Category: Dogs

Saturday was going to be a really easy day. The only solid plan was to have a good look at the Railway & Forestry Museum in Prince George, but I was open to other options as they were presented. The Crooked River Rest Area was empty when we arrived,...

One of the most highly recommended activities along the Alaska Highway is a dip in the large natural pool at Liard River Hot Springs, and a fairly large percentage of the people who drive the highway seem to heed the advice. But there’s much more to the park, and...

My regular readers know that my old husky, Monty, had some serious health issues since last May. Although he rebounded wonderfully just after the new puppy, Tucker, arrived in October, he crashed badly this past weekend. Yesterday morning, with me, Cathy, and Carolyn, the vet who saved his life...

We’re having a very easy winter this year, and I’m lovin’ it. The days are getting longer now and everybody is starting to comment on how good it feels – today, January 31st,the sun will rise at 09:22 and set at 17:06. The temperature only dropped to -7°C last...

With sunshine forecast for both Whitehorse and Skagway, yesterday looked like a good day to make the 320-km (200-mi) drive. Cathy had bought a lot of linens at JC Penney’s last huge sale, and it was all waiting for me at the Skagway post office so I had to...

This is always a busy time of year, and as the days get shorter, the list of things to do seems to get longer. There’s no snow on the ground now despite getting a few inches of it over a few days starting on August 31st, and we still...

I’m not nearly finished showing you the places I visited on my epic BC road trip, but yesterday our family expanded, and I’d like to introduce our new puppy, Tucker, to you before going back to the trip. This was the photo that started the process. We’ve looked at...

When I last talked to you, on day 17 of the trip (Friday, September 25th), we had just arrived in West Kelowna. In a few hours from now, on day 23 (Thursday, October 1st), I’ll be starting the 2,600 kilometer (1,616 mile) drive home. The days in the Kelowna...

Starting on day 13, Monday, September 21, we had 3 full days to spend with my daughter and grand-daughters from our base at the Bow Rivers Edge Campground in Cochrane, which is our new “best-ever” commercial campground. Figuring out everyone’s work and school schedules was a bit daunting, but...

Before we leave Hinton and continue on to Jasper, I want to show you the Hinton/Jasper KOA campground, as it’s the nicest one we’ve stayed at yet. First impressions are really important, and the office is very nice. The woman who checked me in was professional and friendly, and...