Thoughts and Facts Every small town in Idaho has a Mormon temple. Every couple has at least 4 kids tagging behind them. Breakfast buffets in Idaho hotels are like a preschool class at recess. Eruption intervals of Old Faithful have varied from 40 minutes to 126 minutes. There is a petrified forest in Yellowstone. It contains well preserved standing trees and ancient plants. These plants were buried by volcanic eruptions and then petrified. The wood does not actua...

I put the camera in the sun on the dashboard and just like magic, it has decided to work again. Yay! The leaves on the trees are changing color now, so it was a really pretty drive, although there is still a lot of construction going on. The tunnels in the Rogers pass are being repaired, as well as road widening at Golden and repaving at Banff and numerous other places. It's good to be home.

Heading to Burlington, ON for the annual Miyagi Chojun Festival, so named for the founder of Okinawan Goju-ryu Karate. There are 4 of these major training camps each year, spanning the globe. One in Oceana, Europe, Russia and North America. We are on the same flight as Dave's bff, Fernando, so Dave is in his happy place. The two of them are busy on the flight solving the worlds' problems. Who knew? There's a hurricane warning for the Hamilton area! They did warn ...