Gentlemen,
Today I have a big update. I'll start with my new trimmer. My old one gave up the ghost when its battery died. Anyway I bought another Conair. I went with model: GMT8RCS which is corded (no battery).
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I picked it up in the States (Kmart) for about $10.00 US. It comes with the attachments shown, is really powerful and trims with the grain. I'm really happy with it.

Now for the big update part. My dad grew out his beard so we could do some father/son pictures. This also coincided with our family vacation to Jasper, Alberta in the Canadian Rockies. Anyways, I have some pictures to share.
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This is me and my dad, Fred, standing at the base of the Jasper Skytram.
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Here we are on the top of Whistlers Mountain (where the tram takes you to).
You can see some of the similarities and differences between our beards.
Similarities: moustaches and hair types.
Differences: My dad has higher cheeklines and slightly wider sideburns than I do. He also has a more open soul patch area than mine.
Some of these differences may come from my maternal grandfather:
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This picture shows him in his mid 40s. My grandfather never grew his beard out, but you can see he had great potential.
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Here I am standing on the Athabasca Glacier (Part of the Columbia Icefields) by the special buses that take tourists out there.
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Here we are with the glacier extending behind us.
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My sister's boyfriend, my dad, and myself. My sister's boyfriend changes his beard style regularly.
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Standing on the new Glacier Skywalk; it just opened in May of 2014.
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This picture shows exactly where I was standing on the Skywalk.
Here are the links to both the Jasper Skytram and the Glacier Adventure Tours on the Columbia Icefield. We had an excellent trip. Since we have returned, my dad has shaved off his beard and gone back to his solo moustache. That is his preferred look. He's had the moustache since I was a baby.
Any comments are welcome,
- Fred

Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out. - John Wooden

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