Have you ever been on a long drive, listening to the radio, and actually start really listening to the lyrics of songs? On most of my Alberta Adventures I have been “in the zone” paying attention to my Back Roads of Alberta maps and, of course, the road...
Haruki Murakami, the brilliant author of such books as Norwegian Wood and 1Q84 writes in Kafka on the Shore “When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what the storm is all about.” I think he might be on...
Jack Kerouac understood, more than most, the magnetic allure of the open road. What is better than the intoxicating freedom of driving a long and winding road, arm out the window, eyes set on the horizon, no thoughts of glancing into the rearview mirror? I experienced...
Eloquent Lebanese poet Khalil Gibran got it right all those years ago when he described love as “trembling happiness.” Can’t you just picture that? On this Mother’s Day, I want to wish my Mum, Bobbie, a happy day filled with love back home. I...
Happy Star Wars Day everyone! But is it really May??? I took the photo above yesterday just north of Cochrane. Brrr! We actually saw a half-foot of snow this weekend but I must admit, it IS beautiful. The landscape here in the foothills of the Rockies inspires...
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