Salute to Saskatchewan
Wheat elevators are landmarks in seas of grain; a complete turn with eyes scanning the firmament often reveals every category of cloud…
2004
Irene Butler Alberta – Cruising Cowboy Country
Cattle grazing on soft rolling hills, farmlands a vivid green with new wheat crops, the big unobstructed sky above, Stetson hats and…
Writing on Stone Provincial Park – Gift of the Creator
Bear, hardly breathing, scoured the landscape; it would not be long now.....
Wind Turbines – In the Immortal Words of Bob Dylan “The Answer, my friend, is Blowing in the Wind”
Our gaze was met by hundreds of tall white behemoths blowing in the wind
Toyota Prius Fuel Economy – Ahhh, the Flat Prairies! Or so we thought
Toyota Prius Fuel Economy and Thoughts on our Alternatives by Rick Butler Travelling through southern Alberta and Saskatchewan brought many surprises, in…
Let the Travels Begin – Richmond to Kelowna, British Columbia
Our 45,000 km Olympian odyssey commenced June 7th at high noon as we set our sites east down Highway #1. The sun…
Kudos to the Kootenays
Life in the Kootenay Rockies, we have been told, is like going back in time.
Alternative Energy Growing in the Kootenays
Wind Energy has been around for, well, since forever. By Rick Butler New and exciting technology is being developed almost daily to…