Link: Leighton Art Centre
Around Alberta
Getting some dirt in the hair – Alberta style…
Located just south of Calgary in the beautiful rolling hills you will find the Milllarville Race Track, famous for the Millarville Farmers’ Market and more! Link: Millarville Racing and Agriculture Society
When you don’t want to drive far from Calgary…
Links: The Ann and Sandy Cross Conservation Area A truly beautiful area to discover.
Afterthought…”yup, I should have brought some crampons”…
Just like the toque is a fashion-must for many die-hard Canadians, so should be crampons. Without them, you may find yourself slipping and sliding like a car using all-season tires trying to drive up a snowy slope…at least I… Read More ›
Excuse me Sir, I know we’re strangers, but may I borrow your mirror?
Today’s drive took us down the Spray Lake road accessible from either Canmore’s town site or Highway 40 in Kananaskis Country and as usual, it did not disappoint. Winding its way along back country, this well-groomed road – considering… Read More ›
Recreating a roadside “picknicken”…
If it’s one thing that remains constant in numerous historical photographs of my ancestors, they enjoyed the outdoors and with automobiles becoming more plentiful, they would always take to the road wearing their Sunday best. Of course, I will never… Read More ›
Diving for treasure in Waterton Lakes National Park…
Wow, an International Peace Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, plus a Buffalo Paddock, all within an easy drive from Calgary? Fantastic, where do I sign up! Three designations all within a three hour drive from… Read More ›
Getting lost with the honeybees in Central Alberta…
Actually I found this very interesting; I did a random goggle search on “Sunflower mazes”, I did not specify a town or place and the first site to pop up –“Bowden Sunmaze”, right here in Alberta. After various searches, sunflower… Read More ›
Finding peace and tranquility amidst the oil pumps of southern Alberta…
When driving through the Alberta prairie, it doesn’t take long before you see oil pumps dotting the horizon; for Albertan’s it’s understood, we are the energy province of Canada. However, sometimes we need to look past the pumps to find those… Read More ›
Welcome to Alberta, where farmers are so proud of their product they are opening their barn doors to welcome you in…
This coming weekend, August 24 and 25th, Alberta is hosting a province-wide Open Farm Days where people young and old are encouraged to come out to meet the local farmers and their farming operations. This provides a great opportunity to ask… Read More ›
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