We’ve been looking forward to visiting the Canadian Rockies for years and finally our time has come. If Jim thought he was going to get any relaxation on this “vacation” he was sorely mistaken. Although we kept our hikes in the easy- to moderate-range, at times we thought the people rating these hikes were clearly […]
As you know, any trip out west requires three hard (and boring) days of driving and lots of distractions. We headed to North Dakota, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, and as we ventured further west, we traveled under a shroud of smoke from the Canadian wildfires. Luckily the jet stream was on our side with its westerly […]
A Little Background My parents instilled the love of nature and National Parks in me with our trips out west to see family. As a young adult Jim moved to Oregon for college (and nature), and the beautiful clear rivers became an obsession. Although Jim’s idea of loving rivers involved navigating big rapids and mine […]
The end of our 2023 winter road trip offered an opportunity to see a nice chunk of the Great River Road on our way back to Wisconsin. Although the weather forecast looked pretty dreary, our next three nights were already booked so we headed out for parts unknown up the Mississippi. Too bad we didn’t […]
