Driving from Yellowstone, we passed through the Grand Tetons which were a beautiful mountain range and reminded me of BC.  It’s another park that could have taken up a lot of our time, but we didn’t plan to stay.  After the chilly temperatures of northern Wyoming, we headed down to Utah and experienced some real … More The Red and Orange of Utah

After visiting with friends and family and taking Big Bertha in for a much needed check up at the car doctor, our adventures are continuing in the U S of A.  Our route is going to be a giant loop, taking us first south, east, and south again, to then make our way west and … More To See a Wolf in Yellowstone

My home province.  My whole life I’ve heard everyone brag about how beautiful BC is and how it’s the best province.  I always felt a little guilty mimicking what I heard to others, especially since I hadn’t actually seen all of the other provinces.  I could only claim a child’s memory of Manitoba and Ontario, … More Province 10: “Beautiful” British Columbia

After our adventures with tire exchanges we drove to Banff and were amazed at the millions of people there.  Well, not amazed.  It is probably one of the most touristic places in Canada, it’s summer, and it’s the 150 celebration so it was expected.  We were kind of disgusted by all the people.  Callum even … More Alberta Part 2

Probably one of the most beautiful parts of Canada, Alberta has been all about the nature for us.  There has been so much to see in Alberta, that it will require two posts to cover it all.  A bit of history: Alberta was a part of the Northwest Territories until 1905 when it finally split … More Province 9: “Wild Rose Country” Alberta (Part 1)

Saskatchewan, though beautiful in its own way, is another one of those provinces you just kind of drive through.  I wish we could have stayed longer (I know, I sound like a broken record) but we really only had a brief two days there.  From Winnipeg we drove all the way to Regina, the capital … More Province 8: “Land of the Living Skies” Saskatchewan

When I was aged 6 to nearly 9, my family lived in Manitoba.  I remember these years as the happiest of my childhood.  The weather in Manitoba is extreme: the coldest winters with snow drifts higher than your head, and humid sticky summers where the mosquitos hover around you if you so much as breathe … More Province 7: “Friendly” Manitoba

After Quebec we drove to Ottawa, the nation’s capital. I had never been there either, so it was neat for me to see it and we were really captivated by all the impressive buildings in the city and delighted at the walk-ability of Ottawa too.  We had the great fortune of staying in a local’s … More Province 6: “Yours to Discover” Ontario (Part 2)

I was excited to return to Quebec after 7 years since my last visit.  It is pretty rare to have a place in the world that I have been to but Callum has not…and Quebec City is one of them.  When I was finishing my PDP (“how to be a teacher” year of university) I … More Province 5: “Je Me Souviens” Quebec

No disrespect to anyone living in NB but it was kind of boring.  I will say, however, that we didn’t give it much of a chance as we were only there for about two and a half days, and, we were literally just driving through. Our time in NB was brief and we didn’t see … More Province 4: “Drive Through” New Brunswick