Thursday, June 29, 2023, through Wednesday, July 5, 2023: The first thousand kilometers Info: The Alaska Highway, originally called the Alaska-Canada Military Highway or Alcan, begins at Mile 0 in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, and heads northwest through the Yukon Territory to Mile 1422 in Delta Junction, Alaska, where it officially ends, and on to…
Category: Inspiration & Motivation
Sally tells the real truth 08: What is the most dangerous animal in the country?
Hi folks, Some of you have already grumbled a bit because I haven’t been in touch for so long. But honestly, I’m way too busy. After all, I run a company with several female employees and one male employee, so I have a lot to do. Leopold, Leona Loewenfeld, Hilde, Ursula and Annie Way count…
Hello from Barkerville
Tuesday, June 27, 2023: In search of the gold! Info: Barkerville is a Heritage Village, a kind of open-air museum, on the original site of the Cariboo Gold Rush’s largest gold discoveries. The town was founded in 1862 by Billy Barker, who had found gold at Williams Creek a year earlier. In the mid-1860s, 5000…
Hello from Flowers
Wednesday, June 21, 2023: In search of the names Diary: No, Flowers is not a place … The special thing about the Rocky Mountains are the mountains – of course. But there is more to discover. During my hikes I am always fascinated by the plant life in the valleys or in the alpine tundra….
Hello from Jasper
Thursday, June 22, 2023: Snow, elks and a grizzly Info: Where the Miette River flows into the Athabasca River, at 1062 m above sea level, lies the town of Jasper with not quite 5000 inhabitants. With more than 10,000 km2 Jasper NP is the largest national park in the Canadian Rocky Mountains and together with…
Hello from Emerald Lake
Friday, June 16, 2023: A Green Lake and a World Heritage Site! Info: Emerald Lake is located in Yoho National Park in the province of British Columbia and is known for its turquoise green water. But the mountains that surround it also have it all. High up in what is known as the Burgess Shale,…
Hello from Banff in Alberta
Thursday, June 15, 2023: Finally in the Rocky Mountains! Info: The province of Alberta is known as Wild Rose Country. Pale pink roses grow everywhere and wrap the landscape in their fragrance. Banff is a small town in the province of Alberta and is located in the east of the Rocky Mountains about 140 km…
Hello from Drumheller
Saturday, June 10, 2023: In a land before our time! Info: The small town of Drumheller, northeast of Calgary, thrives mainly on geology, paleontology, and dinosaurs. The Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology has been one of the world’s leading institutions in the field of dinosaur research since its founding in 1985. The focus is on…
Hello from Val Marie and Grassland National Park
Thursday, June 8, 2023: Bison or not bison, that is the question! Info: Grassland National Park is located in the very south of Saskatchewan and borders the USA. It consists of two parts that are not connected. In the western part there have been bison again for several years. My opinion: I am considering just…
Hello from Regina in Saskatchewan
Monday, June 5, 2023: Received by the Queen! Info: The Queen City is the capital of Saskatchewan, but only the second largest city in the province after Saskatoon. With about 230,000 people, it looks cozy. Great importance is attached to the design of the public space. Culture and science are of great importance – which…