Alberta Bound

It's funny how the small things in life inspire you. For example, today, when I was supposed to be studying for my GK test tomorrow, I was watching the making of Alberta Bound - a video by Paul Brandt. The lyrics of the song and the actual images of Alberta really got to me, and honestly, it just makes me want to go out there really badly.

The rocky mountains, and black fertile ground...*sigh* I went online afterwards and found a really great site [http://richardmcguire.com/canada/alberta/a/alberta/] that had some amazing pictures of Alberta. Here are a few:

This is a picture of the Alberta prairies...

This is a picture of the Edmonton Skyline...

This is a picture of Icefields Parkway...

This is a picture of Jasper...(absolutely breath taking isn't it?)

This is a picture of paradise...

And finally, this is a picture of the cloudscape over Abraham Lake along the David Thompson Highway...

Could you imagine living out in Alberta, and waking up to this every morning? I envy the people who have this kind of scenery to look at. I wish I had something more to look at than the usual dog walkers in front of my house. Just looking at these images makes me want to pack my bags and head out West. I'm thinking that I could complete my Graduate work in Alberta. Their university is the leader among all other Canadian universities in research.

I'm thinking about taking a trip out there this summer. Just for a week. Tour the entire place and really get a feel for what it would be like to live there. *Sigh*

It's the little things that I want in life. I want to wake up looking at the mountains. I want to be able to go into my backyard which consists of a huge lawn and a dock that leads to this beautiful lake among the mountains. I want to actually be able to see the stars at night rather than the vague lamp posts which crowd our walkways in the city.

One of my close friends is heading out East in June to take a tour of the area. She wants to move out there, meanwhile I want to go out West. It seems that I'm the only cowgirl here. I guess it suits me just fine since I'm a big country fan.

Who am I kidding though. I'd never be able to afford moving out to Alberta. I could never afford a house over looking the lake. Those are only reserved for millionaires. A girl can always dream though...