MY TRIP TO RED DEER - WELCOME TO COWBOY COUNTRY!
This post is coming to you from my friend Brent's house in Red Deer. Yesterday I drove from Prince George to Red Deer. I had forgotten how much I really enjoy the stretch of highway 16 from McBride to Edson. It's very scenic with lots of wildlife, mountains, lakes and some waterfalls. I spotted two black bears and had to split two mountain goats (no kidding, I stopped in front of the goats, but they wouldn't move an inch so I used my excellent driving skills to drive in between them).
Aside from nearly driving into a couple mountain goats, the trip went relatively smooth. I had to wait about 20 minutes just east of Drayton Valley before I could move again because there was a car accident. After that, the trip seemed to drag on. The most annoying part about taking a route off the main highways in this province is there's so many crossroads and small towns. And the distance markers don't show the major cities. I never saw a distance marker for Red Deer until I reached Sylvan Lake, which is nearly 20 kms west of here. Oh well. Another factor which made the trip annoying was the damn weather, which changed from rainy to sunny.
Last night I went to a bar called Billy Bob's. The name indicates the bar could be a little countryish. That's an understatement. There were people dancing on hay, there wasn't a single table that wasn't wooden, and all they played was country, with the exception of a few classic rock tunes. Yeehaw! Today I'm nursing a hangover so I figured it was appropriate I kill some time by making a post on my blog.
This post is coming to you from my friend Brent's house in Red Deer. Yesterday I drove from Prince George to Red Deer. I had forgotten how much I really enjoy the stretch of highway 16 from McBride to Edson. It's very scenic with lots of wildlife, mountains, lakes and some waterfalls. I spotted two black bears and had to split two mountain goats (no kidding, I stopped in front of the goats, but they wouldn't move an inch so I used my excellent driving skills to drive in between them).
Aside from nearly driving into a couple mountain goats, the trip went relatively smooth. I had to wait about 20 minutes just east of Drayton Valley before I could move again because there was a car accident. After that, the trip seemed to drag on. The most annoying part about taking a route off the main highways in this province is there's so many crossroads and small towns. And the distance markers don't show the major cities. I never saw a distance marker for Red Deer until I reached Sylvan Lake, which is nearly 20 kms west of here. Oh well. Another factor which made the trip annoying was the damn weather, which changed from rainy to sunny.
Last night I went to a bar called Billy Bob's. The name indicates the bar could be a little countryish. That's an understatement. There were people dancing on hay, there wasn't a single table that wasn't wooden, and all they played was country, with the exception of a few classic rock tunes. Yeehaw! Today I'm nursing a hangover so I figured it was appropriate I kill some time by making a post on my blog.
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