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Strange Rain in Medicine Hat

For the first time in a while, I’m actually typing up today’s update today. It’s something I really took for granted last year as that was the routine I established early and I stuck to it. Despite gaining hours as I work my way west across the time zones, IRead More …


A Sunshine State Of Mind

Walsh, AB to Medicine Hat, AB

The upside to yesterday’s long, windy day on the road – other than it now being over – is that today had the potential to be a relatively easy day. Having done 120 km into the wind yesterday, I was now left with less than 60 km to get toRead More …


Who’s Tripping Down The Streets Of The City

Gull Lake, SK to Walsh, AB

After yesterday’s uneventful day – from a cycle touring perspective – today was another pretty uneventful day even though I spent more than seven hours on my bike. As I’ve made my way across the prairies, I know I’ve mentioned the wind from time to time but today was definitelyRead More …


All Play And No Work Makes Mark a Poor Boy

Gull Lake, SK

To compensate for what were a few rather lengthy, albeit belated, updates this will be a significantly shorter update. Not to ease you of the burden of reading a long update but merely because there’s not a lot to report from the day. It was a productive day. But notRead More …


Happiness Is A Dry Tent

Herbert, SK to Gull Lake, SK

One of the joys of hot summer days and warm summer nights is waking to a dry tent. No dew. No rain. No condensation. It might not sound like much but sometimes it really is the simple things that make the difference. Today was one of those glorious dry tentRead More …


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