This post is part of a series called Alberta This scenic outlooks is just a short drive out of Drumheller. It is part of the Canadian Badlands and got it’s name back in the days of the wild west, when horses would wander into this canyon from local ranches and come out branded by different…
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This post is part of a series called Alberta The Highlight of this leg of our Journey was our trip to the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller. This amazing place is the epicentre of Dinosaur research and fossil excavation in Canada. The museum is incredible with unbelievable displays of fossils bones and replicas. Walking through…
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This post is part of a series called Alberta We took a detour into Medicine Hat and found this historic Pottery District. I gather the clay here was perfect for turning into pottery and many historic crocks and dishes were created here, access to the railroad brought the products all across North America. After the…
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This post is part of a series called Saskatchewan We took Bert to the RCMP Heritage Museum in Regina. It’s at Depot Division, which is where he trained as a cadet back in 1952. It had changed a lot but he recognised a few of the buildings and places. They take you on a tour…
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This post is part of a series called Ontario I spent a lot of time at the Scott’s cabin here on Linklater growing up. And the last summer before I moved to BC I lived in Dryden and Ear Falls for the summer and would spend my time off at Linklater. Having a day here…
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This post is part of a series called Ontario I used to spend the odd Christmas and Thanksgiving the Thunder Bay with the Zubecs. I hadn’t been there for 30 years so was nice to see the waterfront looking nice. And of course a visit with the Sleeping Giant.
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This post is part of a series called Ontario What a powerful experience arriving at this site. Terry ended his Cross Canada Marathon of Hope here just outside of Thunder Bay, a beautiful setting and viewpoint to celebrate this national Hero.
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This post is part of a series called Ontario Traveling the North Shore of Lake Superior is totally different than the south shore, the hills and rocks of the Canadian shield rise dramatically from the lake, one minute you are at lake shore, the next high above. We would have stopped at every viewpoint if…
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This post is part of a series called Ontario We stopped for some Ukrainian lunch at this nice park – Smoked summer sausage from Wawa, buns, mustard on the beach. a great refresher on a long drive.
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This post is part of a series called Ontario This little town is where Sgt Coleman bought an orphaned black bear cub for $20 and named her Winnie after his home town of Winnipeg. Winnie traveled with the Sgt to England enroute to WW2 and was donated to the london Zoo, later to inspire author…
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