Barrhead road trip

July 4, 2009

Wahoo in Alberta with brother Mark and cool wife Colleen!!

After coffee and a breakfast shake made by Mark we prepared fora road trip in Northern Alberta.

We toured Colleen's office building, Albert Distance Learning Centre, and saw her office which was very impressive. Then we visited Lisa's house taking note of renovations...Glenn is picking up some laminate flooring tips.

Off to Mark's office, Pembina Hills School Board Office. It was good to get a feel of his work environment. Now I can see them when I think of them at work.

We went thru the Dutch hamlet of Neerlandia which had very well maintained and neat dairy farms. Made it to Vega where the Klondike Ferry crosses the Athabasca River.

We enjoyed a lovely picnic of potato salad and taco salad on the banks of the river. We are ferryed across the river by an acqaintance of Mark and Colleen's. Not being charged for the ferry ride proves again that Alberta is truly the land of the free.

As we hiked along the sandy trail, we saw breathtaking views of the river. We saw some people with quads riding up and down the sand hills.

On our way to Fort Assiniboine where Mark taught school we saw 2 white tailed bucks, 2 sand hill cranes and a herd of bison but the closest we got to a moose was some moose poop in a bed of beautiful wild roses, which are characteristic of Alberta.

In Fort Assiniboine we saw the world's largest wagon wheel and the amazing beauty of the forest. We even came across a little red school house where I signed my name on the black board. Moose Wallow School was definitely there but definitely abandoned.

On the way home we saw Colleen's homestead, a graceful white tailed doe, and Ashleys home on 12 acres. Colleen went down memory lane recalling where her schoolhood friends lived. Great stories of hard working people in a harsh land.

Colleen's grandson, Mason, came for the night and was a delight to watch playing with his front end loader.

We had barbequed chicken, peppers and rice for dinner. It was scrumptious. Mark's daughter Jamie came home from work and joined us and we had a great time eating on the deck and rehashing our day. Northern Alberta is beautiful and we had a great day exploring it's backwoods.

Cleaned up after dinner and went to get a movie to chill and finish the evening. What a great day touring and seeing the sights of the Athabaska valley.

Tomorrow we leave for Jasper and 3 days camping with Eric and Julia and more adventures.

Blessings,

Glenn & Mira