With only a few days to prepare, Alan and I unpack from our photographic journey on the Oregon Coast and re-pack for a gourmet food and wine weekend at Jasper Lake Lodge in Canada. What a switch! We’re going from rugged adventure to luxury eating and drinking. Alan and I fly to Edmonton on Wednesday, where our friends, Hank and Lorraine, introduce us to their city. With its parks and walking trails along the river, it reminds me of Adelaide, Australia. And, although Edmonton is about the same size as Tucson, it seems much more cosmopolitan with a dynamic city center. On Friday, Hank drives us to Jasper Park for a weekend sponsored by the Edmonton chapter of Le Chaine des Rotisseurs, a worldwide group of professional chefs and gourmands. The route through the park includes
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