At the moment, I have an author, Patricia Wood, visiting from Hawaii who's never seen the Canadian Rockies. Or a black bear. Or a dog as big as a black bear. She flew in to meet with four Calgary book clubs and a library group, all enthusiastic readers and huge supporters of my work. (By the way, thanks ladies. I can't believe there were 38 of you at the bistro last night from the first two clubs. You guys rock!)While she's here, Pat's also determined to see the mountains, so today I took her to Kananaskis (only minutes from where I live) and also plan to take her to Banff.
She keeps begging me to help her spot a moose, which will take more effort than she realizes as she's under the impression one simply snaps their fingers and *poof* a moose materializes, camera ready. Clearly she's been watching waaaay too much Animal Planet, don't you think?
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I would love to see a moose.
And the Rocky Mountains.
Have fun!
Sounds like you have a lot of book club support up around where you live. I think that's so great! Years ago nobody ever thought to call and author and invite him or her to a book club chat but now it seems to be a growing fad.
Very nice!
I went skiing to Lake Louise three winters back with a group of friends. It was a great trip (my first in that area of Canada).
Stunning country. Never saw any moose though.
Loved your comment on Pat's blog, Holly! So glad I discovered your blog along the way. Karen in Denver
Whoa! That's a huge dog! You live in an awesome place, Holly! :*)
What a great dog!
And that waterfall is breathtaking. Wish I could visit your guest room and get taken around by an author/tour guide!!!
Give her several martinis - a pink moose is certain to appear.
Enjoy the visit! (Don't kill each other...)
I think the dog is bigger than Pat! Hope you two are having a great time.
I need a dog like that up here in Alaska to pull all my food and supplies around... LOL
The Rocky Mountains are beautiful!!! But I've never seen them from the Canadian side!
I love the snow. LOVE it!! Such a gorgeous photo!!!
Glad you're having a great time!
:-)
I suppose I really was spoiled growing up there and camping at the base of Mount Yamnuska every summer...I never did see a moose though. Lots of goats and elk and a couple of bears from the highway.
Hope Pat brought some warmies!
Hope you two have loads of fun! (and spot a moose!)
Turn on Rocky and Bullwinkle for her.
When I visited my dad in the Okanagan Valley, you wouldn't believe how much I scoured the hillsides for a glimpse of a bighorn sheep.
All we saw were some quails, a groundhog type thing, and some black cows.
The wild horses were a treat, though!
Meanwhile, a black bear was loose in our town north of Toronto last summer.
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