Rpodyssey

I have been a dog trainer, artist, performer and firefighter for most of my life. I strongly believe in weighing odds, and taking adventures, being kind to animals and people, and having faith in one's own abilities. I believe Canadians are the luckiest people on earth, in spite of some baffling governments we have had and aside from the winters, which actually aren't so bad if we learn to dress for and embrace the weather. I still love catching air on my mountain bike. And I still hate hitting the ground hard. I love dogs. No I mean, I really love them. I have trained dogs professionally since 1995, and have devoted my life to making their lives better and creating pathways to understanding between humans and dogs. I also love art. And most people, if they love dogs.

Hi Again- Here’s What I’ve Been Up To

My Latest RV Review- The Grech Ion Tour   RV Trader reviews Sorry I haven’t written for a while. Did you miss me? I’ve been keeping busy with a new project for RV Trader. It’s been keeping me busy checking out and reviewing some of the top RVs on the market. I’m not gonna lie, […]

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RV Electrical Issues: Solving A Burning Question In My RV

RV Electrical 101: How I solved A Burning Question In My RV If you’ve been following my posts lately, you’re aware that my travels have been cut short by an RV electrical problem. If I plugged into shore power, the bedroom at the back of the RV would quickly fill with smoke. I was going

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Little Bighorn

Little Bighorn: Come For The Memorial, Stay For The Bannock We passed the over the rolling, golden hills, through the valleys and past a lot of sombre white crosses that marked the places where people had died in the midst of their journey. As we approached the Little Bighorn Battlefield monument, the sun was already starting to

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Catching Up As We Cross Into Wyoming

We’ve Got A Lot Of Catching Up To Do So…we’ve got a. lot of catching up to do. Here’s what’s happened since my adventures in South Dakota.  Even though the RV technician in West Fargo had given me the green light, and said he couldn’t find a problem, I was still worried.  I still had a

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The Badlands Banshee

The Badlands Banshee: Terror Of The South Dakota Badlands There’s a local legend in the Badlands that was told to me by a cowboy I ran into in Deadwood in the Black Hills of South Dakota.. That being said, here’s the tale, as best as I can remember it:  A long time ago, three cowboys were passing through

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A South Dakota Badlands Story

About The Badlands The Badlands of South Dakota have a scenic highway that runs though their barren valleys and canyons. It’s natural spires and composed of rocks and dust that piled into brilliant bands of purple, yellow, orange and grey. It’s an amazing drive through one of the most scenic national parks I’ve ever been to. When

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Mount Rushmore: Towering Over Indigenous America

South Dakota Before Mount Rushmore Did I mention South Dakota has enough roadside attractions to keep you in the state for at least busy few weeks. Including Mount Rushmore, the famous national monument in the Black Hills. Recently, I’ve been contemplating what exactly happened to the North America’s Indigenous peoples, who lived in a spiritual

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Corn Palace, Mitchell South Dakota

South Dakota Sunny Side Up

Places, Spaces and and A Cathedral For Corn Daisy May devours the miles of highway eagerly as we travel along the Interstate. She’s built for this for sure. I am still buying time to decide on my destination for winter. Will I head to New Mexico and then Arizona? However, It’s still so blistering hot

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I Sought Answers To A Burning Question

Off To The RV Doctor When I was camped at Red Trail Winery in North Dakota, the smell of burning wires in the bedroom of the RV was pretty unnerving ,. Even though I have a full complement of electrical tools including a multimeter and other electrical testers, I didn’t feel confident searching for the

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Camping At A Harvest Hosts Campground

Trouble At The Winery

I Stayed At A Harvest Host Winery And This Happened North Dakota is without a doubt one of the most agriculturally productive regions of the US. From the Interstate highways you can kind of see this. However, take a drive down the state’s secondary highways and you’ll be surrounded by vast fields of sunflowers, wheat,

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Harvest Host Program: Farm Life

Harvest Host Program: Farm Life North Dakota is nothing less than beautiful with its miles and miles of rolling fields. My first stop would be at a farm where I could stay the night as part of the Harvest Host program. Between that farm and me were hours of gravel streets and avenues that crossed

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Vegan Banana Walnut Muffins

These Vegan Banana Walnut Muffins Are Delicious And Easy To Make In A Hurry It’s a bright, beautiful morning here at Spruce Woods Provincial  Park.  I am going to cross the border today, and I can’t bring any fresh produce. But I still have a ton of bananas, plums avocados (and one potato) to eat,

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