New Laser visits Mount Robson

 Last week I drove my trailer over to Edmonton to finally pick up my shiny new Laser. The distance there and back was about 1500 km and the journey took 8 hours each way. It's a beautiful trip though, especially driving through Jasper and the Rocky mountains. It's always nice to stop at Mount Robson for a break as they have a nice cafe there and if you are lucky (I wasn't this time) you might just see the beautiful mountain top peeking through the clouds.

PGYO tours McBride and Valemount

Last weekend I spent a lovely couple of days on tour with the PG Youth Orchestra. In McBride (300km east of Prince George), the kids joined with local fiddlers and played some open air concerts (here outside the Feed Store) and a formal evening concert. We spent a lovely Sunday morning in the tiny hamlet of Dunster (popl. 400) before heading to Valemount for another formal concert. the whole weekend was excellent fun and the kids thoroughly enjoyed themselves too. McBride and Valemount are two beautiful small towns nestled in the mountains. In the late 60s and early 70s many US based "hippies" dodged the Vietnam war draft by hiding out here. Many never left and to this day, their colourful cultural legacy persists.