Right to Play UofA Tunnel Ball World Record

On Wednesday, the official Right to Play club at my University-- the University of Alberta, attempted to gather enough people on the Quad to break the Guinness World Record for highest number of people to participate in tunnel ball. It was supposed to start at 3 o'clock but by then it looked like we didn't even have 50 people, so we waited, and waited. And then we begin a demo round around 4 which turned into practice which kept going for about half an hour. In the process we got more people to get in and by the end we had 129 people! The previous world record was a 120 people. I didn't think it would be that difficult to find 120+ people in a university setting but I guess it was. So glad we did it and managed to raise funds for the Right to Play organization. Definitely go check them out!

Banff and Elk Island National Parks

 

Banff

Last Saturday, I went to Banff and got to see Lake Louise! It was simply gorgeous and too beautiful for my eyes. The water was crystal blue and behind the lake was a spectacular snow topped mountain. Fortunately, I found out that my camera had a panorama option and took a few of those. I took photos of the lake in different angles so many times but couldn't get enough.

And the town of Banff was so quaint and beautiful as well! A major tourist attraction.

Elk Island

 

And then today, I went to Elk Island National Park and was hoping to see some wildlife, but only got to see Bison, which I guess was a great experience as well. There was actually one right on the trail we were walking but walked away once it saw us approaching. They're huge! But pretty docile I think. Apart from that, and maybe a beaver and a squirrel, we were not able to see anymore wildlife. Bummer.

And the weather was really quite cold today, not a good day to be outdoors, though the onslaught of Fall did bring pretty colours along with it.