Liard Hotsprings, 1647 km from Calgary About three hours north of Fort Nelson on the Alaska Highway is one of British Columbia’s treasures: the Liard Hot Springs. Here in the middle of nowhere, in one of the coldest areas of the mountains, is a hot spring that all travellers, locals and wild animals know about [...]
Archive > June 2003
Fort Nelson
Fort Nelson, 1361 km from Calgary. Fort Nelson is this lovely little redneck town that is famous for being the “third non-native settlement” in British Columbia. The town was established as a trading post in 1805 by the Northwest Fur Trading Company, and was named after Lord Horatio Nelson, a half blind, philandering, one armed [...]
The Alaska Highway
Begins at Dawson Creek, 882 km from Calgary. The Alaska Highway has a bit of an interesting history and is a great bonus for Canada since the U.S. paid for its construction. The highway links the town of Dawson Creek, BC to with Fairbanks, Alaska and stretches through some of the most desolate and wild [...]
From Calgary to Edmonton
Edmonton, 294 km from Calgary. Our plan for the long weekend is to drive to Whitehorse to see our friends Duke and Jonelle at their wedding reception; a great road trip and a typical long weekend adventure. Let’s not forget that we live in Canada, which is a country where vast open spaces rule. The [...]
A Final Evening in New Orleans
Rather than go to the planned HOW Rave, which will no doubt go until early morning, I opted to wander around the French Quarter and river area for most of the evening. It was a really nice evening with both good weather and activities to boot. In my wanderings I discovered a yard sale where [...]
