Monthly Archive: June 2008

alberta or Mars

At times it seems I’ve come to Mars instead of Alberta, in Western Canada. I’d been to Calgary, Edmonton, Banff and Lake Louise before and thought I knew the province. But the...

Dinosaurs rule Drumheller

I held a 50 million year old dinosaur bone in my hand yesterday. To think of being able to actually touch something that old boggles my mind. Collector Steve Wolchina grew up...

Dinosaurs in alberta

The Canadian province of Alberta beckons me this week, specifically the CanadianBadlands, east of Calgary. Eons ago it was the final resting place for dinosaurs,which continue to be studied, excavated and preserved....

future of travel

Strategizing for the future of travel is part of the reason I’m here in Amarillo with the Midwest Travel Writers Association. The high price of gas, both for autos and aircraft, is...

amarillo texas: strange place

Perhaps it’s the vast reserves of helium stored underground. Or maybe it’s the 100-degree May temperatures and constant 50 mph winds that send whirling clouds of yellow dust swirling across the empty...

Coming home from France

Coming home this time of year is a delight! Blooming rhododendrons frame my house, the irises are in bloom and soon my front door will be framed in a blue cloud of...