These posts are organized loosely by province, although I used to not tag posts consistently, so some of these may be off a bit.
Yukon
Sure, in the last three years we’ve taken several road-trips through picturesque mountains, with glacier-fed lakes and all manner of …
When we left our last campsite in Watson Lake, Yukon, we were leaking waste water at a little dribble, but …
The people indigenous to this southern area of Yukon when European and American settlers arrived are the Kwänlin Dän. It …
I don’t spend much time inside in museums, which, I know, I’m missing out. This time in Whitehorse I not …
Just a little north of Whitehorse, we left the Alaska Highway for the first time in ages and drove north …
Faro, Yukon, is a tiny little town born from mining, but not the kind we’re used to hearing about up …
You’ve had a significant epiphany, right? I’ve had a very few, and I remember each one. The time I realized …
I said this to Tracy yesterday while we were hiking along the mountains in the northern part of Tombstone Territorial …
British Columbia
We’re heading south through far-western Canada along the Cassiar Highway, a relatively new road (1970s) that connects the Alaska Highway …
I wasn’t going to post yet again today, but good grief I can’t believe this place. Just on the Roadside …
We’ve been enjoying our trip north from Edmonton so much that our progress to Alaska has been sloooow. Doug and …
Alberta
Western Alberta is astoundingly beautiful. Gently rolling grassland—as far as you can see—for hours of driving. I’m sure we saw …
We’ve been enjoying our trip north from Edmonton so much that our progress to Alaska has been sloooow. Doug and …
That’s the motto of Alberta, and it suits the people we’ve met there. First, let me tell you the story …
(Okay, that top shot looks like I’m showing off my new haircut, but it’s the only picture I took of …
We’ve had two great-weather days hanging out with my friend Jess and her daughter Nicole, who are camped beside us …
A long-awaited reunion of two families (and life-long friends) finally happened at the campsite beside us at Jasper–one mother-daughter pair …
I swear, I have not reached “beautiful scenery overload,” despite how much these images look quite alike. I think my …
Saskatchewan
We’re more than halfway through our summer tour of Canada (well, let’s count this as more like a first-time swing …
Here at Greenwater Provincial Park in Saskatchewan, I’ve got that old song, ”Looking for Love,” stuck in my head, and …
Jacqui (queen of this blog, if you’ve been following) gathered Saskatoon berries along the river valley as a kid in …
Manitoba
If this were who would win in a battle here in Manitoba: a swarm of these dragonfly-sized mosquitos or an …
That’s not an entirely made-up headline. It’s a scramble of where we are—as a cool-sounding phrase that reminds me of …
It’s been a quiet week here at Lake Wobegone Winnipeg. (I’ve always wanted to start a post like that.) Seriously, …
I’m lying on the sofa very early in the morning, watching and listening to a thunderstorm; it’s supposed to storm …
At our last campsite at Hecla, I met Svea (she’s on the right; Lauren the park interpreter is on the …
Tomorrow we leave this campsite in Whiteshell Provincial Park, our final in Canada, and drive all day to a rest …
