Limestone Mountain, Alberta – Day 1

On May 30th, the ABJK (Alberta Jeep JK group) hosted an open invitation to join in on a multi day camping and trail run event in Central Alberta to Limestone Mountain and surrounding area. I was able to join in on the run starting on a Saturday and a small…

Swainsons Hawk

It might be time to already upgrade to a higher powered zoom lens for the camera… I couldn’t get close enough to this pair of Swainsons Hawks before they squawked and flew off. From the AllAboutBirds.org web site: A classic species of the open country of the Great Plains and…

Abandoned Jeep Willys

Came across this abandoned piece of history in a construction equipment graveyard near Edmonton Alberta… a rusting away Jeep Willy’s.

Waiparous Trail Run & Sway Bars

A weekend trail run through Waiparous provincial recreation area in Alberta resulted in a bit of a learning experience about sway bars and sway bar links. The weather started out a bit miserable, but the weather network seemed confident it would clear up by “mid-day”. The video below is the…

Winter Camping with the Jeep

I’ve been pacing the floors far too often this winter. Eager to get out and enjoy being surrounded by nothing but the wilderness, and when weekend weather reports were calling for +9C and a low of only +4C, I thought that it would be a great time to get out…