Going to Miss Alberta, Canada

Long but fabulous day here in Alberta, riding in the morning then a great car ride up to the Canadian Rockies. Now back at my luxury cabin at the Rocking R Guest Ranch and a hot tub for sore body parts done. The vista before me changes as the wind moves clouds across the prairie. I can only think what a week here.

Thunder storms and thundering horses, Stampede and horses calling, Alberta beef and friendly folks, it all has been grand. The west in me is stirred again, lived in AZ for 12 years. I now understand why Clapton sang, “Alberta, Alberta, Where you been so long”? Alberta now lives in a piece of my heart.

Missing Lapland, No AC Required

As I was picking out pictures for the GN piece on my recent trip to Lapland I thought I would post a few to cool us in the NE down. The heat index was at about 102% in Cottekill today and I sure thought about the well below zero March trip! As a travel editor I really do not let local weather affect me to much, after all when flowers started blooming here I spent days in April skiing in the French Alps. On the same note I have dealt with massive heat and humidity in Guatemala while my hometown buds were filling wood stoves. Lil and I are heading up the NE coast of Canada soon and I will pack for all types of weather, till then I will just write and wilt!