Judy – Page 6

Quebec apples and Oka cheese

Glenn and I are just back from another glorious Canadian road trip. This time we traveled to Québec and the foothills of the Laurentian Mountains (Les Laurentides).

Old general stores in Ontario, Canada

I LOVE finding original old stores on our roadtrips across Canada and finding Ritchie’s in Brockville, Ontario, was like finding a pot of gold.

Old general stores in Alberta, Canada

When the town’s old grocery store (circa 1907) reopened in 2006 as the Snack Shack, I’m betting it was a welcome sight for local residents.

Buffalo safari, new eco island and the "Long Lunch" in Ontario Canada

5th generation farmer/ poet Rod Potter has fashioned a large old pickup into a tour bus of sorts at his Century Game Park.

Wine and Fish ’n Chips in Niagara-on-the-Lake

I’m sitting with Glenn on the outdoor patio at the Anchorage, a casual dining spot and affordable motor hotel in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.

Cowboys and Badlands, Alberta Canada

A highlight of one of our Canadian Badlands road trips in Alberta was the annual Oyen Bullarama. We arrived in the late afternoon in Oyen, a town of 1200 near the Saskatchewan border…

Golf in Ontario, Canada

Links to golf courses at Resorts of Ontario…

Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park Dark Sky Preserve

Due to the lack of light pollution and the thin cloud cover in this area of southeastern Alberta, night sky viewing here is a whole different world compared to the big city.

My first impressions of the Canadian Badlands…

BIG sky dominating the landscape. You can’t help but aim your camera skyward to capture the cloud formations. Land fertile and green from irrigation or rain abruptly changing to desert and sagebush as we descend into one of the river valleys.