8月1日趁著長周末的最後一天，和先生一起駕車來到了離卡城約一個多小時路程的Kananaskis Village。在Kananaskis Village不遠處，有一個Barrier Lake，湖水湛藍湛藍的，好似水彩般明亮清新。站在湖邊深呼吸，好似來到了海邊，呵呵，低頭一看，腳底踩著細沙，真的，又讓我想起了在海南度蜜月時海邊的風光。Barrier Lake人煙稀少，整個湖就我和先生兩人，盡情地享受著這世外桃源的一切給予......。湖面在太陽的照耀下泛著波光點點......，是否我的夢又開始了......？
Kananaskis Village只是Kananaskis Country的極小一部分。說它是村，它卻不像村。周圍山谷環繞，河流不斷，其中小橋、池塘、亭台樓閣、花簇緊擁樣樣不缺，活脫脫一個洋蘇州城。說它不是村，它卻又是村。步行池塘約200米，忽而一個彎處，疑惑間走去，原來這兒是村民們安居之所。幾幢或三層或二層的公寓，簡簡單單，窗口處還有不少人家正打著電風扇來解暑熱。怕驚擾了他們，便轉身回“蘇州城”。
恰逢又一小徑，不知是何處，跟隨其他游客們直走吧。約三、四分鐘之後，眼前一亮－－哇！好一片開闊的視野呀！只見我們腳下的路不知什麼時候成了山崖，而崖下便是一大片一大片的遠處近處的山水田野公路，甚至在那樹林間還有二大高爾夫球場呢，又是一個度假休閑的好去處。
沿著崖邊散步，邊和老公聊著。真不想回去了呵！
Kananaskis Country is a large Alberta Provincial Park located about an hours drive west of Calgary in the Rocky Mountains. Its thick forest, consisting mainly of evergreens, has extensive trails for hikers and skiers of all levels of experience. It is well populated with birds and wild animals including bears and cougars, so it needs to be visited with respect and appropriate regard to mutual safety.
Nestled amongst the trees is a resort hotel complex called Kananaskis Village, and immediately south lies the Kananaskis Golf Course. The Village became a focus of attention when it was the location for a G8 summit conference in July 2002.
The nearest town is Canmore, a thriving community on the TransCanada Highway, a few minutes drive west of the Kananaskis exit. It is notable for the alpine design of the shops in its main streets, but all around are signs of a booming economy in the form of new sub-divisions, golf courses and tourist facilities. On the way to Canmore you pass Lac Des Arcs with its quarries and ore-processing plant.
It is possible to take the Kananaskis exit off the transCanada Highway and drive in a clockwise loop through the Park to Canmore, via Spray Lakes. Some facilities, such as the Golf Course, are well signposted, but you should get one of the published trail books, or a local map, to find the dozens of trail-heads. And check with the Wardens offices for information and safely warnings.
2005年8月7日12：38
(Kananaskis Village一角)