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The Return Intern

September 10, 2019 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

I have a fantastic idea. It’s a self-serving idea, to be sure, but I believe it to be fantastic nonetheless. I haven’t looked for a job in nearly fifteen years. I haven’t had a job for more than ten of those. But kids age and spouses lose jobs. So like a fledgling, I awkwardly tumbled […]

Filed Under: Deep Schmidt Tagged With: Calgary, intern, jobs, oil patch, stay-at-home parents, student

Bighorn Campground – Ya Ha Tinda – review

August 17, 2019 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

RV camping can be an expensive pursuit. Check out the price tag on a brand new Airstream if you need proof. After years of camping in old, used trailers found on Kijiji, last spring we took the plunge and purchased a 2019 Geo Pro right off the lot. We then doubled down and added a […]

Filed Under: Camping Schmidt Tagged With: Alberta, Bighorn Campground, camping, horses, Ya Ha Tinda

Redstreak Campground – Kootenay National Park – review

August 10, 2019 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

Redstreak Campground in Kootenay National Park (part of the world-renowned Rocky Mountain National Parks in Western Canada) is another campground whose reputation precedes it. Talk to Calgarians or lurk on Alberta camping Facebook forums, and Redstreak is regularly lauded. Like all raved about camping spots, I had to find out why. This was the summer […]

Filed Under: Camping Schmidt Tagged With: British Columbia, camping, kootenay, Radium Hot Springs, redstreak

Astotin Lake Campground – Elk Island National Park – review

July 31, 2019 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

Chalk one up for us little guys. I regularly mock massive RV owners. Usually just in my head. And certainly never in person. It’s one of those petty judgments we all secretly relish. I am well aware that they are by far in the majority when it comes to travel trailer choice. The storage lots […]

Filed Under: Camping Schmidt Tagged With: Alberta, Astotin Lake, bison, camping, Canada, Elk Island National Park

Rockwood Geo Pro 16BH – One Year Later Review

July 17, 2019 by acrockofschmidt 5 Comments

You would never marry someone after the first date. Well, you shouldn’t, anyway. Likewise, rating a travel trailer such as our Rockwood Geo Pro after a single use, or single season, doesn’t make for the most accurate assessment of its suitability as a mate. Much like dates, new trailers put on a good show a […]

Filed Under: Camping Schmidt Tagged With: camping, Geo Pro, Rockwood, RV, trailer

McLean Creek Campground – McLean Creek PRA – review

June 19, 2019 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

CLERK 1:          Do you need firewood. ME:                  Yes, please. CLERK 1:          Oh good, how many bags? ME:                  Umm.  Well, how much is it? CLERK 1:          $10 per bag. ME:                  Hmm.  Two bags, I guess. CLERK 1:          It’s supposed to rain tonight.  Are you sure you don’t want three? ME:                  [???] CLERK 1:          [smile] ME:                  [???] […]

Filed Under: Camping Schmidt Tagged With: Alberta, Bragg Creek, Calgary, camping, McLean Creek PRA

Know Thy Golden Handcuffs

May 23, 2019 by acrockofschmidt 1 Comment

Aristotle said, “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”  The man was centuries ahead of his time with that meme-worthy nugget.  He was Facebook before Facebook was cool.  Or invented.  He was also full of shit. Truth is, knowing yourself is the beginning of depression.  And self-loathing.  Knowing myself has never so much as […]

Filed Under: Deep Schmidt Tagged With: Job, layoffs, oil patch, work

Grand Canyon Caverns – Everything to Know

April 30, 2019 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

I used to love driving.  The longer the drive, the better.  The first time I drove out west, I made the 3700 km trek from St. Jacobs, Ontario to Chateau Lake Louise (Alberta) in two and a half days.  By myself.  Without cruise control.  The muscles in my accelerator foot hurt like hell by the […]

Filed Under: Travel Schmidt Tagged With: Arizona, attractions, Grand Canyon Caverns, tour, travel, USA

L’Anse Aux Meadows National Historic Site – review

April 18, 2019 by acrockofschmidt 2 Comments

Is it worth the drive?  That is the decisive question when contemplating a visit to L’Anse Aux Meadows National Historic Site. At first blush, L’Anse Aux Meadows sounds like the most awesome historical place in North America.  I mean, come on, Vikings!  From one thousand years ago!  Muscular fighting men dressed in furs and metal, […]

Filed Under: Travel Schmidt Tagged With: icebergs, l'anse aux meadows, newfoundland, st. anthony, viking trail, whales

On the Matter of Voting in Alberta

April 16, 2019 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

Four years ago, I voted for the NDP in the Alberta provincial election that shocked the wor … country.  Mine wasn’t a principled vote, born more out of mischief and curiosity.  I certainly held no love for the splintered conservative party who had governed for 44 years but were now running as two entities.  The […]

Filed Under: Deep Schmidt Tagged With: Alberta, election, NDP, UCP, voting

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