Fort Calgary, Canada

Oh give me a home Where the buffalo roam… (Do you remember that song?) Ever wished you had such a home? You know, if you had lived more than 200 years ago such a home would have been possible on the Canadian prairies. Then in the 1800’s European explorers arrived. The brilliant cartographer, David Thompson, […]

Fort Edmonton, Canada

Let’s head back in Canadian history… to the mid 1840’s. Fort Edmonton here we come. (Click on any photo to enlarge it.) We enter the park and find ourselves in a train station (a train station of the 1920’s!) A refurbished steam train takes us back… figuratively, back in time; literally, to the far end of the park. […]

Salmon run, Shuswap, Canada

There was a river…the Adams river… in central British Columbia,Canada. And by that river there was a trail. And on that trail there was a plaque. And on that plaque there was a poem. (Hint: Click on the photo to enlarge it.) A poem by conservationist Roderick Haig-Brown. A poem dedicated to the Pacific salmon […]

Cheticamp, Cape Breton Island

Bienvenue  to Cheticamp… a unique, special town on the western shores of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Many travelers might know Cheticamp as the starting point for a drive on the famous Cabot Trail. However Cheticamp has much to offer in its own right. We are in the heart of the land of the […]