In the middle of High River, exactly when we were not expecting…
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Murals, High River
Destination 2 on the Cool Little Town Tour was High…
Nanton, Alberta
Unique in their own special ways, each town adds something special to…
Banff Springs Hotel
My two favourite hotels in Alberta are the Prince of Wales Hotel…
Sulpher Mountain, Banff National Park
Above is the meteorological observatory built in 1903 atop Sanson Peak on…
Banff National Park
It was a surprisingly nice day for spring in the Rockies. Previously…
Kraay Family CornMaze, Lacombe
It started as a rather miserable day. The rain came down in…
Bathhouse, Atlas Coal Mine
La Niña’s favourite non-ghost story told at the Atlas Mine is set…
Lamps for Coal Miners
Going to the Altas Coal Mine brought back many stories from my…
Pit Ponies, Atlas Coal Mine
Before electric or motorized coal cars, pit ponies were the muscle used…
Atlas Coal Mine, East Coulee
WANTED: COAL MINERS Hardworking men needed to work the pits from 1911-1979.…
Willow Creek Hoodoo Trail
Call them tent rocks, hoodoos or Ma’Tapiiks (Blackfoot), these interesting rocks pepper…