At the end of the Rainbow

 

Beauty is all around us

One of my favorite things to do when we have visitors is to take them to the viewpoint on Anarchist Mountain and experience the beauty with them.  On the trip this week we were treated to a beautiful rainbow that I managed to capture with my camera.

When you travel, even close to your own home, take your camera on each outing.  You can savor the memories of the children playing in the water fountain, or the natural beauty that often escapes us if we do not view it through a camera lens.  Summer ends too quickly, and our moments fade with them, so savor them!

Dinosaurs are Delightful

When my husband and I toured the Drumheller Tyrrell Museum in AB, Canada, we could relate to the dinosaurs!  The energy it took to keep up with our young grandchildren on the road trip made us feel ancient by the end of the vacation!.  But this museum was well worth the trip.

Battle of the Big Ones

  No matter what your age, the museum offers up interactive displays to inform you as well as enchant you.  Walk through an ancient seabed or explore a forest of plants that tower over your head.  The most popular of all has to be the Bone Yard, where the skeletons only need your imagination to recreate the fight for existence, that unfortunately, they lost.

Allow yourself enough time to thoroughly enjoy all the offerings of this amazing place!

 The badlands of southern Alberta are like dropping into a moonscape.  The heat in the summer can be daunting if you decide to do some exploring so take water and wear hats and sunscreen.

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Tip for totes

 

CLIP ons!

You know those carabiners that sports enthusiasts use for rock climbing?  You find them often in hardware stores or sports stores.  Well, get a few to clip to the top of your suitcases when traveling.  Then hang stuff like extra shopping bags, purse, camera bags, etc to free up your hands when standing around at the airport.  It is easier than juggling things when you are searching for your passport or ticket!

PS. we are back from our road trip with grandsons, and I really needed extra hands for them!

Murphy’s Law: heat=broken air conditioner

Murphy’s Law dictates that the hottest week of the summer will mean that the air conditioner in the car will break down.  This is also the weekend that we are taking our grandsons on a road trip!  Here are my plans for traveling with small children in a hot car:

1.  Leave early and travel as many miles in the cool of the day.  Of course, Murphy’s Law has also kicked in and this is the day the little ones are sleeping later than usual!  Oh well, that gives me time to do this post!

2.  Wet face cloths in a baggie will allow me to moisten their skin when they start feeling hot.

3.  Pack a cooler with lots of cold drinks and some snacks.

4.  Bring lots of entertaining video games and toys to entertain them and keep their mind off the heat.

5.  Stop when they complain, find a park or a cool shady spot to let them run and play for a time.

6.  Promise them an ice cream when we arrive, of course Murphy’s Law will come to play again here for us, since we are probably the only people in the world whose grandchildren DON’T like ICE CREAM!

Happy travels!