There is one reason only to see Edmonton.  Well, at least that was all we could figure out because on the way there, the mountains disappear, the horizon gets flat, the miles of canola fields reappear and the highlight of the drive is Gasoline Alley, Red Deer (apparently this is such a fixture for tourists   Read More …

The hardest part of the trip is conquered. Barely. But let’s start from the beginning.  After leaving Killbear intact and no bear attacks, we headed on to Sudbury to find the “Big Nickel”. I’ll leave out the details of just how hard the ground is. But it’s really hard. Harder than I remember.  Anyway, as   Read More …