Shadow of the Wind Daniel’s father introduces him to a hidden library where he’s allowed to choose one book. He chooses “The Shadow of the Wind”, by Julián Carax and finds it so relatable that he sets out to find…
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With the Rockies as its backdrop, the history of the 1988 Winter Olympics in its wake, and the rowdy Calgary Stampede rodeo known worldwide, Calgary’s sprawling urban metropolis has a lot to offer. It was even named Canada’s cultural capitol…
If you’re visiting McCloud, Alberta for the either its fort, historic downtown, or Brokeback Mountain apartment photo (LOL), be sure to take a quick side trip to Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Interpretive Centre. It is a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site…
It’s no wonder I have trouble writing this blog in real time! There’s always so much to see and do and when I do get a bit of downtime it’s impossible for me to skip posting about off-the-beaten path…
In 1932, Waterton Lakes National Park (Alberta, Canada) was combined with the Glacier National Park (Montana, United States) to form the world’s first International Peace Park. Rangers like to remind visitors that elk, moose, coyotes and bears don’t recognize international…
When people I know talk about Glacier National Park they describe it as the Holy Grail of US National Parks and a supposed hiker’s paradise! Glacier was established in 1910 and still contains over 25 active glaciers. It is…
We’ve seen 15 state capitol buildings prior to this one in Helena, Montana. We’d visited this city in August of 2021 but that was prior to us starting to tour state capitol buildings. This city has an interesting history so…
In the US, when you full-time RV, you still need to have establish a “domicile”. Having a specific address is needed so that you can vote, register your vehicle, and get RV and health insurance. Since we sold our Bay Area…
Wyoming isn’t top of mind for people when they think of pretty states, but as soon as we mention Yellowstone or the Tetons they go, “oh yeah, those are in Wyoming!” I’ve got family in Cody and have had…
Most people enter Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park at the east entrance and we did so in 2021 (post linked here). This year we entered from the west end. This nearly forgotten side of the park had few visitors,…
