Short story long, I finally got to spend some time in Canada. We drove to Calgary; with a two night stop in Moose Jaw. Absolutely loved driving across the prairie!! I have spent my whole adult life in the mountain time zone; and while I sometime miss the eastern forests, I don’t miss the humidity or bugs. While the side of a mountain lake in a pine forest is nice; I’m allergic to pine…so to the grassland I go. Actually, here at the base of Black Hills is perfect; rugged hills to the west and prairie to the east.
And because…may I introduce our newest staff members:

Our new security Chief Sargent Albert Strathmore of Drumheller, Alta

Our new copy editor Reginald Diefenbaker of Moose Jaw, Sask.
Oh, and don’t crack jokes at the border. Just don’t.