Category Archives: Western Canada

Travels within Western Canada

Saskatchewan Riding

Posted on August 17, 2012 by debbie

August 15,2012 The weeks of house renos and a taxing weekend at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival have taken their toll. We could not keep our eyes open last night and finally surrendered at 9pm. We arose promptly at 7am … Continue reading →

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Good Bye Saskatchewan (for now)

Posted on August 17, 2012 by murray

August 16, 2012 I hear rustling in the tent, take off my sleep mask and I’m shocked at how bright it is in the tent. It’s morning and Murray is stirring, eager to get up. I lay in my sleeping … Continue reading →

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Heading West

Posted on August 18, 2012 by debbie

August 17, 2012 I am not sure what it is about sleeping outdoors, but we rolled out of the tent at almost 9 am this morning.  It’s cool in the shade so I have my usual 5 layers on. As … Continue reading →

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Lethbridge, Alberta

Posted on August 20, 2012 by debbie

Yesterday, M&G toured us around Lethbridge’s important sights. We started out at the Farmer’s Market where we bought goat cheese and raspberries. Geoff was saying that it was crowded, but the crowd was a drop in a bucket compared to … Continue reading →

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Homeward Bound

Posted on August 21, 2012 by murray

The longest drive day of our 5 day tour of the “flatlands” is the homeward leg. Five hours by the fast roads. The route most people will take from Lethbridge to Edmonton. Highway 3 west to Fort McLeod and then … Continue reading →

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Day 2 Toronto

Posted on August 23, 2012 by murray

Another day of walking the streets of a big city. North west is the direction of the day. Breakfast for me is the cold pizza that we had left over from last night. Debbie opts for a power bar and … Continue reading →

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Off to Calgary!

Posted on September 30, 2012 by debbie

We throw a few overnight things in bags, grab a quick lunch and we are out the door, off to Calgary. Tonight is the is opening reception and awards ceremony of a photo exhibit at the Jubilee Auditorium and Murray … Continue reading →

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Bicycle Road Riding near Edmonton

Posted on October 11, 2012 by murray

Most of Alberta from Edmonton south is a grid work of county roads. The grid is a one mile (east/west) by two miles (north/south). Over the years, Strathcona County has benefited greatly from the Alberta oil industry. These two facts … Continue reading →

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Urban meets Rural

Posted on November 2, 2012 by murray

Long ago while attending UBC, I lived in Vancouver. I remember the Fraser Valley as a peripheral blur caused by traveling 110 km/hr east and west on Hwy. 1. When we drove to Victoria last summer we diverted off the … Continue reading →

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West Coast Rain

Posted on November 3, 2012 by murray

When I moved here in the 1970’s I was warned that a ‘prairie kid’ would find the forever overcast sky depressing. I left the province that has the most sunshine hours per year with the idea that the bleak skies … Continue reading →

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