- 15:55of
- 15:56adventure.
- 15:57Yeah,
- 15:57for
- 15:58sure.
- 15:58Yeah.
- 15:59And
- 15:59even
- 16:00the
- 16:00golfing.
- 16:01Yeah.
- 16:01Oh,
- 16:02golf
- 16:02course
- 16:02is
- 16:03awesome.
- 16:03So
- 16:04beautiful.
- 16:04Yeah.
- 16:05Real.
- 16:05Really
- 16:05a
- 16:05neat
- 16:06place.
- 16:06You're
- 16:07so.
- 16:07It's
- 16:07like
- 16:08you
- 16:08said,
- 16:08Leland,
- 16:08there's
- 16:09so
- 16:09many
- 16:09vivid
- 16:10memories
- 16:11and
- 16:12all
- 16:12of
- 16:12these
- 16:12things
- 16:12that
- 16:13we've
- 16:13done
- 16:13there
- 16:14and
- 16:15there's
- 16:15so
- 16:15many
- 16:15other
- 16:16things
- 16:16that
- 16:16we
- 16:16can.
- 16:17We
- 16:17will
- 16:18do
- 16:18there
- 16:19over
- 16:19the
- 16:19years
- 16:19to
- 16:19come.
- 16:20Yeah.
- 16:20Just
- 16:21absolutely
- 16:21amazing.
- 16:22Yeah.
- 16:23One
- 16:23of
- 16:23the
- 16:23things
- 16:24that
- 16:24happened
- 16:25after
- 16:25Leland
- 16:26was
- 16:26born
- 16:26is
- 16:27they
- 16:27actually
- 16:27built
- 16:28the
- 16:28recreational
- 16:29center
- 16:30in
- 16:30Camor.
- 16:31It's
- 16:31actually
- 16:31called
- 16:32Elevation
- 16:32Place,
- 16:33but
- 16:33in
- 16:33our
- 16:33stories
- 16:34it's
- 16:34called
- 16:35Tilted
- 16:35Teepee.
- 16:36Yeah.
- 16:36And
- 16:37the
- 16:37reason
- 16:37we
- 16:37call
- 16:37it
- 16:37Tilted
- 16:38Teepee
- 16:39is
- 16:39because
- 16:39of
- 16:40the
- 16:40light
- 16:41posts.
- 16:42All
- 16:42of
- 16:42the
- 16:43light
- 16:43posts
- 16:43in
- 16:43the
- 16:44parking
- 16:44lot
- 16:45are
- 16:45tilted,
- 16:46right.
- 16:46Oh,
- 16:47slanted
- 16:47and
- 16:48slanted.
- 16:48Yeah.
- 16:49It's
- 16:49pretty
- 16:49wild.
- 16:50So
- 16:50that.
- 16:51That
- 16:51just
- 16:52led
- 16:53to
- 16:53its
- 16:53name.
- 16:54It's
- 16:54also
- 16:55a
- 16:55very
- 16:55unique
- 16:56building.
- 16:56Yeah.
- 16:57One
- 16:57side
- 16:58of
- 16:58the
- 16:58building
- 16:59is
- 16:59all
- 16:59glass,
- 17:00so
- 17:01it
- 17:02actually
- 17:02looks
- 17:03onto
- 17:03what's
- 17:03called
- 17:03the
- 17:04three
- 17:04D
- 17:05Sisters
- 17:05Mountain
- 17:06range.
- 17:06In
- 17:06our
- 17:07stories,
- 17:07it's
- 17:08called
- 17:08the
- 17:08Three
- 17:08Mothers
- 17:09Mountain
- 17:09range.
- 17:10And
- 17:11it
- 17:11definitely
- 17:12adds
- 17:12to
- 17:12that.
- 17:13Can
- 17:13you
- 17:13remember
- 17:14also
- 17:14Leland
- 17:15going
- 17:15to
- 17:15the
- 17:16folk
- 17:16festival
- 17:17in
- 17:17Camor?
- 17:17Yep,
- 17:18I
- 17:18remember.
- 17:19Didn't
- 17:19we
- 17:19go
- 17:20probably
- 17:21once
- 17:21or
- 17:21twice?
- 17:21Yeah,
- 17:22twice
- 17:22for
- 17:23sure.
- 17:23Remember
- 17:23the
- 17:23first
- 17:24time?
- 17:24That
- 17:24was
- 17:25crazy
- 17:26experience.
- 17:26Like
- 17:27just
- 17:27loud
- 17:28music,
- 17:28everybody
- 17:29having
- 17:29a
- 17:29good
- 17:29time.
- 17:30Remember
- 17:31the
- 17:31many
- 17:32food
- 17:32trucks?
- 17:33Yes.
- 17:33Always
- 17:33being
- 17:34hungry.
- 17:36Always
- 17:36wanting
- 17:36those
- 17:37little
- 17:37mini
- 17:37donuts
- 17:37coated
- 17:38in
- 17:38those.
- 17:38Oh,
- 17:39yeah.
- 17:39Those
- 17:39are
- 17:39always
- 17:40popular,
- 17:40right?
- 17:41Oh,
- 17:41yeah,
- 17:41yeah.
- 17:42Leland's
- 17:43talking
- 17:43about
- 17:43the
- 17:44camera.
- 17:44Folk
- 17:45festival
- 17:45food
- 17:46area
- 17:46was
- 17:46always
- 17:47food
- 17:47trucks,
- 17:48and
- 17:48they
- 17:48always
- 17:49brought
- 17:49in
- 17:49different
- 17:50ones
- 17:50every
- 17:50year.
- 17:51It's
- 17:51pretty
- 17:51amazing,
- 17:52the
- 17:53food
- 17:53offerings.
- 17:54And
- 17:54then
- 17:54of
- 17:54course,
- 17:54there
- 17:54was
- 17:55always
- 17:55entertainers
- 17:56and
- 17:56the
- 17:57stilt
- 17:57walkers.
- 17:57You
- 17:58remember
- 17:58those?
- 17:58Oh,
- 17:58yeah,
- 17:59yeah.
- 18:00And
- 18:00the
- 18:00people
- 18:00with
- 18:01hula
- 18:01hoops
- 18:02and
- 18:03a
- 18:03lot
- 18:03of
- 18:03different
- 18:04things
- 18:04that
- 18:04went
- 18:04on
- 18:05at
- 18:05the
- 18:06Camel
- 18:06Folk
- 18:06Festival,
- 18:07which
- 18:07you're
- 18:08now
- 18:08turning
- 18:08into
- 18:08our
- 18:09second
- 18:09book,
- 18:09Hijinks
- 18:10at
- 18:10the
- 18:11Big
- 18:11Head
- 18:11Folk
- 18:11Music
- 18:12Festival.
- 18:12So
- 18:13hopefully
- 18:13next
- 18:14summer
- 18:14we
- 18:15are
- 18:15able
- 18:16to
- 18:16get
- 18:16that
- 18:17book
- 18:17published.
- 18:17So
- 18:18that'd
- 18:18be
- 18:18a
- 18:18lot
- 18:18of
- 18:18fun.
- 18:19Do
- 18:20you
- 18:20remember
- 18:20some
- 18:20of
- 18:20the
- 18:21hikes
- 18:21that
- 18:21you
- 18:21went
- 18:21on?
- 18:22Definitely
- 18:23do.
- 18:23I
- 18:23remember
- 18:23a
- 18:24bunch
- 18:24of
- 18:24them.
- 18:24I
- 18:24remember
- 18:25the
- 18:25ones
- 18:25where
- 18:25we
- 18:25go
- 18:25by
- 18:26the
- 18:26hydro
- 18:26plant.
- 18:27Yes,
- 18:27those
- 18:27ones
- 18:28are
- 18:28fun.
- 18:28And
- 18:29then
- 18:29up
- 18:29to
- 18:29the.
- 18:30Up
- 18:30to
- 18:30the
- 18:30two
- 18:31small
- 18:31lakes
- 18:31in
- 18:31the.
- 18:32Do
- 18:32you
- 18:33remember
- 18:33that?
- 18:33Oh,
- 18:33yeah.
- 18:33Up
- 18:34in.
- 18:34Yeah,
- 18:34that
- 18:34was
- 18:34so
- 18:35cool
- 18:35because
- 18:35it
- 18:35was
- 18:35like
- 18:36that
- 18:36big
- 18:36cave
- 18:36and
- 18:37stuff.
- 18:37Yes.
- 18:37And
- 18:37then
- 18:37those
- 18:38beautiful
- 18:39looking
- 18:39like
- 18:40mini
- 18:40lakes
- 18:40or.
- 18:41Yeah,
- 18:41I
- 18:41guess
- 18:41you
- 18:42call
- 18:42Mini
- 18:42lakes.
- 18:43Yeah.
- 18:43Like
- 18:43two
- 18:44lakes.
- 18:44Turquoise
- 18:45in
- 18:45color.
- 18:45Yeah.
- 18:45It
- 18:46was
- 18:46beautiful.
- 18:47Oh,
- 18:47my
- 18:47gosh.
- 18:48And
- 18:48then
- 18:48they.
- 18:48The
- 18:49rock
- 18:49climbers
- 18:50on
- 18:50the.
- 18:51Just
- 18:51climbing.
- 18:52Yeah.
- 18:52Just
- 18:53right.
- 18:53The
- 18:53mountain
- 18:54faces
- 18:54right
- 18:54by
- 18:54the
- 18:55lake.
- 18:55It's
- 18:55like,
- 18:55wow.
- 18:55It's
- 18:55like.
- 18:56That's
- 18:56totally
- 18:57random.
- 18:57But
- 18:58I
- 18:58love
- 18:58that.
- 18:58It's
- 18:58great
- 18:58to
- 18:59see
- 18:59that.
- 18:59Yeah.
- 19:00And
- 19:00it's
- 19:00neat.
- 19:00We.
- 19:01Again,
- 19:01we
- 19:01wrote
- 19:01a
- 19:01story
- 19:02about
- 19:02that.
- 19:03So
- 19:04it.
- 19:04It's
- 19:04just
- 19:05incredible
- 19:06when
- 19:06you've
- 19:07got.
- 19:08It's
- 19:08almost
- 19:08like
- 19:09a
- 19:09canvas,
- 19:09Right?
- 19:10Yeah.
- 19:10Except
- 19:10in
- 19:11this
- 19:11case,
- 19:11it's
- 19:12a
- 19:12storytelling
- 19:13canvas.
- 19:14That.
- 19:15That's.
- 19:15I
- 19:15think
- 19:16how
- 19:16we
- 19:16could
- 19:17really
- 19:17look
- 19:17at
- 19:18how
- 19:19Camor
- 19:19Banff
- 19:20and
- 19:20the
- 19:20Bow
- 19:20Valley
- 19:21is.
- 19:21It's
- 19:21a
- 19:22storytelling
- 19:23campus
- 19:23where
- 19:23you
- 19:24get
- 19:24to
- 19:24write
- 19:25all
- 19:25these
- 19:25stories
- 19:26of
- 19:26all
- 19:26your
- 19:26adventures.
- 19:27Yeah.
- 19:28Yep.
- 19:28Well,
- 19:29the
- 19:29best
- 19:29art,
- 19:30the
- 19:30best
- 19:30story
- 19:31is
- 19:31represented
- 19:32in
- 19:34whoever
- 19:35created
- 19:35that
- 19:36piece.
- 19:36As
- 19:36long
- 19:36as
- 19:36that
- 19:37person
- 19:37can
- 19:37demonstrate
- 19:38and
- 19:38try
- 19:38to
- 19:39show
- 19:39you
- 19:39what
- 19:39they're
- 19:39mean,
- 19:40what
- 19:40they
- 19:40mean,
- 19:40and
- 19:41the
- 19:42emotions
- 19:42that
- 19:42they
- 19:43put
- 19:43behind
- 19:43there.
- 19:44And
- 19:44you
- 19:45know
- 19:45what
- 19:45I.
- 19:45I
- 19:45was
- 19:45thinking
- 19:46about
- 19:46even
- 19:47the
- 19:48times
- 19:48we
- 19:48went
- 19:48down
- 19:49and
- 19:50we
- 19:50went
- 19:51to
- 19:51the
- 19:51Wood,
- 19:51the
- 19:52kids
- 19:52favorite
- 19:52restaurant
- 19:53was
- 19:53the
- 19:53Wood.
- 19:54And
- 19:54they
- 19:55always
- 19:55put
- 19:56up
- 19:56these
- 19:56big
- 19:57decorations.
- 19:57Do
- 19:58you
- 19:58remember
- 19:58the
- 19:59Ghost
- 20:00and
- 20:00Witch?
- 20:01And
- 20:01they
- 20:01must
- 20:01have
- 20:02been
- 20:0210
- 20:02or
- 20:0315ft
- 20:03tall.
- 20:04Yeah,
- 20:04totally.
- 20:04Those
- 20:05things
- 20:05were
- 20:05massive.
- 20:06I
- 20:06remember
- 20:06the
- 20:07one
- 20:07time
- 20:07we
- 20:07went.
- 20:08It
- 20:08was
- 20:08pretty
- 20:08windy.
- 20:09They
- 20:09were
- 20:09all
- 20:10flying
- 20:10all
- 20:10over,
- 20:11just
- 20:11everywhere.
- 20:12All
- 20:12mess.
- 20:12That
- 20:13was
- 20:13really
- 20:14exciting.
- 20:15That's
- 20:15great.
- 20:16Yeah.
- 20:16So
- 20:17definitely
- 20:17a
- 20:17very
- 20:18special
- 20:18area
- 20:18and
- 20:19one
- 20:19that
- 20:20we
- 20:20can.
- 20:20One
- 20:20that
- 20:21we'll
- 20:21continue
- 20:22to
- 20:22return
- 20:23to
- 20:23every
- 20:23year
- 20:24and
- 20:25come
- 20:25up
- 20:25with
- 20:26other
- 20:26stories
- 20:27of
- 20:27other
- 20:28adventures.
- 20:28Yeah.
- 20:29Is
- 20:29there
- 20:29anything
- 20:30special
- 20:31you'd
- 20:31like
- 20:31to
- 20:31do
- 20:32the
- 20:32next
- 20:32time
- 20:32we
- 20:33go
- 20:33down
- 20:33there?
- 20:34You
- 20:34know
- 20:34what?
- 20:35I
- 20:35think
- 20:36we
- 20:36should
- 20:36definitely
- 20:37go
- 20:37on
- 20:37another
- 20:38biking
- 20:38trip.
- 20:38For
- 20:39sure.
- 20:39Okay.
- 20:40Maybe
- 20:40a
- 20:40different
- 20:40path.
- 20:41Maybe
- 20:41not
- 20:41down
- 20:41to
- 20:42Bam.
- 20:42Like
- 20:43the
- 20:43full
- 20:43length
- 20:43there.
- 20:44Maybe
- 20:44through
- 20:44a
- 20:44different
- 20:45trail.
- 20:45Or
- 20:45maybe
- 20:46we
- 20:46could
- 20:46try
- 20:46a.
- 20:47I'm
- 20:47sure
- 20:47they
- 20:47had.
- 20:47Like
- 20:47when
- 20:48the
- 20:48ski.
- 20:48When
- 20:48there's
- 20:49no
- 20:49snow
- 20:49in
- 20:49the
- 20:49mountains.
- 20:50We
- 20:50could
- 20:50do
- 20:50mountain
- 20:50biking.
- 20:51I'm
- 20:51glad
- 20:51you
- 20:52mentioned
- 20:52that
- 20:52because
- 20:54I
- 20:54went
- 20:54with
- 20:55my
- 20:55brother,
- 20:55who's
- 20:55a
- 20:56big
- 20:56mountain
- 20:56biker.
- 20:57Yeah.
- 20:57Actually,
- 20:57should
- 20:58talk
- 20:58him
- 20:58into
- 20:58coming
- 20:59with
- 20:59us.
- 20:59Yeah.
- 21:00Because
- 21:00you
- 21:00guys
- 21:01could
- 21:01go
- 21:01off.
- 21:02We
- 21:02actually
- 21:03went
- 21:03one
- 21:04year.
- 21:04Yeah.
- 21:05And
- 21:05we
- 21:06rented
- 21:06a
- 21:07guide,
- 21:07a
- 21:08mountain
- 21:08biking
- 21:09guide.
- 21:09And
- 21:09she
- 21:10took
- 21:10my
- 21:10brother
- 21:10on
- 21:11the
- 21:11more
- 21:11difficult
- 21:12trails
- 21:13and
- 21:13I
- 21:14just
- 21:14mountain
- 21:14biked
- 21:15the
- 21:15easier
- 21:16trails.
- 21:16She
- 21:16told
- 21:17me
- 21:17where
- 21:17to
- 21:17go,
- 21:17so
- 21:18it
- 21:18was
- 21:18pretty
- 21:18cool.
- 21:18So
- 21:19I
- 21:19think
- 21:19you'd
- 21:19probably
- 21:19enjoy
- 21:20that.
- 21:20Going
- 21:20up
- 21:21and
- 21:22mountain
- 21:22biking
- 21:23over
- 21:23logs
- 21:23and
- 21:24all
- 21:24that
- 21:24kind
- 21:25of
- 21:25good
- 21:25stuff.
- 21:25For
- 21:25sure.
- 21:26Yeah.
- 21:26We'll
- 21:27have
- 21:27to
- 21:27plan
- 21:27for
- 21:27that.
- 21:28I'll
- 21:28get
- 21:28a
- 21:29hold
- 21:29of
- 21:29my
- 21:29brother,
- 21:29and
- 21:29we'll
- 21:29have
- 21:30a
- 21:30look
- 21:30at
- 21:30that.
- 21:30So,
- 21:31see,
- 21:32for
- 21:32everyone
- 21:33listening,
- 21:33you
- 21:34can
- 21:34see
- 21:34where
- 21:35your
- 21:36mind
- 21:37can
- 21:37go
- 21:38just
- 21:38based
- 21:38off
- 21:39of
- 21:39your
- 21:39experiences
- 21:40and
- 21:41the
- 21:41stories
- 21:41that
- 21:41you
- 21:42can
- 21:42create.
- 21:42So,
- 21:43Leland,
- 21:44thanks
- 21:44for
- 21:44taking
- 21:44the
- 21:44time
- 21:45today
- 21:45to
- 21:46sit
- 21:46down,
- 21:46talk
- 21:46to
- 21:47me,
- 21:47and
- 21:47reminisce
- 21:48about
- 21:48our
- 21:48memories
- 21:49in
- 21:49Camor,
- 21:49Banff
- 21:50and
- 21:50the
- 21:50Bow
- 21:50Valley.
- 21:51Yeah,
- 21:51no,
- 21:51thank
- 21:51you
- 21:51for
- 21:52letting
- 21:52me
- 21:52come
- 21:52out
- 21:53here
- 21:53and
- 21:53read
- 21:54a
- 21:54story
- 21:54and
- 21:55share
- 21:55my
- 21:55experiences
- 21:56at
- 21:56Camor.
- 21:57Right
- 21:57on.
- 21:57Thanks,
- 21:57Leland.
- 21:58You're
- 21:58welcome.