We consider ourselves fortunate to, once again, be able to travel south so that we might spend our winter cycling and hiking! We plan to leave Friday, October 25th.
We have a little tour planned for the drive to Apache Junction, AZ; we are visiting Loma Linda "grads" (Bill was treated for prostate cancer with these men in the winter of 2008) in Oregon and California. Then we'll head east stopping to explore Bakersfield and Death Valley and finally to meet up with Bill's sister Joan and brother-in-law Barrie who have a week planned in Scottsdale (Phoenix) starting November 15th.
Although the summer was not the warmest, we enjoyed lots of music events, cycling and socializing, and the highlight of camping with both grandboys (Zach, 6 and Magnus, 2) for two days in early July. We also had 5 days of camping in Brooks with Zach visiting the Alberta Bird of Prey Foundation* in Coaldale and the Dinosaur Provincial Park during that time.
Here are some brag photos:
Zach meets an owl face to face
Camping with "the boys" at Chain Lakes
Joined for the day by our fine neighbours Dave & Barb
and their two grandchildren
Grandma & Magnus dressed like twins
during our "5 Days in October" adventure.
(Their parents, our daughter Janine, and husband Colin,
were celebrating his 40th with a trip to Vancouver Island.)
Not really brag-worthy...
but Rose Lynn celebrated 70 with a very special cake arranged by Bill
*
The Alberta Birds of Prey Foundation, located in Coaldale, AB, is a privately licensed raptor rescue and conservation organization whose mission is to preserve and protect wildlife, educate the public, and to conserve nature by rehabilitating and releasing injured birds of prey back to the wild.
They also participate in captive breeding and release of endangered species, such as Burrowing Owls, study and monitor wild birds of prey populations and encourage positive habitat stewardship through increased public environmental awareness.
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