Alberta trucker Mike Murchison shares his experiences on the road through music, photography and humour.
Full-time Truck driver, part-time musician, writer and photographer Mike Murchison made a trip to Nova Scotia in May for an important family event.
Mike’s perspective on life and work, on the road and in Canada, is unique. Today Road Warrior News is dedicating a page to some of his most interesting East Coast photos; as always, his wry and ironic captions are at least as much fun as the images themselves.
Read MorePhoto: “The peace that passes all understanding” by Mike Murchison. It’s getting more difficult to find peace and quiet in 2022. Well. I walk into the driver’s lounge at the Space Age Truckstop here in Hermiston, Oregon. There’s a huge,
Read MoreI love my brother. He’s worked hard all his life: Truck driver, Maintenance Supervisor; over a decade working in the frozen lands of Siberia, and the hotter-than-hell outback of Australia doing the oilpatch shuffle.
He’s been good to me.
So, when I received a message from him with a photo of a 10-week-old female St. Bernard pup along with the request to “pick her up,” I had to smile.
My brother lives on Cape Breton Island. I live in Southern Alberta. The pup, named “Bella,” was born two hours away from me, and about 3700 miles from where my brother lives. You can see the challenge.
Read MoreProtesters from the border between Coutts, Alberta, and Sweetgrass, Montana are still present in Milk River on February 22nd, still demanding freedom and security of the person as promised by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Photo: Mike Murchison
Read MoreLMS Records is proud to release Mike Murchison’s third single, “One More Chance.”
Read MoreThe entire world has witnessed Canada’s “emergency” unfold; many are in support. Most are left in disbelief, asking “How could this happen in one of the most peaceful nations on the planet?”
Enacting the Emergency Measures Act on citizens across the country in order to bring an end to peaceful demonstrations not only undermines the credibility of a nation that for years has preached freedom, tolerance, acceptance; but I’m sure it has broken the hearts of many of its peaceful hardworking citizens.
Read More“Well, these are interesting times….I don’t know what to make of it all. But I do know, if there’s one thing I have a lot of respect for, it’s our Charter of Rights and Freedoms.” Road Warrior News is proud
Read MoreIt is one of the busiest crossings in western Canada. I use it 3 or 4 times per week when I head back and forth to Idaho.
Read MoreMike Murchison is working on “That’s How I Got to Memphis.” He’s been there once or twice….
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