Bears a Spring hazard on mountain golf courses

 Grizzlies are more frequently sighted in Jasper National Park than anywhere else in Alberta It's not often a resort golf course presents a hazard that could be life-threatening, but this is springtime and I'm playing in the Canadian Rockies, so I paused to read  the white warning notice stamped to a fence post by the tee... Continue Reading →

The Imperial City of St. Petersburg

A Marquee Port on the Baltic Sea If this city hadn’t changed its name back to what it was two centuries ago, I don’t think it would have made my bucket list. Born and raised in Canada during the Cold War, I remember the Soviet Union as a threatening world superpower, and Leningrad as a... Continue Reading →

Desert Climate a Winter Wonderland for Winter-weary Canadians

Phoenix is a tonic for Northern tourists I  dislike winters that begin in October. It happens when you live in Edmonton, Canada's most northern metropolis. But  this time, this year, my  tolerance for shoveling in cold weather after a snow storm plunged to sub-zero.  It must be another sign of age,  I thought as I gathered... Continue Reading →

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