Leaving Jasper, Alberta we headed for British Columbia, stopping at Mount Robson for coffee and to enjoy the beautiful view: Doesn’t it look fake? Like a plastic set for a production of “Heidi”? LOL and funny things, too… We made it to Prince George in the late afternoon- just minutes Read more…
Our first stop in Alberta was Edmonton, where we stayed at the Holiday Inn Express Downtown (on our hotel points :-), and thanks again to our GREAT AAA book, had a truly excellent “foodie” dinner of New Canadian Cuisine just a block away at the elegant Wildflower Restaurant: Peppercorn-Herb-Crusted Bison Tenderloin, with Read more…
On day 6 of our 10 day drive from West Virginia to our guided hunt in British Columbia, we crossed the border into Canada at Portal, North Dakota/North Portal, Saskatchewan. From ezbordercrossing,.com we learned that Portal is a 24-hour border crossing, and as we had no clue how long the drive Read more…
From the Waldorf to the Super 8! We did 8 of our 9 night trip from West Virginia to the hunting cabin in British Columbia, Canada on our accrued hotel points, and we stayed at variety of hotels including the Waldorf-Astoria, Holiday Inns, Super 8s, and Choice Hotels, and Read more…
In Minnesota, we stayed at the Minneapolis Marriot Northwest on our Marriott Points, and our breakfast in Maple Grove, MN consisted of Sliders at the White Castle, which I happily told the world about on FourSquare: Driving through MN, we saw signs for a wine festival at the Carlos Creek Read more…
Our next day on the road we had a real “railroad day”- beginning and ending the day with trains! We found- by simply following road signs heading north out of Chicago- THE BEST RAILROAD MUEUM EVER: the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, IL http://www.irm.org/ As “railfans” with the Elkhorn Inn www.elkhorninnwv.com, Read more…
Dan is a Chicago boy. He hadn’t been “home”, however, in about 30 years, so I deliberately routed our trip to Canada through Chicago, so he could see family and show me the Chicago of his youth- and we could eat a little Italian Beef, too!We had a voucher from Hilton Read more…
Road Trip Day 1: Flying the Wright B Flyer, Miamisburg, OH I finally managed to surprise Dan- with a flight on the Wright B Flyer! 🙂 I have been trying to surprise Dan since we met in 2001. No chance. It’s totally impossible to surprise someone when you live AND work Read more…
After our 8-day $8500 “fully guided” two-moose hunt with “Big Country Outfitters”, we can definitely say that we do NOT recommend them. They are unprofessional, unprepared, incompetent, and just plain ugly people, who seriously shouldn’t be allowed to deal with the public, much less run an international hunting business. “Big Read more…
I was just given, by my BFF Cindy, THE most amazing gift. A gift that literally took my breath away! And as it Perfectly matches RealTree camo, it obviously HAS to go on our upcoming Glunting (Glamorous Hunting) trip! But the question is: which will make the better ammo carrier? Read more…