https://www.thehouseofswiss.com/blog daily 1.0 2025-06-09 https://www.thehouseofswiss.com/blog/canada-road-trip-a-mini-loop-with-mum monthly 0.5 2025-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/7f61e425-a0ed-4868-9cef-fbe686510694/09377919-E186-4D7A-ADC3-717F42FA72B6-10499-0000041FD1274763.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out Downtown Calgary is pretty awesome. So vibrant, lots of folks out and about. Diverse. Warm. I kinda loved it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/f4c89c7e-cb2d-4462-b469-96f926e61ef2/C54324A5-D4CE-4186-BAC6-527539DBDD30-672-000000C5B4C3DBF2.jpg Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out The road was steep and hugging the mountains all day. Average speed was probably 35/40mph. That’s ok, I was rubbernecking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/09da6f2e-a029-494e-b0df-8a2c3a852cff/1380796F-A792-45A9-97E5-15598B67D8D0-10499-0000041FE33CAD51.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out Downtown Calgary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/a3570ab1-5744-4831-a2b5-252d1ef4c58f/IMG_7976+2.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out Our cheap-ass hotel in Canmore AB was pretty run down, but maaaannn, that view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/ff8c2563-26d4-47dc-be24-73ca59c24087/94C304A9-E1A8-4960-A59F-8AD89C217D5C-10499-00000422B1ADE5C1.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/227f3932-a95f-4321-9585-02b30a5f3fd9/05BA5E72-A1F4-4EAE-B268-BD79AA53C552-10499-0000042094255C63.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out There’s a glass floor that I didn’t dare walk on, but the view from the top was stunning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/e0948fc7-06d4-4c45-bb9f-3ed92a4d0e60/IMG_7908.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out We had amazing steaks from their cattle, delicious cinnamon cake and fresh homemade buns, all of which have nothing whatsoever to do with this photo. Yum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/b6b44806-1d62-466e-9517-4181f9080c0c/IMG_7910+2.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out Amy gave me the recipes thankfully. I’ll try to make them when I get back home. Oh look another car! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/8a28eba8-286a-4680-8d60-2acdf0a933cd/70AC9120-DB7F-4216-A960-89B0E65CCC84-10499-00000420F655C33C.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out It was a phenomenon when it was built, standing 627 feet tall it was credited with helping to usher in the golden age of Calgary’s growth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/0dc6e849-cd88-4051-89c7-40a316206b6a/IMG_8214.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out We stopped at Custom Woolen Mills on the way to Calgary, an active mill that processes thousands of pounds of wool into roving, yarn, socks, blankets and they even make their own wool filled, quilted sleeping bags. An amazing operation on the most beautiful old equipment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/507b197b-b554-404f-a5cb-4134efdfce43/9FA6729F-B709-489B-945F-53091242D1E3-672-000000C55429B172.jpg Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out Sage! Finally! We picked two bundles at the Seton Lake lookout and enjoyed it’s amazing scent for the rest of the trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/5a32a914-df86-45a4-9346-2c0dab4ea471/IMG_8061.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out Osoyoos, BC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/35078ea5-dada-4d3a-81de-1c6472a9ef66/BD0FE59F-AC9B-4D97-AAB8-B20D34C2F7DC-672-000000C60A406073.jpg Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out Duffey Lake, BC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/97964306-c732-43d5-a595-0579e6ca7645/64A34205-EAC3-44DD-8FD6-CAC6432ABAC7-10499-00000423A1028D01.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out Mum knitting in the car https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/13ac028c-d1b8-4aad-99ec-72d58907f86d/IMG_7991.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out Hot pool in the foreground, not-so-hot pool in the background. We met several locals in the pool, it’s a favorite. of mum’s and I can see why. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/7eabaa79-a395-495d-8699-47faf1c06981/IMG_8097.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out We landed in Osyooos and went straight into the water. It was 90º. We loved it so much that we decided to stay all the next day to be on the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/96f1e8c2-4483-4db4-9c5e-1075ae2804c7/IMG_8001.jpg Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out To get to Nakusp, you have to cross the Upper Arrow Lake twice, once at Shelter Bay and once at Needles. the crossing to Needles is on a cable ferry. Takes about 10 minutes and holds about 15 vehicles. Very smooth and cool. Somehow it felt super old fashioned to be hauled across by a cable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/8bf1a3d2-2fb7-4ad4-b59b-03bce36d3113/4ACEC535-3D3C-43BB-AD02-2D5CB4374A68-4937-000002036ABC3EDD+2.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out mum drove like a champ a good part of this day while I snapped photos through the sunroof and craned my neck to see the tops of the mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/7d3435d4-259a-47ad-a45d-ca250c2a7625/FAEDAE3E-1D39-4ADD-BA92-0EFFE7E4ED4A-10499-0000041F9470ECD6.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out Our next stop was the Calgary Tower, my stepfather George was the lead engineer on this tower’s build. It was completed in 1968 and was the tallest building in Calgary until 1985. He would tell stories about sleeping at the job site because it was a 24 hour (round the clock) continuous pour of concrete. Of course went to the top for the view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/7786b5c0-0638-4e00-9381-7115a73aa28d/IMG_8013.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out I was honestly infatuated with this train. I wish I could post a video of it. I hope my friend Ken Munsey gets to see it someday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/85e9bb32-6a0d-48f2-8c71-ecf797bc5861/IMG_7897.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out We stopped at a gas station in Smoky Lake, my mum claims to have not seen this humungous bear just outside the restrooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/23217736-81dd-4baf-b475-2e45d89a505e/IMG_8113.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out Also Osoyoos, BC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/14146bde-d2fd-43a9-8efe-5958a06ae54d/IMG_7893.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out While heading to St. Lina we HAD to stop in Opal. (my daughter’s name is Opal). Every street was named Opal. (street, ave, lane, rd etc). Current population 24. It used to be a bustled town of several thousand in it’s prime. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/485b8f61-b1ee-4cd1-8be1-f4706a1cf994/7863B79B-3673-499A-8AC9-456A8DB4ECEE-672-000000C699DB8E4E.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out Gorgeous mountains in every direction, even the mcdonald’s had a view. Pemberton, BC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/f8e4367f-b2e2-4eee-a345-07abf58664e7/1B9B3842-E54B-4FEC-9DD7-48775ABA29DC-4937-00000202CC6ABE6C.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out Bighorn sheep at the side of the road, Jasper NP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/561a4257-f21a-4b07-88f1-2354e0dc359b/DB9D6DF4-3013-4083-B99D-ED1744F27ACE-4937-00000204D502F2D9.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out Mt. Robson, the highest peak in the canadian rockies. just shy of 13,000ft. Incredibly picturesque. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/b2ef550b-9e3b-4a7b-b37b-31682930b94f/IMG_7995.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out I took almost no photos this day, but we made it Nakusp, our hot springs destination. It was sooo nice to soak in the hot pools in the open hair while it was pouring rain. One pool was 104º, the other was 98º. This is a photo of a painting in the lobby. Mum’s mom remembers visiting back when it was just little pools made of stone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/c19dbbe3-e1ec-488e-9273-afbf54826fa3/8594C07E-625F-466F-B2D7-7E2263EAC70E-4937-000002032E2CEB54.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out Roche Miette https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/106035b6-6750-4933-9bdd-61dead871340/0B680D4B-F53C-4F6F-8C43-77BD49DD5CAC-4937-000002041153436D.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out More evidence of last years forest fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/6d4a9ccf-32f7-4a8f-a031-e777699ae30e/IMG_8008.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out The best town museum I’ve ever visited, the town historians have been keeping artifacts forever. Peachland, BC. Okanagan region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/b8c5e5df-7612-45fd-93ba-112130d8778a/EFD064AF-20F7-433C-96C1-6DC4409C0557-18179-000007354E941F5F.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out The town of Naskusp was also pretty special and welcoming. We stopped at a little health food store to buy some snacks (crackers, hummus, rose lemonade). The mountains are less craggy, they felt more ‘huggy’. The lake was inviting too, I’d go back for hug again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/f5d2b684-801a-47d6-827e-69f3c812f684/DC38A9FB-FE4D-40A9-8826-BA4BFE96502C-10499-00000422981E4BF1.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/f3e2e70f-5319-4ee0-a441-d14ad50a73c0/981CF7CE-DDC6-46F3-98A9-55F667179FC2-18179-00000734C8C49F1F.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out Beautiful sycamore trees in Peachland, BC. This is such a cute town wedged between Okanagon Lake and the highway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/a434a5d7-a020-4efe-9871-22f852291b32/756E3CC8-E73F-4666-9F58-18010AA55F30-4937-000002043613D149.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out Jasper was 1/3 destroyed by a massive wildfire last summer, so rebuilding was in full swing and the landscape looked VERY different. Those bald hills (beige) were all burnt, the dark hills in the distance were not. Amazingly, they saved the historic railway station, but houses right across the street were decimated. The fire cut a path of chaos through the valley leaving some places untouched and others destroyed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/d5588b08-e3f9-4330-814b-888382d13b40/95D852D5-8E34-4B6B-A23D-CE81588545CB-672-000000C596FB2AB8.jpg Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out As we climbed, it got warmer and drier. It was 80+º in this area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/73c97022-6e13-4fd0-b8a2-dc4eedd28a19/IMG_8213.jpg Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out A round trip loop from Vancouver Island and back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/ae281997-a148-42c6-b4e2-ccd660c7fbe8/EBA3DF08-B5EC-403C-B2A9-B2853279564B-10499-00000423676D9A26.jpg Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out Dandelions and prairie soil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/6a83b888-82f0-4601-8b12-28e65528af5c/IMG_8021.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out the museum had the most amazingly accurate and huge train set, complete with sounds and lights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/851c82be-46cf-445d-acf3-b7340af4d68e/D31F7D38-0DEA-418B-B136-DC1CB4789CDB-672-000000C531798464.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out dry and stark terrain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/34167159-f3d9-42b5-9f3e-95e656917e77/FC3A87AD-DFEF-4AB9-8B22-6E1E41678EF4-4937-000002039560AEF6.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out The glacially fed lakes and waterways are other worldly in Jasper National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/af1272ee-7a91-448b-acb3-097e4a204f3b/IMG_7901.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out We stopped at the family farm in St. Lina to drop off some heirlooms, I completely failed to get a group shot, lots of pics of the old cars that cousin Ben has though. Mum got pretty teary leaving the farm, she had so many good memories there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/6c7b1ca8-900b-485e-b90b-a51ffc13d7a3/DF538D41-832A-4C14-A207-4CE7BCD5D2FF-10499-000004207C4F25B2.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a mini loop with mum - Make it stand out Mum in the Calgary Tower https://www.thehouseofswiss.com/blog/canada-road-trip-vancouver-island-at-mums-house monthly 0.5 2025-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/0eec0aea-2857-40c3-b372-a40fb55fa873/IMG_7796.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Vancouver Island, at mums house - Make it stand out My great grandmother Priscilla Shaw (Armitt) Heyburne and her mother Priscilla Elliott, UK. Frank’s mother and grandmother. Franks mother Priscilla emigrated to Canada with Frank when he was 7. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/35c58eb9-ef04-4e83-8893-b24431afe4bc/D7724A1A-2181-4F6F-A8E7-D75AF188BC8C-85504-0000206758EE7A72+2.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Vancouver Island, at mums house - Make it stand out Mum’s gardens are always a highlight. We ate these chives with several meals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/2541782c-4ce5-48b3-8d2d-261da0d4319c/IMG_7792.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Vancouver Island, at mums house - Make it stand out My grandparents Alma Beatrice Wray Armitt. Born 1908 Arden MB. Frank Armitt, born 1911 Salford UK. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/a9acf528-6bb4-4d73-9fc1-44700101882f/IMG_7784.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Vancouver Island, at mums house - Make it stand out Great great grandparents. TJ Wray’s parents. Matilda Kerr Wray (top right and bottom right) born May 12th 1849, Waterloo Ontario, John Wray born 1843 County Meath Ireland. Top left is Matilda’s sister. John Wray died 1882 in a railroad accident just over the border in Warren, WI. Matilda married David Gill in 1885. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/2004c189-8ebc-492b-9920-bde50acdeef1/IMG_7752.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Vancouver Island, at mums house - An incredible noble fir in her front yard. I made spruce tip syrup, I’ve always wanted to try it. It’s remarkably easy and tasty. A very mild flavor like lemons and something indescribable like a healthy forest. An incredible Noble fir in her front yard. I made spruce tip syrup, i’ve always wanted to try it. It’s remarkably easy and tasty. A very mild flavor like lemons and something indescribable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/2370b653-b243-4e46-867d-45391358ec50/IMG_7798.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Vancouver Island, at mums house - Make it stand out My great great grandmother Priscilla Elliott, UK. With baby Frank. I just love this photo, I think it’s the apron and the hairdo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/1cacc379-54c8-4ef7-b109-d3d91fe95ed3/A5E0370A-2461-4A11-AAA3-BA911678E0FF-85504-000020670A69ED7C.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Vancouver Island, at mums house - Make it stand out Mum’s house is a so sunny and warm. Watching the birds and reading the morning paper with coffee is delightful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/33a9a820-3060-48ef-ac10-9fe1d1231557/F68400E7-E5CA-4F07-9BEF-7D2BFA13673A-81160-00001ED02DBA3D03.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Vancouver Island, at mums house - Make it stand out Mum taught me to play Kings Cribbage, a favorite of hers. It’s a mix of scrabble and cribbage. Cool game! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/798f779f-5ed8-4787-9973-6f82f435b222/9537CD49-6FE0-422E-8477-D3DA98225777-85504-000020D87546B458.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Vancouver Island, at mums house - Make it stand out An incredible shrimp wonton soup, with a view of the ocean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/bdf0f9d6-2f37-4a43-bed8-12dc1f47e8dc/IMG_7783.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Vancouver Island, at mums house - Make it stand out Margaret and TJ Wray with their 4 daughters (Violet, Alma, Hazel, Grace), Alma, second from left is my grandmother. (photo taken around 1944) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/ab6f4e0f-1b86-4e12-850c-a03f990c7f27/IMG_7788.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Vancouver Island, at mums house - Make it stand out Great grandparents again. TJ Wray, born August 7th, 1876 in Wellesley Ontario. Margaret Isabelle Cinnamon Wray born May 12th 1849 in Windsor Ontario. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/df6542b0-bd29-47c0-bd79-a7013e152477/B5501B15-5B3D-48A9-A6CB-CACECC4ED69A-85504-000020D8F2D9C05E.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Vancouver Island, at mums house - Make it stand out While waiting for her car to be serviced we walked around Comox, visited the library, little museum and went out to eat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/a7062096-243a-446d-8a8d-b78e749b802a/IMG_7795.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Vancouver Island, at mums house - Make it stand out My grandfather’s gas station in Burnaby, BC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/688c1cac-23f0-4950-91e0-f4c77ce0b84e/IMG_7793.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Vancouver Island, at mums house - Make it stand out My grandfather Frank Artmitt. Born 1911, Salford UK (suburb of Manchester) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/83f5d958-2cad-4288-9b95-8cbdae0c9f9c/C5C86984-533B-400C-A41B-D44ECC2A8D54-85504-000020672E69CF5E+2.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Vancouver Island, at mums house - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/5eb040d0-510b-4bdb-b9c5-77996c9b9b7b/IMG_7782.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Vancouver Island, at mums house - Make it stand out My great grandfather, TJ “Jim” Wray, age 24 (Ontario) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/c53807f6-116c-4287-aa5b-dc39a9cad621/IMG_7794.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Vancouver Island, at mums house - Make it stand out My great grandfather Ernest Armitt, born 1868. In front of his Hair Dressing and Shaving Saloon. 32 Meadow St., Manchester UK https://www.thehouseofswiss.com/blog/canada-road-trip-kelowna-bc-to-nanaimo-bc monthly 0.5 2025-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/373a0de6-c20e-4b02-93b3-afdf21c314a1/3384CAFC-83A0-49B5-A914-2C4872D7901B-81160-00001ED08ADA6EA9.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Kelowna BC to Nanaimo BC - Make it stand out Near Manning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/008f93f3-1832-45c3-b21e-b63b6378eb42/IMG_7725.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Kelowna BC to Nanaimo BC - Make it stand out The larger body of water between the mainland and the island is called the Salish Sea, the route from Tsawwassen to Nanaimo crosses the Strait of Georgia. (contained within the Salish Sea) I’m resting and visiting with my mom until Sunday, when we’ll head out for our own roadtrip through Whistler, back through the northern rockies, Edmonton and back through the lower Okanagan. Catch ya later! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/2598362d-5057-4ef6-b9a5-11f66eeef05f/6EDCEEC3-ECD6-4C3B-89EC-76252E27F15E-81160-00001ED0B657A395.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Kelowna BC to Nanaimo BC - Make it stand out shallow lakes dotted throughout. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/f2777d85-2f2f-45bc-8914-a1d2a4080cb8/9E00D704-6331-4C65-8853-1F4C169AF731-81160-00001ED074C82F40.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Kelowna BC to Nanaimo BC - Make it stand out I made it in time to catch the 5pm ferry from Tsawwassen to Nanaimo! A quick 2 hour ride. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/d5fbc5d7-9846-4ca4-89f6-e19e257dda11/AA08A4E8-5853-4492-AD14-EA4B2B66E46C-81160-00001ED12810B8B8+2.jpg Blog - Canada Road Trip: Kelowna BC to Nanaimo BC - Make it stand out Hey Brian, do you have tattoo shop name envy? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/93ce72dd-0eaf-4360-b6dc-cfc1bb8d8f2d/IMG_7713.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Kelowna BC to Nanaimo BC - Make it stand out An incredible rock slide that buried a lake in 1965. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/4b5c706b-4269-41ee-9f27-f004226a5f9d/IMG_7709.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Kelowna BC to Nanaimo BC - Make it stand out Deep dark BC forest ahead, traveling along the skagit river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/4a58fd14-7b1b-4ab4-8177-1ce98c8d72fe/39B3D95F-0F17-4254-AF38-D92F5DC1BFE5-81160-00001ED177584170.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Kelowna BC to Nanaimo BC - Make it stand out Downtown Kelowna was pretty eclectic, dog friendly and welcoming. Lot’s of pride flags. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/9e218be8-bb5c-440b-91da-ec7d44619689/8267A976-C7B7-48BE-9276-8BA0D1154C7D-81160-00001ED0CBB1E01A.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Kelowna BC to Nanaimo BC - Make it stand out Route 5A, a few ranches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/147cfb96-ad83-47a4-bc66-4229192bdebe/864703E1-F673-4C5B-B655-CC3ED0A0AB3C-81160-00001ED0F2279B00.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Kelowna BC to Nanaimo BC - Make it stand out I can never resist a broken barn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/ad08ccb1-1883-4b4e-9985-90b1655c425e/77472C01-138B-4F5E-9ABA-267E7F342528-81160-00001ED1A1B3E000.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Kelowna BC to Nanaimo BC - Make it stand out OEB https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/337a08c1-3f57-4a9e-ac16-c1de183a066b/IMG_7718.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Kelowna BC to Nanaimo BC - Make it stand out It was difficult to take a photo of the enormous rock slide. It was alien. https://www.thehouseofswiss.com/blog/canada-road-trip-medicine-hat-ab-to-kelowna-bc monthly 0.5 2025-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/b941d4c5-2fd6-4488-8179-e86420702680/IMG_7681.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Medicine Hat AB to Kelowna BC - Make it stand out I grabbed a hotel in Kelowna that had a pretty amazing 1970’s bathroom The toilet and sink were yellow too. It was very quiet, I slept like the dead. Day 10 will be the final push to Vancouver Island. (it also has the most surprisingly beautiful landscape too) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/dda5c5ff-11a8-47e8-a50d-412481a87791/76909E0B-038D-49C0-A373-A80268BAE9EC-72001-00001CE25BAF6141.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Medicine Hat AB to Kelowna BC - Make it stand out These mountains hover around 12,000ft. The tops were often in the clouds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/1584c7a5-bd02-4400-bc41-873c47169569/0EEB504D-897F-4B2A-9B8E-D3E57F580A66-72001-00001CE2B8C0716D.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Medicine Hat AB to Kelowna BC - Make it stand out Near the eastern entrance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/ea8ddd34-77b4-4ec6-b539-29f90927328b/44A73107-96BC-4073-8497-8666DC6142EB-72001-00001CE2CF2FCA23.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Medicine Hat AB to Kelowna BC - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/dcdf608d-ea14-4561-932d-72f1c6f2766d/79E24C8D-0B6D-4A2E-9D07-3A9D340487A3-72001-00001CE20C9486A6.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Medicine Hat AB to Kelowna BC - Make it stand out Revelstoke BC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/6a805507-e608-49ab-b0a0-3f28cfae4c48/1D14CA06-D95C-4DFD-922A-0FC351B423C0-72001-00001CE1F67217A5.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Medicine Hat AB to Kelowna BC - Make it stand out The mountains rising right out of the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/ec944747-024b-41ef-8552-b61801971e77/IMG_7771.jpg Blog - Canada Road Trip: Medicine Hat AB to Kelowna BC - Make it stand out A day of driving and very few photos. It was beautiful, trust me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/8964076d-cb68-44cc-b6c6-d87a22023f01/IMG_7653.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Medicine Hat AB to Kelowna BC - Make it stand out The Canadian Rockies as seen from outside of Calgary/Canmore. I was heading up and over Route 1. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/21470ddf-f144-4818-b83f-372ac401748e/8EBEBAA8-2609-4CA1-B891-169DE5259FE8-72001-00001CE2726B2373.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Medicine Hat AB to Kelowna BC - Make it stand out Some light rain, some fog, some sun. I had all the weather except snow over the Kicking Horse Pass. https://www.thehouseofswiss.com/blog/canada-road-trip-saskatoon-sk-prince-albert-national-park-medicine-hat-ab monthly 0.5 2025-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/92e37373-419a-4428-9971-4b7d79f03516/29C68A58-7FAC-4870-917C-A1A3CAE4BD2B-71168-00001BDF86262A4B.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Saskatoon SK, Prince Albert National Park, Medicine Hat AB - Make it stand out The view tower, the stands of quaking aspen are just so beautiful. Huge white trunks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/816d99e9-7fd0-489b-b4aa-aeffdab0d8a2/IMG_7591.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Saskatoon SK, Prince Albert National Park, Medicine Hat AB - Make it stand out Quaking aspen just beginning to leaf out in Prince Albert National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/dfc57df1-084f-409a-b909-55f51bf28974/3EF5B515-1DCF-49D4-9116-0C89397E25E6-71168-00001BDE8371F3E4.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Saskatoon SK, Prince Albert National Park, Medicine Hat AB - Make it stand out HUGE power lines leading me into Alberta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/1f0dcdfe-73c0-489f-8d47-9c10a6e7e941/IMG_7616.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Saskatoon SK, Prince Albert National Park, Medicine Hat AB - Make it stand out Lots of antelope bedded down in this area, so get out of the driving wind and rain. They were clustered in groups in the gulleys next to the road and in the fields, I could snap a photo of a male, the curly horns are so cool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/8b82d6be-ccb9-480b-a42c-4b5b7769f367/8ADC9572-0C3A-41BD-A6F1-C5B276CDE396-71168-00001BDE9FF24C52.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Saskatoon SK, Prince Albert National Park, Medicine Hat AB - Make it stand out The golden prairie land is just so stark and beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/8b860bfc-067f-4306-ba28-09cfdd049799/1FE2D1D7-2E26-486A-B461-E70B355D793B-71168-00001BDFB0AF0DB6.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Saskatoon SK, Prince Albert National Park, Medicine Hat AB - Make it stand out Found a great yarn shop in Saskatoon, my hands have needed a small project. Bought a two skein bandana pattern and yarn to go with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/ab54d748-0298-492c-beb1-5652de40ca41/IMG_7588.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Saskatoon SK, Prince Albert National Park, Medicine Hat AB - Make it stand out View from Height of Land inside Prince Albert National Park. It was lovely to see some hills and be in trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/1b7e8123-04b9-4820-b641-1150977bf362/IMG_7620.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Saskatoon SK, Prince Albert National Park, Medicine Hat AB - Make it stand out The reason for the huge power lines, the Hilda wind farm. Each blade is 71meters long. (250feet) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/e9bb58df-b24a-4157-9fce-9d8d5f916edc/IMG_7601.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Saskatoon SK, Prince Albert National Park, Medicine Hat AB - Make it stand out The back of the bronco is so comfy. My little rocket stove is not wind resistant at all, so I find whipping up a cup of coffee here is the best approach. Damn good coffee if I do say so my damn self. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/bf104ae6-8a51-41ff-9587-56431d8b126c/IMG_7593.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Saskatoon SK, Prince Albert National Park, Medicine Hat AB - Make it stand out Namekus Lake where I camped for the night. It was windy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/3f4aaa9e-e40a-4439-b96f-8ff863bd9578/35850C60-5A3E-4380-8801-4A6F2EC2C7CE-71168-00001BDF4CFC1CD3.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Saskatoon SK, Prince Albert National Park, Medicine Hat AB - Make it stand out my campsite for the night, the setting sun was lovely. There are wild fires around saskatchewan, so there was a burn ban in effect. smoke rolled in just as I was going to bed, it became very hazy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/6cb5fa0d-03e9-49d0-a63f-d0da9fda4d78/79343990-2E2C-46A3-A8BF-3A763E6B246C-71168-00001BDECC81A400.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Saskatoon SK, Prince Albert National Park, Medicine Hat AB - Make it stand out It’s been interesting to go from farming, to mining (potash), to crude oil, to wind farm, to cattle ranches across southern saskachewanan and into Alberta. https://www.thehouseofswiss.com/blog/canada-road-trip-winnipeg-mb-to-neepawa-mb-to-saskatoon-sk monthly 0.5 2025-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/49c252fd-5cb4-4a4f-9757-9c421585d848/26659103-9E26-45E2-8720-04A2F178CB9A-63215-000019A0311FBF6B.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Winnipeg MB to Neepawa MB to Saskatoon SK - Make it stand out One of the many curling clubs I saw. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/34cdb10e-3495-448c-999d-325d4a9286cc/BEF2AA8D-1CFF-4FFC-9B0B-945808839B4C-58533-000017AF871D2F13.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Winnipeg MB to Neepawa MB to Saskatoon SK - Make it stand out Who can tell me what kid of car this is? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/47ad8504-dcb4-4a75-a4d3-bce52a327061/464BFA3E-87BB-47B7-8B39-1AF111B6EE4E-63215-0000199FC9CD19D5.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Winnipeg MB to Neepawa MB to Saskatoon SK - Make it stand out That wind, blowing the trees sideways, tractor trailer trucks traveling at an angle all day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/b82b2e4b-98d3-4fd8-8d3f-31c54bdb5091/4D4E3AFF-717D-4386-9550-3D6172BC23A3-63215-000019A01FE717B2+2.jpg Blog - Canada Road Trip: Winnipeg MB to Neepawa MB to Saskatoon SK - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/3c9146e2-62b2-4430-ac07-532a776768a5/IMG_7535.jpg Blog - Canada Road Trip: Winnipeg MB to Neepawa MB to Saskatoon SK - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/726cff02-f59c-474c-98af-d4e177aef6d4/F32BE05E-6761-4207-A2F0-9422D7966B90-63215-000019A057C2D156.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Winnipeg MB to Neepawa MB to Saskatoon SK - Make it stand out A house that Violet and Grace lived in? (I need to verify this when I get to my mum’s) Arden, MB https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/a6b58103-4118-49e5-9284-93b0b9e86c0b/D92065B8-26EB-485E-96C8-BC61CEE3DE76-63215-0000199F1102B4DA.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Winnipeg MB to Neepawa MB to Saskatoon SK - Make it stand out The shadows cast by the clouds are so beautiful out here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/b4e1f28a-633a-4d81-80b7-28fcb30464cf/IMG_7467.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Winnipeg MB to Neepawa MB to Saskatoon SK - Make it stand out Very cool abandoned house near Carberry MB. It was too dim to take photos of the inside but deep in the house someone had spray painted ‘go to hell’ at the end of the hallway. My stars, how vulgar. lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/e62898c5-ec04-4760-8fc0-397727af2a83/AB095801-BD8C-494A-8182-1531F3FF31C8-58533-000017B1425FA55C.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Winnipeg MB to Neepawa MB to Saskatoon SK - Make it stand out The power lines marching to infinity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/7c93075c-dcc4-4a67-80a8-6c4f1461cfff/54E6CE1F-A584-44DA-9FAA-E7C4FF67D97D-58533-000017AF1879F492.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Winnipeg MB to Neepawa MB to Saskatoon SK - Make it stand out Church in Neepawa, MB https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/ad5887f9-03a5-42a4-a81e-2dd191bddafd/IMG_7472.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Winnipeg MB to Neepawa MB to Saskatoon SK - Make it stand out My great great grandfather built this building in Neepawa, it used to be a hotel. (I must confirm this story with mum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/e219fec4-a51f-42cc-9893-81e8317dd7e4/0E4F07F2-0050-42AD-84F0-29315309F49A-58533-000017B112B8FBB4.jpg Blog - Canada Road Trip: Winnipeg MB to Neepawa MB to Saskatoon SK - Make it stand out right on route 5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/9a07f76a-6869-4909-b60b-107a363c8ebf/66CB2AC7-7CCB-4678-894A-8E9425DEAC4D-63215-0000199EBD3D1E9C.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Winnipeg MB to Neepawa MB to Saskatoon SK - Make it stand out soft rolling hills of silvery gold. These little ponds are full of wildlife. outside of Saskatoon, SK. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/8079ce94-f640-4c93-aaac-08d3a7cfd51c/A1334405-BEF9-4DF3-A40D-83729F966F61-58533-000017AE978D57C5.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Winnipeg MB to Neepawa MB to Saskatoon SK - Make it stand out All the roads in Neepawa are lined with trees offering wind protection and sun protection. The neighborhoods are super cute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/e4eaf7cb-71c0-4abc-8d8d-7149b42360cc/1CF0D304-A231-4160-8CBE-79D8D0477F5F-63215-000019A00F500856.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Winnipeg MB to Neepawa MB to Saskatoon SK - Make it stand out I love that abandoned buildings are allowed to crumble naturally, often the fields are worked around them to preserve their history. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/11e2020b-eafc-44b7-8f18-270b8c97a8c7/AB7C2499-67F1-4996-AE4D-116DCF5D6754-63215-0000199F6A59C1AF.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Winnipeg MB to Neepawa MB to Saskatoon SK - Make it stand out Trains run right along the side of the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/6e18cd59-54cf-49fd-8916-64d6d14d875f/75579508-41FF-4F30-BE34-43FE3F45CE79-58533-000017AE6FAE0E50.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Winnipeg MB to Neepawa MB to Saskatoon SK - Make it stand out A national historic site. https://www.thehouseofswiss.com/blog/canada-road-trip-upsala-on-to-winnipeg-mb monthly 0.5 2025-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/4c665e00-2b2f-4c8b-8f64-c513f0717373/7B137162-30A8-4A77-B1E5-D97EC4F910FA-55502-000016EAE33F6C4A.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Upsala ON to Winnipeg MB - Make it stand out The weather was ridiculously hot, 91º F so I stopped at a pullout and swam at Dogtooth Lake outside of Kenora ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/3760dde7-12a3-4eb7-a0dc-1ecac4b73300/F25B9F59-EEB1-479F-8AC7-D8E59BA270BE-55502-000016EBCC714D39.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Upsala ON to Winnipeg MB - Make it stand out Old fashioned honor system gas pump. (also for sale: minnows, leeches and worms) :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/9d31d649-9120-43d5-bd3a-efe25c4b98c8/FECE1409-1258-40A0-B996-06E13F996397-55502-000016EBBA3398EF.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Upsala ON to Winnipeg MB - Make it stand out View over Ignace. It’s getting hazy in the distance. I’ll later realize that there’s wildfires happening up ahead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/754849ee-a658-4403-9e88-5324fd5dc216/IMG_7416.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Upsala ON to Winnipeg MB - Make it stand out Dogtooth Lake, looking very Maine coast-like to me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/963b3abc-882a-411f-ad3f-7e52719791b8/IMG_7428.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Upsala ON to Winnipeg MB - Make it stand out What a great mural. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/53cb9a07-26b4-43ca-a501-9928d6d872a5/IMG_7408.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Upsala ON to Winnipeg MB - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/97eeb181-8e20-4949-812f-cc4752b6d81c/IMG_7426.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Upsala ON to Winnipeg MB - Make it stand out Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg, my friend Jeremy reminded me that there’s a story here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/f71db0d6-de5f-4cbf-8363-f4e6aa065795/972DCB34-4742-4AB8-B34C-389492752FF2-55502-000016EB7C92A399.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Upsala ON to Winnipeg MB - Make it stand out The roadsides became pink and white. So pretty. https://www.thehouseofswiss.com/blog/canada-road-trip-hearst-on-to-upsala-on monthly 0.5 2025-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/11bc3550-a44c-4bc3-bc4a-6bed4500f6b4/D3D9B27E-2592-416A-A21E-7D8124E270AA-51433-0000156E61C9696C.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Hearst ON to Upsala ON - Make it stand out Nature’s Home Town, Greenstone…found in Beardmore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/8f84ae7c-faf0-494a-98bd-dc01e43577c1/DFA114A7-2B3A-4182-A98B-DEEA3D77E808-51433-0000156E2874BEBF.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Hearst ON to Upsala ON - Make it stand out Pijitawabik Palisades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/25360b66-4b45-4bfd-a217-2c9a7af7b8c1/IMG_7355.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Hearst ON to Upsala ON - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/dada2031-e594-4d6f-adf9-1e6ceef525ef/E506BD86-6483-49E1-AF98-7A2AB36E9276-51433-0000156D7A37E713.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Hearst ON to Upsala ON - Make it stand out Smallish boat, really big tanker in the background getting loaded up. Lake Superior, Thunder Bay, ON. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/bdc541a7-7309-4dec-93ff-f83e71631863/7FF1CD8D-5E0D-4062-9263-C8FBFDCA6DB8-51433-0000156D4231BC99.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Hearst ON to Upsala ON - Make it stand out They hadn’t caught anything yet, but they were hoping to catch Steelhead. Thunder Bay, ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/933c2fa6-2028-4231-9b0d-6ca778424c1c/96E09570-7ADE-4558-B1F6-2746B628EB77-51408-0000156CDCEDC6B7.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Hearst ON to Upsala ON - Make it stand out A dog looking out a second floor apartment window in Thunder Bay, ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/29ea5dd0-5307-4a0a-a6fe-f68ce7b9fdc2/1AD5E8F5-6A7C-412E-A065-CCDB51A0D3D4-51433-0000156EA9F841F5.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Hearst ON to Upsala ON - Make it stand out My ankles were numb in a few seconds but oh my, it felt great. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/804ea66e-8043-4b42-915e-77ab9b525391/1A845889-41D2-4F11-8A97-09A9DB36C12C-51433-0000156EBEF6D61B.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Hearst ON to Upsala ON - Make it stand out Long lac rest area, I had it all to myself. It was warm and beautiful, but COLD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/54bffb04-c834-4f63-9bd0-d766d481de70/E7B04D29-1245-4810-8172-29CD2DB4900E-51433-0000156E0E1A5BFA.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Hearst ON to Upsala ON - Make it stand out Stricking rock formations near lake Nipagon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/6de126df-2d1e-48d6-8cc2-edf29c182313/04E9148D-4CDC-46A0-BB75-AB9AEF65756F-51433-0000156E874E26F9.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Hearst ON to Upsala ON - Make it stand out Who doesn’t love a good Sasquatch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/4a3601e3-3227-4409-8022-490301d6a3b7/IMG_7375.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Hearst ON to Upsala ON - Make it stand out So cozy and quiet, I just love it. Just like I love that farting partridge or whatever it was. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/f67ac19a-6355-40e8-ab77-e1fe867c3e32/IMG_7409.jpg Blog - Canada Road Trip: Hearst ON to Upsala ON - Make it stand out We have tablelands in the US too, in the Southwest, they are also called cuestas. All of this on top of the ancient Precambrian Shield. This photo is not mine. Link below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/5482f22c-5f5d-4453-9459-60be01e7429d/0365EDFF-49AA-49A0-B7ED-7A66032AB625-51433-0000156D912322CA.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Hearst ON to Upsala ON - Make it stand out Lake Superior in Shumiah, ON https://www.thehouseofswiss.com/blog/canada-road-trip-ross-lake-on-to-hearst-on monthly 0.5 2025-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/77d89e28-9098-46f9-80c5-60ee436d626a/IMG_7247.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Ross Lake ON to Hearst ON - Make it stand out Pocket stove coffee set up, works like a dream. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/44ce5f21-5553-4b9f-8137-d9ac1860d29b/16CC9DAD-2CCA-437E-9866-EA3BC5D72926-45941-000013A439E48100.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Ross Lake ON to Hearst ON - Make it stand out One of many train crossings along the trans canada high way near Kirkland Lake, ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/453edd41-df6e-400f-a545-710fd08a204c/IMG_7337.jpg Blog - Canada Road Trip: Ross Lake ON to Hearst ON - Make it stand out That little glass box on the underside of the upper track has at least two operators in it. It rolls back and forth among those MASSIVE stacks of logs. There’s a train in the foreground, it’s still really far away from those logs. That yellow trolley is at least 6 stories high. The amount of logs that grappling hook is holding is probably enough lumber to build three houses? The size of the operators box will give you an idea how long those logs are. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/85e07c2c-2c6f-4c0b-978e-8017f09d2b4f/53999A3E-62E9-43A4-8034-FA3B333D9F4E-45941-000013A3B0456E24.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Ross Lake ON to Hearst ON - Make it stand out Pretty and impressive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/58587b83-cef5-4175-b380-74e8d0bf6a72/B6733788-2C65-490E-81F1-8125301088E1-45941-000013BC53A642BB.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Ross Lake ON to Hearst ON - Make it stand out Abandoned church, I’ve become very good at rolling my window down and snapping photos with my Fuji XE—3. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/321056b1-4e55-48c1-9951-bb43da7cff1b/IMG_7255.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Ross Lake ON to Hearst ON - Make it stand out Still snow in places here. I’m sure it’s more beautiful when the trees have leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/5991c413-2b3d-445f-a3c0-91611fc48c16/IMG_7262.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Ross Lake ON to Hearst ON - Make it stand out Pecking around, finding good stuff apparently. Coo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/84899a14-1c4c-4ecc-bf60-a0f18c234f1a/IMG_7252.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Ross Lake ON to Hearst ON - Make it stand out Behold the glorious Tim Horton’s honey dip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/631d296a-c6de-4895-a8d8-e8be0404e6b8/249D3DEB-657D-4938-8382-8455AB1474AF-45941-000013A3F76009BC+2.jpg Blog - Canada Road Trip: Ross Lake ON to Hearst ON - Make it stand out A photo from 1958 at the commemorative site, the putt putt was still covered in a tarp to protect it from the winter elements I assume. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/9d3f297a-089f-48f3-b80e-97f8028c0839/03A3807F-6817-43AA-9B04-1D05F4EDA70A-45941-000013A4077483AA.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Ross Lake ON to Hearst ON - Make it stand out A steam locomotive built by the Montreal Locomotive works in 1915. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/35a221af-0ffe-41f0-a762-c82ca348df8c/D18884BA-E6DB-4A10-8F3C-CF89D6428F9B-45941-000013A42B9A0793.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Ross Lake ON to Hearst ON - Make it stand out This is what holds the tracks to the ground, every single brace had a spike missing, they were laying on the ground all over the place. I almost took one, I had to wonder, did my father help lay these? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/7fe03d05-ded3-4ecb-883d-83532bc47d84/2FFAC29D-A887-46C2-BB27-AE24AE5613B1-45941-000013A4B8C97810.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Ross Lake ON to Hearst ON - Make it stand out Larder Lake, Ontario https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/621f891e-4eed-41b4-90fb-ec9ea9f015fe/38F9E95D-0899-4763-B75A-5E8011594A5C-45941-000013A380E0CED9.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Ross Lake ON to Hearst ON - Make it stand out Lots of abandoned restaurants. This one is in Smooth Rock Falls, ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/761ca5ec-b119-43a4-8166-84bd09e637c9/IMG_7243.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Ross Lake ON to Hearst ON - Make it stand out The inside of the Bronco before I opened the doors. It looks tight but i’m able to sit all the way up and access the shelves on the left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/4283e26b-0e0e-4965-a354-4e07c053798b/703AD4DC-EE19-4C0D-AEA5-11814AC2E367-45941-000013A49D1E8A3B.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Ross Lake ON to Hearst ON - Make it stand out This ice fishing house might be nicer than my cottage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/52b32df8-6bc8-4463-a71e-dae389adfc9b/IMG_7319.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Ross Lake ON to Hearst ON - Make it stand out Canadian Tire Garden Centre for scale on those log rows. The red in front of the logs is a train pretty far in the foreground. Hearst, ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/a40e624f-da58-4078-bf6d-d7eb01000af9/2864311A-F627-4224-ACE8-DF4F094D0667-45941-000013BC9E1F947F.jpg Blog - Canada Road Trip: Ross Lake ON to Hearst ON - Make it stand out It was difficult to not step over that sign and go explore that place. https://www.thehouseofswiss.com/blog/canada-road-trip-mont-tremblant-qc-to-ross-lake-on monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/b44f218b-5783-424f-8ce2-2b581f7e4688/IMG_7314.jpg Blog - Canada Road Trip: Mont Tremblant QC to Ross Lake ON - Make it stand out Image from Wiki. i was essentially driving from the yellow portion to the red portion as I entered Val d’Or. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/c95e8602-489b-4993-b252-cf4d6083b48d/53351AD2-D011-444B-94B9-7A44664C9A5C-45941-000013A5C40A0E03.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Mont Tremblant QC to Ross Lake ON - Make it stand out No idea why I had to pull into this cemetery in Val d’Or, but it was the most unique set up. All the graves laid out in a grid, directly next to trees. There were tire tracks rows passing through that were named numerically. 1st Ave, 2nd Ave. etc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/8dc90531-0f56-4b61-9fa0-f134e9090f70/IMG_7215.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Mont Tremblant QC to Ross Lake ON - Make it stand out A huge mining facility outside of Rouyn-Noranda QC. For scale that weee white rectangle on the hill in the middle is a tractor trailer sized container. The rocky hill in front of it has to be 9 or 10 stories tall. I can only imagine how huge the actual hole in the ground is. What are they mining? Copper and Gold. Hence the name Val D’or, Valley of Gold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/2c4d0525-6254-4755-bf0e-2511505d7657/2B697649-5A44-4861-96CF-B7FB49D8432F-45941-000013A617FB24F1.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Mont Tremblant QC to Ross Lake ON - Make it stand out Chute de Lac Roland, La Verendrye Wildlife Preserve, QC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/4f52bcc2-81be-4566-81d3-344ac4ad661a/D8C05BCF-1118-4957-94AE-977E6ED4346A-45941-000013A564E8515A.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Mont Tremblant QC to Ross Lake ON - Make it stand out Phew! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/9121880f-77fc-4478-bb5f-9c03c3436971/IMG_7197.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Mont Tremblant QC to Ross Lake ON - Make it stand out Near Chutes Lac Roland, La Verendrye Wildlife Preserve, QC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/3af6eb0f-5d77-45c6-9520-7e33a292190d/IMG_7222.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Mont Tremblant QC to Ross Lake ON - Make it stand out Again, I have no explanation for it but this how I felt in Western QC, I just wanted to slingshot myself into Ontario, to release this chokehold? So I pushed the driving a little and put in the coordinates for the ‘Welcome to Ontario’ sign. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/c47a35f7-74bd-4342-b5d1-6812c8c3631b/936ED735-E69C-4379-BDBC-3900D6412E19-45941-000013A62C2EAF35.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Mont Tremblant QC to Ross Lake ON - Make it stand out Chutes de Lac Roland, La Verendrye Wildlife Preserve, QC. Impressive walkways all the way around the falls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/81488a19-9951-4826-a7ec-0823487d02c6/A554A703-D249-4D1E-9FBE-974C922F8160-45941-000013A53A944CCE.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Mont Tremblant QC to Ross Lake ON - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/657c096d-8d2d-4e5c-93e3-32126cc40f0c/0EFA0726-448F-4637-B4B9-783AD2C8C72F-45941-000013A5F3146A29.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Mont Tremblant QC to Ross Lake ON - Make it stand out Somewhere in La Verendrye Wildlife Preserve https://www.thehouseofswiss.com/blog/canada-roadtrip-canaan-nh-to-mont-tremblant-qc monthly 0.5 2025-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/ffcebf1d-80d0-4e93-b6f0-68a4a54a2a7e/IMG_7176.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Canaan NH to Mont Tremblant QC - Make it stand out Making Dave proud. , I drank a Guiness while transferring my photos from my camera to my phone (look at me extroverting). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/92e05f6f-f578-4099-b7e6-4c0d62cf6f9e/9577DFD3-F3A9-4182-8671-38CF89A4EA6E-39633-0000119BCB3AAE42.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Canaan NH to Mont Tremblant QC - Make it stand out Haunted-ish looking house overlooking Lac Mercier, from the paved bike path. The trees are barely budding here, that Forsythia is in full bloom! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/65b72e66-d48c-4c7a-8b2d-0a63d41e5ec2/DFC6C695-7142-4DC3-93A9-61DB1B1E7947-39633-0000119BA490D586.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Canaan NH to Mont Tremblant QC - Make it stand out Sunset on Lac Mercier, Le Village, QC. A lovely way to end my first day on the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/2383aa3b-dc01-44fe-a155-059000984cdd/CEAD888A-37CF-4A73-9B4E-8C571ADD7E2B-39633-0000119A8CF54661.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Canaan NH to Mont Tremblant QC - Make it stand out Derby Line Library that is half in the US and half in Canada. I failed at getting a photo of the border, but I’m nearly standing on it, trust me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/70a743d3-5454-4f76-9505-6ed78ccb3e7b/49837779-82BF-40AF-8803-C116FF6F4364-39633-0000119B87EEB5A8.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Canaan NH to Mont Tremblant QC - Make it stand out For some reason my camera decided that this photo had to be taken in Sepia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/c92f41bd-f77b-4e76-9191-6217cb35df6c/IMG_7140.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Canaan NH to Mont Tremblant QC - Make it stand out The cutest spring buds a Tamarack (Larch), a deciduous conifer. One of my favorites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/8b2398a7-986b-478b-b9fe-b7fc08d0a370/95780A26-B172-4D9E-8463-D91103BEF764-39633-0000119B78D268B2.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Canaan NH to Mont Tremblant QC - Make it stand out The cutest little sink situation in my hotel room, not sure why it feels so European, but it does. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/37e4ca51-8ca7-4df4-8707-e130193d93d4/A72679E7-71B8-408E-9D51-4E8C17F81EEC-39633-0000119B1E8546B3.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Canaan NH to Mont Tremblant QC - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/d96865de-15ff-4650-9fd0-faf5caec12aa/0A4AD086-1D9A-4872-89A6-4527E1C66F84-39514-000011966F36EA37+2.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Canaan NH to Mont Tremblant QC - Make it stand out Lac Mercier, QC good night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/303d8bd6-4977-41ef-86a7-ebcf56369078/IMG_7122.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Canaan NH to Mont Tremblant QC - Make it stand out To the left is rainy and chilly Vermont, to the right is sunny and warm Montreal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/ae4846eb-d4de-4d56-a2d7-69a5f1a721c3/78C42C80-F5DA-4C78-8DE3-5D42715AAC86-39633-0000119C00BDA621.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: Canaan NH to Mont Tremblant QC - Make it stand out A stroll down the bike path, watching the sunset. https://www.thehouseofswiss.com/blog/making-the-bronco-cozy monthly 0.5 2025-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/5965ce9e-89e1-4860-b5b7-47de548cfad4/IMG_7048.jpg Blog - Canada Roadtrip: Making the Bronco Cozy So useful! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/96313ff4-0dd4-4d78-a289-3c6c4dee2325/IMG_7050.jpg Blog - Canada Roadtrip: Making the Bronco Cozy Simple custom shelves, the legs are different lengths because the headliner is higher in the center of the car. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/b1e7bd9b-e1b4-49c8-ae08-7bcaebe22f02/IMG_7078.jpg Blog - Canada Roadtrip: Making the Bronco Cozy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/34a2e19e-f521-4dd7-a6de-29ec38db08ad/IMG_7094.jpg Blog - Canada Roadtrip: Making the Bronco Cozy Blackout curtains, tie back and tension rod https://www.thehouseofswiss.com/blog/canada-road-trip-prologue monthly 0.5 2025-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681392840bfb1a6394feb6b6/1746146522677-9LNQHXLV9LF7H58SSLV7/36AA691C-888A-49AC-8EDD-9B0F7E67E33F-850-0000001F8798A642.JPG Blog - Canada Road Trip: a prologue - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.thehouseofswiss.com/blog/category/road+trip monthly 0.5 https://www.thehouseofswiss.com/blog/category/canada monthly 0.5 https://www.thehouseofswiss.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-05-05