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edition:eBook
also available: Paperback
category: Travel
published: Feb 2011
ISBN:9781926972763
publisher: TouchWood Editions
imprint: Brindle & Glass

Roadtripping

On the Move with the Buffalo Gals

by Conni Massing

tagged: western provinces
Description

Roadtripping documents a decade of road trips through the fiefdom of Alberta. The men and women who make up the Buffalo Gals first set out in July 1999 to experience the unusual and charming roadside attractions of south-central Alberta. Never dreaming that this one-off adventure would turn into an annual event, it’s ten years later and they continue their escapades. Each year a new destination is chosen and the weekend-long travel begins. Traditions have evolved including elaborate scrapbooking, eating in gourmet dining rooms (when available) and excessive snacking (without fail). Beyond the joys and challenges of being on the road and a deepening bond of friendship, this book is a love poem to Alberta, a province often misunderstood and mislabelled as being the right-wing cowboy haunt of Canada.

With trip route maps, hilarious photos, and appendices including checklists and recipes, Roadtripping explores the bizarre and wonderful attractions of wild rose country, stuffed gophers, political fanaticism, mad cows and more.

About the Author

Conni Massing writes for theatre, film, radio and television. Recent projects include her adaptation of W.O. Mitchell's Jake and the Kid, premiered by Theatre Calgary in 2009. Conni's work has been recognized by AMPIA, the Academy of Cinema and Television, the Writers Guild of Alberta, the Betty Mitchell Awards for theatre, and the Elizabeth Stirling Haynes Awards for theatre. She has taught writing at the University of Alberta, the National Theatre School of Canada, and at the Edmonton Public Library, where she was the 2009 Writer-in-Residence.

Please visit www.connimassing.com.

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