Farm girl. Farm wife. Farmer's daughter. Agriculture advocate. Ag marketer. Ag volunteer.
Winding 26 kilometres uphill from an elevation of 470 metres at the bottom to 1,500 metres at the top - this past weekend we navigated our way along the Meadows in the Sky Parkway in Mount Revelstoke National Park in British Columbia. The narrow paved road takes you through dense areas of cedar and hemlock,... Continue Reading →
This past weekend, while on a camping trip in the mountains of British Columbia, we stopped at a few roadside trails in Glacier National Park of Canada. These were short boardwalk trails called Hemlock Grove, Skunk Cabbage and Giant Cedars. We entered a rainforest at Hemlock Grove; toured through a marsh environment at Skunk Cabbage; and saw many... Continue Reading →
This past weekend we went whitewater rafting on the Kananaskis River in the Canadian Rockies with our friends. The mountain water was fresh as it's only early June. Fortunately they outfitted us with full body wet suits, booties, fleece sweaters, rain coats and helmets. This was a great introduction to rafting as the rapids were... Continue Reading →
Well, I guess it's time to let the cat out of the bag. For the past several months I've been blogging about all the fun stuff I've been doing often using the term "we." And I've been getting a number of inquiries asking "who's we?" Well, we is me and him. Him being Keith, my... Continue Reading →
This is the kind of beauty you witness when you wake up bright and early on a Saturday morning and head for the mountains.
I'll be the first to admit that I wasn't thrilled to be waking up at 6 a.m. on Saturday morning. We were headed to the mountains for a day of hiking and were told to arrive early at our destination as it's a popular spot for hikers and fills up fast. We arrived around 9... Continue Reading →
Armed with bear spray, we headed west to the mountains this past weekend. It was my first experience tenting in the mountains and I'm happy to report that I survived to tell the tale. The bear spray was not needed. We were front country camping, not backcountry (I have to work up to the backcountry!)... Continue Reading →
Rural Route Ramblings 