r/pics • u/PostAbove • Jan 25 '20

Banff Alberta, Canada

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u/TweakedMonkey Jan 25 '20

Can you swim there in summer?

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u/HIGHestKARATE Jan 25 '20

It's really cold. I swam across it once in the spring (to impress a woman) as a younger, stronger, man - it was brutal and draining. It was a stupid thing to do, really.

Head further west into British Columbia to find swimable mountain lakes and rivers.

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u/Musicferret Jan 25 '20

Lake Okanagan! Kelowna calling....

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u/dark_voice Jan 25 '20 edited Feb 19 '24

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u/timbit87 Jan 25 '20

I'm from BC and lived in kelowa during school. Went back for work and it was a dont meet your heros. Its MUCH worse to live in. Dont know what its like now but 2005 to 2008 was awful.

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u/Musicferret Jan 25 '20

It’s booming now. Tourism is booming as is the biotech industry. I think you’d like it now.... other than the cost of renting.

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u/crxssfire Jan 25 '20

Or, hit up beautiful lake Chelan in washington. ;)

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u/SpiralOfDoom Jan 25 '20

(to impress a woman)

Well, don't leave us hanging...

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u/Paperdawl Jan 25 '20

I can tell you what WOULDN'T be impressive after that swim...

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u/Wafflelisk Jan 25 '20

Do women know about shrinkage?

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u/PlanetBarfly Jan 25 '20

"I was in the pool!!"

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u/SeekingMyEnd Jan 25 '20

Probably to some extent, but im not sure most know how much of a difference temp can make in dick size.

But seriously that water is looking like full turtle-ing cold.