yeah, yeah.. I know...

Been a bit lax posting stuff on this trip... I am in Yellowknife and enjoying the nice weather and seeing a lot of old friends... and today....

today I'm off to the YK golf course/sand pit.  And I have a tee time tomorrow morning as well.  Weather is nice. Supposed to be +18C today.  Doesn't get any better than that.

Life is Good... miss u Jewels!!!!

Idle traveller...

I headed out of Edmonton yesterday and was looking forward to a trip I have made often, but not recently.   My goal was to get to High Level AB on day one and up to Yellowknife on day two.. and it worked out just fine and dandy... the high light of day one was encountering a female moose and her two calfs just out of Peace River.. the photo is not the actual animals I encoutered.. but the same size and shape.. just wasn't able to get into my brief case on time to get a Jim-photo.. 

The day included some great autumn  - yes autumn - colors of ripe grain fields .. fields that include the real $$$$ maker for the farmers in N Alberta which is the oil business...

Great new sign at border of entry of NWT..

I always like to stop at Alexandra Falls and they get prettier every time... a great entry to the NWT.

The new bridge over the Mackenzie River... original estimated cost was around $50 million..  of course when one says a total cost in the $ millions of dollars is "around" a certain figure.. the final is usually a bit more.. in this case final cost around $200 million.

My American friends probably think they had the first Target Stores in operation.. no so mes amis!

Some of the recent fires were still smoldering ... lots of downed trees but you don't see even a portion of the magnitude of the actual damage....

Oh well... lot's of Buffalo along the highway.. good to see they escaped the flames..

Got into YK tonite.. always enjoy coming back here.. Life is Good...

Kicking myself...

I've been out on the west coast for over a week now... and have missed out on a LOT of great photos because... well, I'm kinda stupid!  I forget my damn camera almost every time I go out and there's no excuse for that.. except that I'm getting old and forgetful..

But I have managed to take a few pics... not many on the trip west as I've been over these trails several times and posted pics before..  I did take a few photos one day in Vancouver as well as today when Jill and I did a nice little hike in the rain out to Seal Bay..  a nice stroll into the forest and a pretty little bay at the end..

my only pics I took on the trip west was a scenic spot in Montana.. in spite of being never ending, it's a pretty state!

Heading back to Edmonton tomorrow with a load of stuff.. Jill is hoping to move there this fall so I'll haul out a bit of stuff for her.. then, off to Yellowknife for a week or two.

Life is Good....

Tomorrow I head west again....

So, since I'll be away for some time.. not sure how long as it could be 2 weeks or 2 months depending on the business... I have been busy working in the back yard and getting various tasks done..

Well.. what have I done one might ask... start with the new sidewalk to the garden and the new fire pit which were done with Greg doing most of the heavy work.. then, I scraped and painted the trim on the garage..  dug up the other walkway off the back deck and put down some nice sod.. and today I finished the other side where I dug up the weeds and spread around the pea rock.. and the coup de gras was cutting the grass..

Hey.. the damn place looks great.. front and back with garden, flowers, and birds everywhere...

Tomorrow I'm off to Vancouver.. a nice drive for meetings starting on the 5th.. and I do have my golf clubs.... you know.. just in case I have time!

Life is Good....

Today's very pleasant surprise...

So today, Jewels and I decided to do a hike at Two Harbours which is about 20 miles north of Duluth.. The hike is from a book we bought showing different treks in the region and is one that both of us has been avoiding because.. well, when you drive thru Two Harbours, it just isn't that appealing.

The hike was gorgeous... started out on the beautiful beach on the east side of town and followed the shore of Superior around to the light houses..  we were in awe of what we saw.. 

Lotsa pics... lotsa fun!

Part of the decision to take this hike was the added incentive that we noticed yesterday.. we saw that there was a Vietnamese restaurant downtown and the deal was we would take the hike and then reward ourselves with our favorite "bun" dish at the restaurant..

The hike was special, the food was great... Life is Good!

Play, Play, Play, Play...

Another play day for us today.. and the best game in town to play is a hike on one of our many beautiful trails in this area.

Today, we headed out to Gooseberry Falls to hike 2 of their wonderful trails out there.  The water is much lower than last time we were here but the day was sunny and warm, the company was great, and the setting perfect.  We did two of the four trails out there and got our exercise in and our souls at peace.  Our paths took us up to the top end of the park along the river and then back down to Lake Superior.

You'll note that Julie's hiking gear now has changed from shorts to a skirt.. much more comfy, cooler on a hot day, and much easier to go to the biffy on the trail.

A wonderful day.. Life is Good.

work, work, work...

Greg and I spent a very constructive couple of days on the weekend re-doing the pathway from the rear of the house out to the garden.  Then, Mr HyperActivity took on the fire pit and re-tooled that for an encore... the result, I have to admit, looks great.  Our yard has changed a lot over the past 2 years with the help of Annie (the gardener) and Greg (the everything else!)... Thanks guys, it looks great!

Nice.. Life is Good!