sharkman Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 For this summer’s vacation we decided on an old school road trip. Lower Mainland BC to Winnipeg Manitoba, over 2000 km one way. This is day 3, and my wife and I picked up mom Daniels and departed Brooks, Alta this morning. We had planned on Aunt Kathy too. Yes that’s right, I had submitted to being stuck in an SUV with 3 women! For 13-14 hours!! What kind of nutcase am I!!! But alas, aunt Kathy had to cancel at the last minute, a funeral in the family. I like aunt Kathy, these Alberta women are as tough as nails. Anyway, here’s some weird shakey pics from inside a moving vehicle… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkman Posted June 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 (edited) So if anyone takes a road trip this summer, feel free to take some weird pics and add to the thread. Let’s celebrate road trips!! (That’s Moose Jaw btw) Edited June 30, 2022 by sharkman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkman Posted July 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 (edited) I’m sorry about the boring photos, but I simply can’t get over how flat the land is out here. The hills and mountains of BC hide the horizon and you don’t realize how massive the sky really is. Also, 2200 km and we are only half way across this amazing country. Edited July 1, 2022 by sharkman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkman Posted July 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 This land is your land. What will you do with it? I know there is plenty of hate and too much grief and sorrow in it, but there is love and joy too. Many times going through the “drive through” window on this trip, and there are many visible minorities serving me, a white guy. Call me strange, but when they hand me my food I like to say, “thanks, brother”. It almost always gets a reaction. In Calgary, at Peter’s Drive In, the kid stood up straight, put his hands together and smiled at me. I wish I could make their Canada more like mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkman Posted July 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2022 (edited) So we’ve been in Winnipeg for a couple of days, so no road pictures. Winnipeg is fun and the people are more friendly than the Lower Mainland of BC. Not sure why BC is like that, but here’s a photo of a company building. My grandma taught me how to eat sunflower seeds from this company when I was a toddler… Edited July 3, 2022 by sharkman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dialamah Posted July 3, 2022 Report Share Posted July 3, 2022 Enjoying your pics and commentary. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkman Posted July 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 This trip has done something for me I hadn’t expected, I’ve kind of reconnected with this land. We were at a conference and met people from all over western Canada and Ontario. Different walks of life. So full of life, it’s contagious! Canada is better than you think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkman Posted July 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 (edited) A couple of years ago I decided to buy a chainsaw. Not knowing much about them, I turned to YouTube to get some pointers and found Buckin Billy Ray Smith. He’s some kind of logging professional who just loves life and chainsaws, in that order. He lives on Vancouver Island. And it turns out he did a major road trip with a buddy to Manitoba. Weird(Oops, actually Ontario) I thought some might enjoy the trip. Edited July 8, 2022 by sharkman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkman Posted July 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2022 Since it’s the weekend, I hope you’ll make allowances for me. Buckin’ spotted an amazing collection of trucks, just sitting in a field by the #1 highway in Saskatchewan. I must have passed this same field on the way to Manitoba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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