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About ralph

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Of mice and old men

Posted on Monday, 2021-Nov-8th by ralph

It was time to leave Kootenay Lake.  The nights were getting darn cold with the rain ending and the clearing skies. Additionally, I had a new unwelcome body guest – Henry the hemorrhoid. I had also taken on an unwelcome … Continue reading →

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Days on the Lake

Posted on Friday, 2021-Nov-5th by ralph

My first full day on Kootenay Lake dawned misty and grey, but no rain! I’ll take it at this time of the year, the wet season has begun here and anything “not raining” is a win for weather. It will … Continue reading →

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Leaving Edwards, with a side trip on the way to Kootenay Lake

Posted on Tuesday, 2021-Nov-2nd by ralph

My time at Edwards Lake was done, but my drive to Kootenay Lake would not take that long. I could sneak in one more morning walk to Loon Lake before the drive to Kootenay Lake.

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Edwards Lake – fishing and exploring downtime

Posted on Sunday, 2021-Oct-31st by ralph

I get up with the beginnings of the light to see some morning red sky. I manage to get a picture of that before it fades away to grey a few minutes later. My furnace kills the chill, but I … Continue reading →

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To Edwards Lake – first real camping

Posted on Friday, 2021-Oct-29th by ralph

Driving out of Lethbridge is one thing, but driving out of Alberta when you know you will not be back again for at least six months is a strange thing. Goodbye blue skies, open prairies, but also goodbye hick attitudes … Continue reading →

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Henderson Lake Park and other bits of Lethbridge

Posted on Tuesday, 2021-Oct-26th by ralph

The afternoon of October 19th in Lethbridge is wonderful for the last half of October – sunny skies, better than tenish degrees Celsius, and barely a breeze to cool you. What a perfect time to take a walk to Henderson … Continue reading →

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Walking tour of downtown Lethbridge

Posted on Monday, 2021-Oct-25th by ralph

My trip down to Lethbridge was calm. As in, no buffeting winds on the highway, which is always a possibility going down highway 2. These winds can blow over rigs of the semi type, and possibly the RV type when … Continue reading →

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The long sort keep store

Posted on Thursday, 2021-Oct-21st by ralph

I was back in Calgary after two days of decompress at a campground. It was time to finally sort out my moving mess into garbage, take, and store. The garbage was mostly taken care of, but I needed to work … Continue reading →

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Back to Water Valley Campground

Posted on Wednesday, 2021-Oct-20th by ralph

Getting out of the house into the RV in a rush had left me with unfinished business in Calgary. So, after one night north out of town visiting a friend, I was driving back in for one such task, taking … Continue reading →

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A little visit, a little camping, a lot of organizing

Posted on Saturday, 2021-Oct-16th by ralph

I surveyed the mess below me from my bed in the RV – everything I needed to make coffee was somewhere in this pile, or randomly stuffed in a cupboard. But coffee being a high priority item in packing had … Continue reading →

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