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  1. Rye Mountain Muffins at Riding Mountain National Park, MB
  2. Minestrone Soup at Lake Superior, ON
  3. Mac and Cheese at Bruce Peninsula National Park, ON
  4. Rainbow Salad at Rainbow Falls, ON
  5. Grass-Fed Milk Bread at Grasslands National Park, SK
  6. Banff Bourguignon, Banff National Park, AB

Travel

The cross-country road trip

Canada and the US · 5 legs · 38 stops

In September 2024 I did something I’ve always wanted to do: I drove across Canada in an electric pickup truck, a Rivian R1T, and filmed episodes of my cooking show in the parks along the way. Canada is gigantic: it took five days just to drive across Ontario.

From Vancouver Island I drove down the west coast, through the US national parks, and back to Kitchener, then kept going east to Nova Scotia.

  1. 1 Cross Country Canada · Sep 20 – Oct 3, 2024
  2. 2 Portland and San Francisco with Friends · Oct 3–20, 2024
  3. 3 U.S. National Park Historic Lodges · Oct 21–25, 2024
  4. 4 Moab, Colorado, and Kitchener · Oct 26–31, 2024
  5. 5 East to Nova Scotia · Nov 9–17, 2024

The legs

  1. Leg 1 Cross Country Canada September 20 – October 3, 2024 Kitchener to Victoria: five days just to cross Ontario, a charging problem that cost me a day, then the Prairies, the Rockies, and Vancouver Island. 18 stops · 25 moments · 9 episodes Read more, see photos
  2. Leg 2 Portland and San Francisco with Friends October 3–20, 2024 The ferry from Victoria to Washington, ten days in Portland, then down to San Francisco by way of the Weasku Inn. 5 stops · 3 moments Read more, see photos
  3. Leg 3 U.S. National Park Historic Lodges October 21–25, 2024 Yosemite, Death Valley, the Grand Canyon, Zion, and Bryce Canyon, staying at each park's historic lodge or cabins. 5 stops · 11 moments Read more, see photos
  4. Leg 4 Moab, Colorado, and Kitchener October 26–31, 2024 A night in Moab, a few days in Boulder, then two days across the Midwest back to Kitchener. 3 stops Read more, see photos
  5. Leg 5 East to Nova Scotia November 9–17, 2024 Kitchener to Nova Scotia through the cities: Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, Fredericton, and Halifax. 7 stops Read more, see photos

The episodes

I filmed these videos in September and October 2024. I haven’t had time to finish editing them yet. When I got home at the end of the trip, I moved to a new province and started a new full-time job as a VP of Marketing. Then I bought land and started building a house. So, it’s been busy!

Testing my EV kitchen with cookbook club at The Pinery Provincial Park, ON

#2: Starting My Cross-Country EV Roadtrip

Sep 20

Mac and Cheese at Bruce Peninsula National Park, ON

Sep 20

Minestrone Soup at Lake Superior, ON

Minestrone Soup at Lake Superior, ON

In the edit Sep 22

Rye Mountain Muffins at Riding Mountain National Park, MB

Rye Mountain Muffins at Riding Mountain National Park, MB

In the edit Sep 25

Banff Bourguignon, Banff National Park, AB

Banff Bourguignon, Banff National Park, AB

In the edit Sep 30