by pattihenderson | Jul 27, 2014 | Weekend Adventures
Several weekends ago I hopped in my Jeep and headed south down my favourite Alberta highway, The Cowboy Trail, in search of the historic, sprawling Bar U Ranch. Located south and west of Calgary, The Bar U Ranch is the only National Historic Site in Canada that...
by pattihenderson | Jul 20, 2014 | Weekend Adventures
On a recent Alberta back road adventure I had a happy accident. On my way to visit Vulcan, a slightly geeky item on my Alberta Bucket List, I got a bit lost. I know! It doesn’t happen often, with my handy Back Roads of Southern Alberta map book I will typically plot...
by pattihenderson | Jul 13, 2014 | Weekend Adventures
This past Thursday as I closed my laptop after a satisfying day of work, I heard the compelling sound of neighing horses coming from The Cochrane Lions Rodeo Park, conveniently located just below my apartment building. As many of you know who follow my exploits on the...
by pattihenderson | Jul 6, 2014 | Weekend Adventures
Canadian women’s right activist, author, and jurist, Emily Murphy’s keen observation about “the colour of the air” here in gorgeous Alberta is incredibly accurate! Each weekend I have gathered evidence of this wondrous phenomenon on my back roads Jeep photo...
by pattihenderson | Jun 29, 2014 | Weekend Adventures
Yesterday afternoon the call of the open road drew me back into the sweeping, stunning Alberta prairies, this time north and west of my home in Cochrane. Just like most Saturdays since I moved west for work, I found my heart stir with the odd mixture of home-sickness...
Hi, I’m Patti, wonderer, wanderer and photographer. During the week I’m a marketer in the publishing industry and on weekends I take to the road to explore this beautiful planet we live on.