The Spot meter

Phil is out climbing, and he has a spot meter to let his family know he’s okay when he’s in a part of the world that cell phones don’t work. I love that he can push a button and we know exactly where he is! Isn’t that terrific? Any way I zoomed in to see…

Banff, Alberta

The town of Banff is recognized world-wide and for the years we were in Calgary, it was a regular retreat for us. We would often drive up there on a Monday morning to have lunch, usually at McDonald’s! As we sat by the gas fireplace eating our chicken burgers we would talk about how fortunate…

An invitation to scramble

Phil suggested that we do a small scramble the other evening.  We probably started a bit late in the evening, 7 pm, so we ended up at the summit about 9 pm. The winds were cool on top but the ridge was dry and clear. Our descent was partially in the dark so we used…