Elspeth Nickle and Ron Teather

We've been living in Lethbridge since 1997. Lethbridge is a prairie town, set around a river valley, and the Rockies are within sight so there's quite a range of landscapes and activities available. There's an abundance of sunshine and lots of wind, and the weather changes so quickly we often need daily (sometimes hourly), rather than seasonal, changes of clothing. Not a dull environment!

We revised this site in December 2010. We travelled around by bike quite a bit in 2010, so a lot of the new material features bikes and bikers, but we also visited Prague, Vienna, and upper Austria, so there are some pictures from there as well.

	Prague 2010
	The World Ultimate Club Championships took place in Prague this year, and Simon took part as a pick-up player with the Canadian champions, Chaos, a team from Winnipeg. Chaos didn't win the tournament, unfortunately, but their team shirts were voted the best among the 140 participating teams, and commanded a good premium in the trading night that takes place on the penultimate night of these tournaments. For us, it was a great excuse to visit Prague. Prague was a treat. Itʼs a fabulous city to tour, with lovingly restored buildings, great food and beer, and very reasonable prices. Ron is still pining for the 500 ml cans of Pilsen Urquell, available everywhere for the equivalent of about 50 cents!
	Biking 2010 - Down the Danube and a 2300 km wander in Quebec
	Our cycling in 2010 took us 350 km down the Danube, from Passau to Vienna, in one fairly fattening week, followed by a 2300 km fully loaded (the bikes, not us) tour through Quebec in seven weeks of good weather, good food, and nice people. It was a great summer, and we intend to repeat the theme next year, though the actual destination(s) are still under discussion...so many tempting options, so little time (though of course Ron will be fully retired by then....)
	Waterton
	Our favourite place in Southern Alberta is Waterton National Park, a gem that extends northward from Glacier National Park in the US. Most weekends in the summer find us exploring its scenic trails, and some of them we also ski in the winter. The park trails are not heavily used - outside the peak summer season we'll often spend a day without meeting another party. Here's a selection of views and flowers.
	Austria 2010
	After our time in Prague we went on to Vienna to visit a friend from Lethbridge who moved to Vienna last year. Vienna is a spectacular city. It was Elspeth's first visit, and she was quite blown away. Our friend's parents also have a cottage in upper Austria, so we spent a few days hiking in the Austrian alps. Perhaps even more spectacular, in a slightly less fattening way.
	Family
	We do apologize to anyone who is missing, or who isn't and would like to be, or who doesn't much like the picture(s) we selected. We would be be happy to add/delete/substitute pictures as requested. Friends and family members visiting Lethbridge will get priority service.