Tag: travel
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Last Big Farm Day

Today is a big day on the farm – getting it all ready for my 6 weeks away. I have help coming. Then Saturday I will focus on the house. First stop San Francisco on Sunday (leaving early) then out to Melbourne Monday night – late – so I will have plenty of time to…
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A Bumpy Ride Home

It was calm and clear in Canmore at dawn when I caught the airport bus down into Calgary. And each of my connections were on time. But the ride back to the Midwest was a bit of a roller coaster. Twice in the last few weeks, I’ve read about significant injuries on planes from turbulence.…
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Things things words

As I broaden my horizons walking and mapping further and further out from the house I follow the Bow river – it feels like the artery of Canmore. The walking tracks are still icy in patches but well maintained. It was in the fifties through the seventies that the thirty miles of walking and bicycle…
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Frozen Lakes and Working Dogs

Travel is fleeting. Here and gone again in a minute. I think that is why we take lots of photos when we travel. I flew into Calgary, Canada on Thursday and was lucky enough to spend a couple of nights there. It is cold and snowy but I have all the clothes for this kind…
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In Calgary! Thanks Gods.

And as usual I am awake and ready to go long before anyone (my son) else. But the tension of the last few weeks is draining right out of me. I have become a puddle. The first flight was lovely. Because they gave me an upgrade. The second flight had multiple hold ups. The captain…

