You know I was just thinking Scifan. For people like me, I have no idea where these places are. I don't suppose you could supply a map photo too, could you? Please? Please? Pretty please?
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You know I was just thinking Scifan. For people like me, I have no idea where these places are. I don't suppose you could supply a map photo too, could you? Please? Please? Pretty please?
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As you asked nicely, Hayles, I'll get on it. Anywhere you want to see in particular?
Regina: Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan.
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Saskatoon. The other end of Highway 11.
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Chamberlain, SK. Blink and you'll miss it.
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Lloydminster. Half the city is in Saskatchewan, the other half is in Alberta.
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Here's an overview of the southern part of Saskatchewan.
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Why thank you Kevin. For strangers to Canada and North America, I have to keep coming out of the app to go see!
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No problem Hayles. I sometimes forget that not everyone has the privilege of traveling around like I do. Here's a pic I took earlier today. Virginia Hills, Alberta.
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That's a couple of hours north of Edmonton, deep in the woods. This is a forestry service road, with oil and gas installations here and there that I service.
How do you cope with boredom and sleep depravation? I love driving but those long distances would make me very sleepy. You have some gorgeous winter views lately.
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There'll be more yet. Winter has barely started. We are still a long way away from ice road season.
It's never boring, especially when you have ice under all of your wheels and long grades to negotiate.
There's also a lot to learn. Ever heard of the Yukon Telegraph? Me neither, but I found out about it a few weeks ago. Haha. People moan because their Internet is slow. They have no idea.
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Your posts are very interesting, Kevin. Many thanks for them.Quote:
Originally Posted by KevinJS
This post of yours stirred a subconscious memory of seeing photos and film of the laying of the transatlantic phone cables. ;)
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I'm really glad for truckers, who help feed, clothe and shelter us all.
I'm a big fan of road trips, including cross-country ones, but I couldn't hack a lifestyle that put me on the road all the time.
No problem, Richard. I try to keep my eyes open these days. For too many years I traveled, and didn't make good use of my time. Now, I always have the phone ready to take photographs and I make sure I have time to do it, because any trip could be the last one.
One of my major regrets it that I spent a weekend in Italy kicking around an insignificant little village. The next village, about 5 miles down the road, was Assisi, and had I bothered looking at a map, I could have visited the cathedral there. Now, I never will, and neither will anyone else, because it was destroyed in an earthquake a few years ago.
