August 14, 2010 | Tips from Travellers >
Dawson Creek, Farms & Markets
There truly is nothing like a day under the pines, in the fresh air with you family. Even when you live on a farm, it’s a nice break to go berry picking along a quiet country road. I had the chance to do just that on one of my recent days off.
It was the first time that I ever picked huckleberries on Puggins Mountain. For years I’ve heard about how wonderful huckleberries are, bigger then blueberries and easier to pick because they grow on slightly higher bushes. People talk about filling 5 gallon pails in no time at all. That said, you must keep in mind that we are experiencing another drought this year in the Peace, so the berries weren’t as big and plentiful as they might have been.
Although it does take time to clean the berries, the huckleberry pies, muffins, cheesecakes, and summer memories make the effort worthwhile.
August 12, 2010 | Tips from Travellers >
Dawson Creek, Sightseeing Tours
The other day while picking up some visitors from Switzerland at one of the local airports it occurred to me how HUGE the Peace Country really is. A drive just over the Alberta border to one of the nearest cities and back is only roughly a two and a half to three hour drive, which is about 270km.
Having spent all my life living in the Peace Country I don’t think I have ever truly stepped back and taken a look at it from a tourist’s perspective. One of our guests even uttered, “I was born in the wrong country” when he was staring out the window at the endless fields. From the small town in Switzerland where the travelers came from a 3 hour drive in any direction except south towards Italy would put them in a different country all together. Therefore I guess it was not surprising that they were in awe over the size of just this infamous region.
Having come from families where farming sixty acres is the norm it is incredibly shocking to ponder the hundreds sometimes thousands of acres that farmers in the Peace Country put up each year. Stepping back and taking a closer look at the boundless beauties in the vast countryside of the Peace Country is definitely something that everyone should do from time to time.