Our dream holiday! This was a milestone birthday year for my daughter Sara and me. She turned 40 and I turned 65. Sara had the brilliant idea that we should do a monumental mother-daughter trip. Several years ago we discovered that both of us thought seeing the mountain gorillas was the ultimate trip of a... Continue Reading →

Sept. 29 - Oct 15, 2022 Fox in a Box The beginning of a new chapter in my life. Ed and I mutually decided that our marriage was not working and we decided to part ways. Everything is very amicable. It came at a perfect time. I had a trip already planned for London, UK.... Continue Reading →

March 24 - April 8, 2022 I got up early and met Chandler and Parker at the airport. It took us a while to get through security because of the Covid checks, but otherwise, it was easy. Our worries about Parker travelling under age without a consent form from Levi was not an issue. The... Continue Reading →

Feb. 14 - 28, 2022 Saguaro Cactus After 10 years of promising, I finally made it to my brother Jim's winter home in Arizona. Covid restrictions had me realize how quickly the privilege of travel can be taken away. On the flight I sat between two people from Bonnyville and my cousin sat in the... Continue Reading →

Oct. 6-18, 2021 Once again, Covid restricted our travel plans so we decided to do another Alberta vacation. We decided to spend one night in each of the ritzy hotels that our mountain parks have to offer. The rest of the time we stayed in cheap AirBnB and motels. A fine balance... We started our... Continue Reading →

August 4 - 12, 2022 The Land of Peace and Quiet Patti and I met in September 1974. I was on a school trip to Ontario with nine other students. We were farmed out to various families. I stayed with the Tanner family. Patti and I kept in touch throughout the years, sending letters, then... Continue Reading →

2020 AUGUST 29 -- Rocky Mountains Foothills farm land Leaving the majestic Rocky Mountains is rather abrupt. One minute you are surrounded by huge mountains, then a few miles along you are on flat prairie – which has its own beauty. I love the mountains, but in my heart, I am a flat-lander. We got... Continue Reading →

2020 AUGUST 27 --- Concern for wildlife in the mountain parks is no laughing matter. Every few miles you can see a bridge going over the highway. Some just look like an arched bridge, others are disguised with boulders and trees. These are animal crossings, so they can safely go from one side of the... Continue Reading →

2020 AUGUST 26 — Emerald Lake We carried on to Emerald Lake, in Yoho National Park, near Field, BC. Emerald Lake is one of those mountain lakes trapped inside a moraine. Suspended limestone rock flour made by glaciers grinding up rocks gives the lake its brilliant jade color and hence the name Emerald Lake. The water... Continue Reading →

2020 AUGUST 26 -- Our first stop was the Columbia Ice Fields. I had been here about 20 years ago and was excited to be back and to see if I could see the retreat of the glacier edge. Glaciers are formed when accumulating snow packs form into dense ice under its own weight. Considering... Continue Reading →