The Ongoing Adventures Of Sabrina & Scooter

Date: Friday, August 29
Day: 63
Kilometre: 14,234
Location: Pukaskwa National Park, Ontario
The show at Rainbow Falls on Wednesday evening went very well, even though it was windy and we were outside in a picnic shelter right beside Lake Superior. Prior to the show, I met up with Allison, the Park’s Natural Heritage Educator, and together we worked [...]

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Date: Wednesday, August 27
Day: 61
Kilometre: 14,023
Location: Rainbow Falls Provincial Park, Ontario
I entered Ontario on Sunday afternoon, stopped in Dryden to upload my latest blog offerings, then continued along until I found Sandbar Provincial Park. A small  park, I found a camp site that was far away from other campers. The next morning, Monday, after washing [...]

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Date: Thursday, August 21
Day: 55
Kilometre: 12,161
Location: Spruce Woods Provincial Park, Manitoba
The weather was temperamental today, with the threat of rain omnipresent, but it held off in our geographic area. At show time, it was cloudy and lightning was visible far off in the distance. Attendance was respectable and the show went very well, with Sabrina [...]

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Date: Wednesday, August 20
Day: 54
Kilometre: 12,161
Location: Spruce Woods Provincial Park, Manitoba
I left the Moon Lake campsite at 10-ish and headed to nearby Dauphin for a fill-up, a Globe & Mail newspaper and some fresh ice for the cooler, then back-tracked towards the Trans Canada. Two and a half hours later I was at Spruce Woods [...]

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Date: Tuesday, August 19
Day: 53
Kilometre: 12,161
Location: Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba
I left Crooked Lake by 10 a.m. and headed out on my way to Manitoba. Just outside the park I sighted a group of pelicans in the the lake so I stopped to take a pic (from quite a distance, mind you).

I decided that I [...]

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Date: Monday, August 18
Day: 52
Kilometre: 11,807
Location: Crooked Lake Provincial Park, Saskatchewan
I left Jesse & Hillary’s place at 9 a.m., a little later than I had wanted too, as I had a lot of driving to do today. It was going to be very hot today. By the time I hit Medicine Hat the thermometer was [...]

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Date: Sunday, August 17
Day: 51
Kilometre: 10,863
Location: Calgary, Alberta
I’ve just finished up another run of six shows here at the Calgary Zoo. All shows were really well-attended with a great mix of children, young adults, adults and seniors of various heritages. Many thanks to Lisa McDonald, Manager of Visitor Information at the Calgary Zoo, for inviting [...]

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Date: Wednesday, August 13
Day: 47
Kilometre: 10,574
Location: Yoho National Park, British Columbia
I left Shuswap at 10 am and pointed the car towards Golden. On the way I stopped at an old-growth cedar forest called Giant Cedars Trail in Mount Revelstoke National Park (I simply cannot resist old-growth cedar!). Travelling with two flying squirrels makes it difficult [...]

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Date: Tuesday, August 12
Day: 46
Kilometre: 10,297
Location: Shuswap Lake Provinciall Park, British Columbia
After leaving Bonni’s place (Sunday afternoon), I headed towards northern Okanagan region. I had a few days to rest my throat, and it wasn’t too long before I had set up camp at Lac la Jeune Provincial Park. This park is pretty awful - [...]

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 Date: Thursday, August 7
Day: 41
Kilometre: 8165
Location: Lac la Hache Provincial Park, British Columbia
I was tired and beat from my cold and (still) dead right ear. My voice was gone altogether now. Time for a rest! I broke down and picked up some DRUGS from Shopper’s - some little box with a card of 10 pills [...]

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