We started our trip bright and early in Fernadale, WA, excited for a week of adventure and relaxation. After loading up the car, we made our way to the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal, filled with the anticipation of our journey to Salt Spring Island. As we boarded the Salish Orca under clear blue skies. Our ferry…
Category: Canada
2024 CVSC Whistler, BC Ski Trip
Nestled amidst the rugged grandeur of British Columbia’s Coastal Mountains lies a winter paradise like no other: Whistler-Blackcomb. This March, under the expert guidance of our CVSC trip leaders Karen Moyer and Maria Lechman, 43 enthusiastic skiers embarked on an unforgettable journey from Cleveland Hopkins Airport. We embarked on an 83-mile scenic drive along the…
Mets 54 Engineering Reunion-Osoyoos, BC
It is hard to believe that another year has passed and it was 54 years ago that our Metallurgical Engineering class graduated from the University if British Columbia. This years mini reunion was held in Osoyoos, BC and was admirably hosted by Bill and Lil Rusch. As the sun dipped below the horizon, our group…
Banff Ski Trip
On March 7th, 2020, we flew to Calgary, Alberta, where we met up with the Chagrin Valley Ski Club for a week of skiing in Banff. Founded in 1883 near a proposed Canadian Pacific Railway tunnel site, the first town, 3 km from present-day Banff, was know as “Siding 29”. The town of Banff is…
Summer in British Columbia
We finally arrived back in Vancouver on June 1st, staying at the beautiful Eagle Wind RV Park in Aldergrove, for 4 months. We are looking forward to seeing our family and friends during our stay here. Our first outing was a weekend trip to Oliver, BC, staying at The Lakeside Resort, with Bob’s high school classmates…
Summer stay in BC
Summer in Vancouver, BC, 2016, was filled with family, old friends, sightseeing, celebrations and biking. Arriving on July 15, staying at Eagle Wind RV Park, until Sept 15. We spent some time with Bob’s brother Ted and his wife Marg along with Bob’s sister Linda. We re-acquainted with Bob’s old girlfriend from high school, Marg…
Waterton Lakes NP, Canada
Happy Birthday Bob!! For Bob’s birthday we decided to drive to Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada. The epic vista of Prince of Wales Hotel and the peaks of Waterton greeted us as we approached the town on the shores of Upper Waterton Lake. The Hotel was constructed between 1926 and 1927, by the Great…
Drumheller, Alberta
Drumheller, Alberta, was are final destination for the weekend. Drumheller is a town within the Red Deer River Valley in the Badlands of east-central Alberta. We had flown over Drumheller earlier to get a bird’s-eye view of the Drumheller Golf Club, where the back-nine holes are in the hoodoos. We visited the Royal Tyrrell Museum…
Stettler Train Ride
Our last weekend with Pat and Harry was a fun-filled adventurous 3 days away from Calgary. We drove a couple hours northeast to a small town of Rosebud, where we had flown over in Harry’s plane a few days earlier. We played golf at the Akokiniiskway Golf Club, it was the Rosebud Valley’s original name…
Heritage Park, Calgary
Today our tour guides Harry & Pat took us to the Heritage Park Historical Village in Calgary, that opened on July 1, 1964. The Park is located on 127 acres of parkland on the banks of the Glenmore Reservoir, and is Canada’s largest living history museum. Exhibits span Western Canadian history from the 1860s to…