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Month: August 2024

Heading North Along the West Coast

Heading North Along the West Coast

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Three months after settling back in our Tiburon home we decided to dive into a road trip across Canada and then return via the USA. We leased a new hybrid plug-in Kia Sportage and took off on August 4, 2024. First stop was two nights in Ashland, Oregon, a city that blends a vibrant arts scene with a beautiful natural environment. It’s primarily known for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, but maintains a small-town atmosphere despite its cultural richness. We went…

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Beautiful British Columbia and Banff National Park

Beautiful British Columbia and Banff National Park

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On our 9th day we left the US and enter Canada at the Vancouver border. We were invited to stay with another former IVSC friend and hiking buddy, Vern Blair, and his lady friend Pat. His elegant but comfortable home in North Van is the setting for several films over the years. We ferried to the City to explore on foot, and bicycle the perimeter of Stanley Park, the jewel of the city. We hiked a few trails in the…

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Dropping Down into Montana

Dropping Down into Montana

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It was a shame to leave Banff with its incredible scenery. But we still had places to go and people to see! Dipping down into Montana was a heart-warming experience. In Kalispell, Mary’s college friends Teri and Larry Iwersen were adamant we stay over with them for a night on their 5-acre gentleman’s ranch with impressive vistas of Glacier NP. Teri is the rancher, so to speak, mostly because of her yen for equines. She was once a prize-winning barrel-racer…

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The plains of Alberta, Saskatchewan & Manitoba

The plains of Alberta, Saskatchewan & Manitoba

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Saskatchewan is unique among Canadian provinces for having borders that are based on lines of longitude and latitude rather than natural geographical features. Historically known as the “breadbasket of Canada”, it remains a major agricultural producer of wheat, canola, and other grains and is also the sunniest province in Canada.  The capital was renamed Regina (Latin for “queen”) in 1882 to honor Queen Victoria. The city boasts numerous parks and greenspaces, with all its trees and plants being hand-planted. We…

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It’s Lake Time in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan

It’s Lake Time in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan

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A Colorado friend from my music days lives in Minneapolis. When I mentioned to Julie we would be passing through the Land of 10,000 Lakes, she invited us to visit her and musician-husband Dale Menton at their rustic summer cabin on Woman Lake in northern MN. It’s one of a four-lake chain that also includes – get this – Child Lake, Girl Lake, and Little Woman Lake. To add to the curiously adorable names, not far away are Man Lake, Baby…

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