On to Edmonton

From Jasper BC
we leave vanilla-capped
mountains, rivers of
ice and not-so-shy
elk crossing highways

then landscape changes
to rangeland, cattle hooves
stretching
into faraway tree lines
of Birch and Poplar.

The asphalt roadway
travels east, on and
on, rolled humps of hay
awaiting usage, a
white-tail doe chasing
across our view; stepping
from my car, I inhale
Nature's scent.

© 2011 Richard L. Provencher