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What’s In a Name?

What’s In a Name?

by | Aug 14, 2016 | Weekend Adventures

As it turns out, the town of Aneroid, Saskatchewan, population 45, got its name from the first site surveyors who lost their aneroid barometer there! Do you know what an aneroid barometer is? Ya, I didn’t either and ironically I was bringing one such device back...
“Everything I Was I Carry With Me”

“Everything I Was I Carry With Me”

by | Aug 7, 2016 | Weekend Adventures

On the Red Coat Trail you can see the horizon for miles and miles. When I stopped to take the photo above I was mid-way through southern Saskatchewan, stopped to take a photo of two steam threshers, side by side, marking the entrance to a ranch that could not yet be...
The Journey of 6000 Miles

The Journey of 6000 Miles

by | Aug 1, 2016 | Weekend Adventures

Just before I left a friend reminded me to “never travel faster than your guardian angel can fly.” This was brilliant advice that stayed with me as I drove my rather large pickup truck across interstates and highways on my cross-country quest to return...
The Great Farm Hutch Adventure

The Great Farm Hutch Adventure

by | Jul 7, 2016 | Weekend Adventures

As I type this post, I am packing to hit the road home to Ontario. I am about to set off on a great adventure that will see me drive through such places as Missoula, Montana; Bismarck, North Dakota, Eagle River, Wisconsin, Alvinston, Ontario and then back through...
A Good Man

A Good Man

by | Jun 19, 2016 | Weekend Adventures

On this Father’s Day I am of course missing my Dad, Jack who passed away last summer. It is our first Father’s Day without him and good memories of our time together bubble quickly to the surface. That time he taught me how to drive a tractor…I sat...
Everglow

Everglow

by | Jun 5, 2016 | Weekend Adventures

On Friday night I had the good fortune to attend Starry Nights high atop Burnaby Mountain at the stunning Simon Fraser University Campus, shown in my photo above. It was a warm, clear evening at the end of a hectic, emotional week and I have to thank a dear friend for...
The Raven and the First Men

The Raven and the First Men

by | May 15, 2016 | Weekend Adventures

Building upon last week’s post about The Museum of Anthropology, I thought I should shine a light on the oft-photographed Bill Reid sculpture, The Raven and the First Men, found deep within the museum. The stunning, mirthful, yellow cedar carving reveals the...
“The Weight of Heaven”

“The Weight of Heaven”

by | May 8, 2016 | Weekend Adventures

The past few glorious weekends have presented me with a wonderful set of adventures on the campus of the University of British Columbia. On site originally for a work visit with Associate Dean of Teacher Education and author Wendy Carr, I just knew I had to come back...