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On the Road: A walk in the cold

09.02.2025 9

Calgary Sun

Mike Drew For Postmedia

On the Road: A walk in the cold

On the Road: A walk in the cold

I could feel it happening as soon as I stepped out of the truck.

09.02.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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On the Road: Mountain ice

02.02.2025 9

Calgary Sun

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On the Road: Mountain ice

Yep, windy.

02.02.2025 20

Calgary Herald

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On the Road: Grumbling ice

26.01.2025 9

Calgary Sun

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On the Road: Grumbling ice

On the Road: Grumbling ice

There were a lot of complaints coming from the ice.

26.01.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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On the Road: Exploring the ice

19.01.2025 10

Calgary Sun

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On the Road: Exploring the ice

Those dogs were crazy.

19.01.2025 20

Calgary Herald

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On the Road: Snow birds

12.01.2025 10

Calgary Sun

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On the Road: Snow birds

OK, that pheasant just had to be showing off.

12.01.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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On the Road: A foggy end to 2024

05.01.2025 6

Calgary Sun

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On the Road: A foggy end to 2024

Who made these tiny tracks in the snow? I was at a low-water road crossing on Mosquito Creek west of Nanton taking pictures of the flowing water...

05.01.2025 7

Calgary Herald

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On the Road: Ungulates before Christmas

29.12.2024 3

Calgary Sun

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On the Road: Ungulates before Christmas

T’was the night before Christmas. Or, I guess I should say, the morning of the night before Christmas. Right around 8:30 on the morning of the...

29.12.2024 4

Calgary Herald

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On the Road: Bird buffet

22.12.2024 3

Calgary Sun

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On the Road: Bird buffet

Ravens know exactly what they’re doing. Like their magpie and crow cousins, pretty much everything they do seems to have a purpose. Whether it’s...

22.12.2024 20

Calgary Herald

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On the Road: An ice day

15.12.2024 4

Calgary Sun

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On the Road: An ice day

Nope, didn’t fall through this time. Well over a year ago, the last time I set foot on this frozen beaver pond, I broke through the ice not just...

15.12.2024 7

Calgary Herald

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On the Road: Searching for a snowy owl

08.12.2024 3

Calgary Sun

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On the Road: Searching for a snowy owl

The County of Wheatland looked pretty much like the County of Newell. But for two small green signs about 10 metres apart, I never would have known...

08.12.2024 4

Calgary Herald

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On the Road: Crystals of the cold

01.12.2024 3

Calgary Sun

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On the Road: Crystals of the cold

Ya know, I think this might be the prettiest picture of a feedlot I’ve ever taken. There was a gorgeous prismatic cloud sitting almost directly...

01.12.2024 5

Calgary Herald

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On the Road: A perfect spot for sheep

24.11.2024 3

Calgary Sun

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On the Road: A perfect spot for sheep

Well, okay, I guess it’s winter now. At least judging by the sudden snow and the seven-vehicle pileup on the hill in front of my shack. Monday...

24.11.2024 3

Calgary Herald

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On the Road: Tinkling water

17.11.2024 1

Calgary Sun

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On the Road: Tinkling water

I love to hear the tinkle of flowing water. Except, ya know, when I’ve foolishly sipped Diet Coke within an hour of bedtime. But other than that, I...

17.11.2024 6

Calgary Herald

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On the Road: The birds and the sun

10.11.2024 2

Calgary Sun

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On the Road: The birds and the sun

For those of you reading this that aren’t from southern Alberta, please know the weather isn’t always like this. In fact, as I’m typing this on...

10.11.2024 8

Calgary Herald

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On the Road: Golden tamaracks in the snow

There was more snow than I expected up in the Raven River country. I’d seen in the forecast that flurries were going to happen but from the looks...

03.11.2024 3

Calgary Herald

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On the Road: Golden tamaracks in the snow

03.11.2024 1

Calgary Sun

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On the Road: First snow

It was going to be the first big snowfall and I didn’t want to miss it. So I headed west and dove straight in. Kind of strange how the mind works...

27.10.2024 3

Calgary Herald

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On the Road: First snow

27.10.2024 1

Calgary Sun

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On the Road: While the birds are still here

20.10.2024 2

Calgary Sun

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On the Road: While the birds are still here

OK, it sure looked like a dust cloud. I’d seen a few tractors out in the fields as I rolled along and they were trailing dust as they went so...

20.10.2024 2

Calgary Herald

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On the Road: Glowing leaves

16.10.2024 1

Calgary Sun

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Mike Drew's On the Road: Leaves

13.10.2024 1

Calgary Sun

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On the Road: Glowing leaves

There was a helicopter coming by. I could hear the whomp-whomp of its blades as it approached, no doubt on its way to do some heavy lifting...

13.10.2024 10

Calgary Herald

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Mike Drew's On the Road: Geese everywhere

06.10.2024 1

Calgary Sun

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On the Road: Geese everywhere

Two hunch-shouldered herons stood in the shallow waters of Weed Lake. The light was dim and still pre-dawn blue but I stopped for a few seconds to...

06.10.2024 3

Calgary Herald

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Mike Drew's On the Road: Fiery start to a colourful day

29.09.2024 3

Calgary Sun

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On the Road: Fiery start to a colourful day

The sky was on fire. Looked like it, anyway. The sun was rising behind me and blasting the chinook clouds to the west with a spray of orange, red...

29.09.2024 3

Calgary Herald

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On the Road: Up late with the northern lights

22.09.2024 2

Calgary Sun

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On the Road: Up late with the northern lights

So here’s what happened. Early in the evening I got an email alert that there was going to be an outbreak of northern lights and they would likely...

22.09.2024 7

Calgary Herald

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On the Road: Fall colours in the valleys

15.09.2024 2

Calgary Sun

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On the Road: Fall colours in the valleys

There were just a few stray raindrops. A small storm had just passed and the sun was about to pop through but rain was still tapping on the poplar...

15.09.2024 10

Calgary Herald

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Mike Drew's On the Road: The low flow of the Milk River

08.09.2024 2

Calgary Sun

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On the Road: The low flow of the Milk River

My passport had expired. Apparently, it had run out back in May but I hadn’t noticed, not having had any need to since I last crossed the border...

08.09.2024 3

Calgary Herald

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On the road: A windy walk through Ware Creek

02.09.2024 2

Calgary Sun

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On the road: A windy walk through Ware Creek

From the look of the clouds, it was going to get windy. Heading west into the foothills I could see the ragged edge of a chinook-type arch overhead...

01.09.2024 10

Calgary Herald

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On the Road: While exploring uncharted territory, surprises await

25.08.2024 3

Calgary Sun

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