CountScrofula · 41-45, M
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hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M
@swirlie Yes it would. I met Kurt and his dad Dewey one day when visiting Ma. I was working south west of her place and had stopped in for coffee. Kurt was about 4. His raw athleticism was evident even then. He had a fluidity of motion that even my untrained eye could see.
swirlie · 31-35
@hippyjoe1955
Kurt has had a long career. I think he retired from the sport about 2 years ago.
Kurt has had a long career. I think he retired from the sport about 2 years ago.
hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M
@swirlie Yes he has. I guess he never wanted to be a figure skater when he was a kid. He wanted to play hockey. His hockey coach saw Kurt do things on skates that hockey players can't and suggested that his parents get him involved in figure skating. The rest as they say is history.
smileylovesgaming · 31-35, F
Isn't it all was very cold there?
swirlie · 31-35
@smileylovesgaming
Alberta has got a strangely unique climate compared to the rest of the Canadian west and the mid-western prairie farmlands which extend to the east of Alberta.
In the middle of winter, Alberta can suddenly turn into the 'hot spot' in Canada because of warm winds that will unexpectedly blow in off the Rocky Mountains, but then Alberta's temperature can turn back to -40 overnight.
In summer, Alberta can easily reach 40C/110F in July and be subject to significant drought, so the climate in Alberta is really no different in many ways than the mid-western USA in both summer and winter in that regard.
About 100 million years ago, Alberta was a tropical climate with very lush forests, all of which are gone now including the stumps, but what that ancient environment made Alberta was the official 'Dinosaur Capital of the World'.
There were more dinosaurs in Alberta Canada than were ever found anywhere else on earth. There is even a dinosaur that is indigenous to that specific region that was name an "Albertasaurus".
The hotspot for looking at dinosaur fossils is a place called 'Drumheller, Alberta Canada' which is now a tourist destination.
Alberta has got a strangely unique climate compared to the rest of the Canadian west and the mid-western prairie farmlands which extend to the east of Alberta.
In the middle of winter, Alberta can suddenly turn into the 'hot spot' in Canada because of warm winds that will unexpectedly blow in off the Rocky Mountains, but then Alberta's temperature can turn back to -40 overnight.
In summer, Alberta can easily reach 40C/110F in July and be subject to significant drought, so the climate in Alberta is really no different in many ways than the mid-western USA in both summer and winter in that regard.
About 100 million years ago, Alberta was a tropical climate with very lush forests, all of which are gone now including the stumps, but what that ancient environment made Alberta was the official 'Dinosaur Capital of the World'.
There were more dinosaurs in Alberta Canada than were ever found anywhere else on earth. There is even a dinosaur that is indigenous to that specific region that was name an "Albertasaurus".
The hotspot for looking at dinosaur fossils is a place called 'Drumheller, Alberta Canada' which is now a tourist destination.
FreeorLonely · 51-55, F
What are you talking about, it’s not that cold.