by pattihenderson | Sep 7, 2014 | Weekend Adventures
So…it snowed in Alberta this week. Happy first week of September! Twelve centimetres of the fluffy white stuff fell in the south and this event prompted me to explore a route I had been putting off for “a nice fall trip.” I have long wondered what...
by pattihenderson | Aug 31, 2014 | Weekend Adventures
Happy Labour Day weekend! I hope this last official weekend of summer is treating you right? It is me, thanks! I am happy to report I had an appreciated epic Vagabond Adventure yesterday. The day dawned cool and bright. Perfect for a drive through the Rocky Mountains!...
by pattihenderson | Aug 24, 2014 | Weekend Adventures
In An Essay On Man, Alexander Pope writes Hope springs eternal in the human breast Man never is, but always will be blessed: The soul, uneasy and confined from home, Rests and expatiates in a life to come. There is always hope! While passing through beautiful Hope,...
by pattihenderson | Aug 16, 2014 | Weekend Adventures
Last Sunday afternoon I was in the midst of watching what would turn out to be the longest baseball game in Toronto Blue Jay’s history(!) when I learned that one of my favourite local Alberta artists was actually painting live at the exquisite Canada House...
by pattihenderson | Aug 10, 2014 | Weekend Adventures
Two weekends ago my Alberta Adventures took me to the smallest town in Alberta, Granum. As per usual, I was seeking out new roads to travel to new destinations. My end goal was Fort MacLeod and my chosen route was southbound from Cochrane on The Cowboy Trail,...
by pattihenderson | Aug 3, 2014 | Weekend Adventures
Coulees and Hoodoos! Wrapping your mouth and mind around these two vowel-intense words may be difficult but they perfectly describe what you will find when you are lucky enough to adventure in Alberta’s famed “Badlands” as I did last Sunday when I...
by pattihenderson | Jul 27, 2014 | Weekend Adventures
Several weekends ago I hopped in my Jeep and headed south down my favourite Alberta highway, The Cowboy Trail, in search of the historic, sprawling Bar U Ranch. Located south and west of Calgary, The Bar U Ranch is the only National Historic Site in Canada that...
by pattihenderson | Jul 20, 2014 | Weekend Adventures
On a recent Alberta back road adventure I had a happy accident. On my way to visit Vulcan, a slightly geeky item on my Alberta Bucket List, I got a bit lost. I know! It doesn’t happen often, with my handy Back Roads of Southern Alberta map book I will typically...
by pattihenderson | Jul 13, 2014 | Weekend Adventures
This past Thursday as I closed my laptop after a satisfying day of work, I heard the compelling sound of neighing horses coming from The Cochrane Lions Rodeo Park, conveniently located just below my apartment building. As many of you know who follow my exploits on the...
by pattihenderson | Jul 6, 2014 | Weekend Adventures
Canadian women’s right activist, author, and jurist, Emily Murphy’s keen observation about “the colour of the air” here in gorgeous Alberta is incredibly accurate! Each weekend I have gathered evidence of this wondrous phenomenon on my back...
Hi, I’m Patti, wonderer, wanderer and photographer. During the week I’m a marketer in the publishing industry and on weekends I take to the road to explore this beautiful planet we live on.