While I was writing my historical novels set during the Klondike gold rush, I wanted to see the area - Yukon Territory in Canada and Alaska in the USA. I took my first research trip as an author and visited a gorgeous destination. My family joined me. Here are some of my favorite photos from the trip. … Continue reading Yukon and Alaska
I love writing about the Wild West. Some of my books are set in the American West, but since I live in Canada, I also write about the Mounties. A brief explanation of historical differences: The U.S. has always had about ten times the population of Canada, so Canada’s West was settled about 30-50 years … Continue reading History of the Klondike and My Visit There
Dressed in red uniforms with wide, brown Stetsons, the Mounties galloped across the prairies, and symbolized everything romantic about how Canada’s West was tamed. These were resourceful men, quick to make decisions, respectful, handsome, and daring. Because of the sheer volume of population, America’s West was settled fifty years before Canada’s. The U.S. had sheriffs and … Continue reading The Canadian Wild West and the Mounties
I was in the Rocky Mountains in Banff, Alberta! It's gorgeous there. It was part holiday, part book research, part photography. We also went to the Badlands in Alberta to see the stunning rock formations...and the dinosaur museum. This is a photo of the dinosaur lab at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Alberta, the place … Continue reading Traveling Across Alberta
