Alberta Mud Buttes and Diplomat Mine

The Destination: The ultimate destination for the weekend (2014-09-01) is Regina, Saskatchewan for a Rough Riders football game. I’m not much of a football fan (or really any sports as I have never gotten into that whole sports fanatic stage), but it’s always interesting to see the support this team…

Hwy 11 Alberta (May 2013)

I keep saying it, but Highway 11 West of Rocky Mountain House always has the views and a collection of wildlife.   Check out this Flickr Gallery from an older trip back in May of 2013.  [AFG_gallery id=2]

Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta

The Destination: UNESCO Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta Canada – May 2014 Alberta has a diverse landscape including the vast Rocky Mountains, wide open plains and Canada’s Bad Lands which include Dinosaur Park – a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is a well known location for having one of the richest…

an abandoned farm…

I particularly enjoy finding abandoned buildings and homes.  This particular one that I came across South East of Stettler Alberta was particularly interesting.  The entire farm was here – home, shed, barn, etc.  I didn’t take the opportunity to go inside, or explore around the barn, but I’ll need to…

Driving in Alberta

Alberta is definitely the “wild west” of Canada – especially when it comes to being on the road. Posted speed limits are typically 110 km/h on the highways, but toss in an extra 30 km/h, young guys driving “rig rockets”,  and just about everyone using a cell phone, putting on…