Moose Jaw so far…

I’m in a cafe in downtown Moose Jaw chowing down a ruben sandwich and using their wifi. I got off a little later this morning since I wanted to hit the gym and finish re-packing for the trip. I stopped in Strathmore to pick up a copy of the X92.9 Xposure CD, which features a number of Calgary bands. There’s this hard-rock/punk band called Kilbourne that I wanted to hear, so now I’ve got them for road music.

Musicwise I’ve been tearing through the Fleet Foxes and Grateful Dead’s American Beauty album when I need something mellow and folky. After that I cranked up some Hawksley Workman (Amanda introduced me to him and I think he’s pretty awesome – like Of Montreal but more rock) and then some Pavement to get me into Moose Jaw. 

It’s been neat driving through Saskatchewan and Alberta. Very flat, but beautiful rolling hills. There were some great prairie ridges in eastern Alberta. It felt like the Lone Ranger would appear at any moment and bellow out “hi ho Silver” before riding off towards the horizon.

I’m going to continue on to Regina tonight and then stop for sleep. Winnipeg will have to deal with me tomorrow morning.

I’ve also started putting together a set of photos of my journey (starting today) on Flickr. Here’s a link if you want to see photos as I go across the country:

http://flickr.com/photos/darrenthetiger/sets/72157606678374172/

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