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Sunny skies and cool temperatures make for beautiful days at Maligne Lake.
And residents from Alpine Summit Seniors Lodge caught such a day when they went for a trip there last Thursday.
Seniors put on their winter warmers and hopped on the lodge鈥檚 bus, spotting moose on their ride down to the lake.
And after lunch at the Waffle Hut, the seniors climbed aboard a tour boat for a comped trip across the water.
鈥淚 think everyone had been on it before, lots of them were sharing stories about canoeing on Maligne Lake or going to Coronet (at the south end of the lake) or camping,鈥� said Meghan Gifford, activities coordinator and assistant manager of Alpine Summit.
鈥淥ne of the couples spent anniversaries there, rented the boat and went out just the two of them.
鈥淚t doesn't matter if you see it 100 times, it鈥檚 just spectacular.鈥�
Gifford said the seniors loved spending time on the docks and at Spirit Island.
She said one of the highlights of the trip was resident Heinz riding on the back dock of the boat across the lake.
鈥淗e is in a wheelchair but is very adventurous,鈥� she said.
鈥淲e were going to leave the wheelchair on the dock and transfer him into a seat but he asked if he could go on the back dock and they accommodated it.
鈥淲e lifted the wheelchair and he rode the whole way out and back on the back dock - they don鈥檛 usually allow that but I was out there with him.
鈥淲e sat back there and he is a great accomplished photographer and he just snapped pictures.鈥�
Gifford said the day was 鈥渁bsolutely spectacular鈥�, with calm water and crisp, sunny weather.
鈥淚t is a really great opportunity to get out into the backcountry,鈥� she said.
鈥淚t is a great way for people with mobility issues who would never have the opportunity to do something like that, to go onto the boat.鈥�
Alpine seniors also went on a trip to the Jasper SkyTram in August and had a tea party at Jasper Park Lodge.
鈥淲e are always up to something,鈥� said Gifford.
On Thursday, October 24 there will be an Oktoberfest-themed lunch at Alpine Summit.
And there will be a Halloween party on October 31 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
