…you studies the Bragg Creek Trails map. It’s a pleasant stroll thought pine and spruce forest, on a well thought out and engineered trail. It doesn’t get any easier and while not exciting in any way, it’s still a hoot. Cows free range in the area during the summer, so… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)
…decades). Draglines and Shovels – Reynolds Alberta Museum (Monster Earth Movers). If you wish more information on what you’ve seen here, by all means contact us! Date: April, 2018. Location: Scandia, AB. Article references (and thanks): Eastern Irrigation District Museum, Alberta Register of Historic Places (Hermis – Heritage Recourse Management… (Search hits: 0 in title, 3 in body, 0 in comments.)
…this one functions as a giant rolling “Campera Obscura”. A what? More on this soon enough. Created by an artist, it is put on public display from time to time including at the yearly Beakerhead Event in Calgary. More on this down below. Camper Obscura: a Boler Trailer morphed into… (Search hits: 0 in title, 3 in body, 0 in comments.)
…train theme… Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions #41 – while awaiting repairs. Wandering The Alberta Central Railway Museum. Aspen Crossing’s new locomotive gets delivered. If you wish more information on what’s seen here, don’t hesitate to: contact us! Date of Adventure: June, 2020. Location(s): Southern Alberta. Article references and thanks: Forty… (Search hits: 0 in title, 3 in body, 0 in comments.)
…Matta Your discoveries and photos and information are amazing. Connie Biggart It was awesome to see. Jo Tennant love these shots! Susan Dunsford McKay Your discoveries are always fascinating. Thanks once again! Doran Degenstein So many memories of exploring the old mines and ancillary sites like these fan houses and… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)
…at a steady pace though open meadows and aspen groves, passing many wind-beaten limber pines along the way. Soon on drop down and enter a more heavily treed area. Come to Marston Creek. Hope across, hit a meadow, and head west for a short time. ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Scroll… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)
…making the description and photos alone informative enough to help guide the way. Or so we hope. Even with the draw dry, I assume it’d be recognizable as a place that could be otherwise wet and hence the location mentioned as the junction. Again, and we’re no technology haters, but… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)
…just things that caught our eye as we strolled about. Still, we’ll drone on about whatever captures our interest and that you can count on. At the far end of downtown (one whole one block in length) and offset a bit, we can see remains of an old service station.… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)
…Downtown Calgary. Downtown Bawlf Alberta. Then & Now: Three Hills Alberta. If you wish more information on what’s seen here, don’t hesitate to: contact us! Date of Adventure: 1920s(probably) and October 2022. Location(s): Calgary, Alberta. Article references: Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, HistoricPlaces.ca, Toronto Postcard Club and University of Calgary… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)
…two east and on the same street here in Inglewood, but on the opposite side. Their lots were always filled to bursting with cars and access to the middle ones must have been a real challenge. The stepfather had a strange attraction to this place and back in my teen… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)
…done ten years ago, with a mix of old and new photos, plus updated info. Scroll down for photos and to comment. It’s the archetypal one room schoolhouse, tiny and quaint, but with a once important purpose. Located on a small knoll, in area of rolling grasslands, fields, and pastures,… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)
…simple in design and execution it was a piece of junk*. Presenting what was, even when new, a rolling turd, uninspiring and lacking any character, a cheap-ass throw away econo-box, now rusting away and forgotten. The New York Times spoke of them as “haphazardly made, sparsely trimmed & underpowered”. Yup,… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 2 in comments.)
by Chris Doering · Published October 24, 2018 · Last modified February 11, 2020
…wowed! España Day 3: Hello Astorga – a gateway to adventure. España Day 4 – Scruffy Peregrino – the walk begins! España Day 5 – Up & Over – joy and love… España Day 6 – Buen Camino – as though in a dream. España Day 7: Lost & Loving… (Search hits: 0 in title, 4 in body, 0 in comments.)
…If you wish more information on what you’ve seen here, by all means contact us! Date: July, 2016. Location: Nelson, BC. Article references: Royal BC Museum Victoria, Touchstones Nelson: Museum of Art and History, Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism. Access by land is limited (private property all around), but by water… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 1 in comments.)
by Chris Doering · Published January 4, 2019 · Last modified February 11, 2020
…quarry. But only we would notice that. And every towns has a bar and cafe (and often a store too) and Liñares was no exception. A cold one on the trail goes down real well. We stop as often as often as we move. But hey, it’s how we do… (Search hits: 0 in title, 3 in body, 0 in comments.)
…forward it to the organizer. Cherry picked for you… Forgotten Prairie. Museum Tour – Viking Alberta. Zion Lutheran Church. Manyberries Alberta Railway Station. If you wish more information on what you’ve seen here, by all means contact us! Date: July, 2017. Location: Somewhere on the Alberta Plains. Article references (and… (Search hits: 0 in title, 3 in body, 0 in comments.)
…can help clear up anything. Thanks again for sharing.Brendan Harty. Paul von Huene Not for publication. I am sorry to hear that you are getting hate mail. I really enjoy your posts, information and photos. You bring back a lot of memories. I appreciate what you are doing. Anita Nicholas… (Search hits: 0 in title, 3 in body, 2 in comments.)
…you. Odd, it’s rear drive. There were several brand variants, only differing in badging and trim, the Chevrolet Chevette (most popular, see: Haphazardly Made, Sparsely Trimmed & Underpowered), along with a Pontiac T1000 (later 1000) for the US mostly and the Canada only Acadian, the least common. Almost three million… (Search hits: 0 in title, 3 in body, 0 in comments.)
…and all, and turn over was high. A new business would come in, last a few months, loose their shirts (presumably) and vanish forever, a new tenant perhaps taking their place for a time. Rinse and repeat. Foot traffic at this point was low and often there would be more… (Search hits: 0 in title, 4 in body, 0 in comments.)
…redemption, there’s always a church nearby. Fortaleza de Valença sits atop a hill overlooking the Minho River (and Spain) and has over five kilometres worth of outer walls around its perimeter. There’s also a moat. The fortress has seen its fair share of battles and skirmishes most recently during the… (Search hits: 0 in title, 4 in body, 0 in comments.)
…could be disastrous. There does not appear to be a bypass trail for this, although hiking guru Daffern mentions one. Right ahead is a picturesque cascading falls. What a lovely spot…slip..aaaaaaahhhhhh! Crunch! The Larches are more common now. At times you can see Mount Galatea high above. You’ll see more… (Search hits: 0 in title, 4 in body, 0 in comments.)
…Walk trip report. A Chris & Connie adventure. At Edmonton Trail, take a left, then soon after go right at Meredith Road, then right again on 4th Street. Look for the 1910 Reliance Block along here, with some vintage signage. Then look down and see some ancient sidewalk stamps equally… (Search hits: 0 in title, 4 in body, 0 in comments.)
…the Ryley Grand Central Roadhouse and Pub, the building is a tad run down but it almost appears as though someone is working on it. We don’t know to what end. The town of Ryley (named Equity early on) was founded about a hundred and ten years ago with the… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 3 in comments.)
…for a cruise. Needed an old metal fix, and this was it. Almost got away from us here so it was an off the hip shot. 25) At the Rosedale Cafe & Market. There’s Dinos all over the valley and of all none are more blue than this one. It… (Search hits: 0 in title, 3 in body, 0 in comments.)
…(our attention waned), but that’s it right there, pretty much the entire story line. It must have been written in an afternoon after finishing a flat of Black Label. Scroll down for photos and to comment. “A boy… A girl… A car. Only the car is forbidden”…the greatest tagline ever!… (Search hits: 0 in title, 3 in body, 0 in comments.)
by Chris Doering · Published December 11, 2018 · Last modified February 11, 2020
…put a finger on. As we discovered it’ll move you in strange and unexpected ways. No gruellingly task these many days of labour, even if a lot of work, and a pure on euphoria, and hope and love, while examining what you are as a person deep inside. And maybe… (Search hits: 0 in title, 3 in body, 0 in comments.)
…be outfitted with tires, pontoon floats or skis as seen here. 32) 2:26:26 PM. Silver and green, Connie waits back there. Here, something as quiet as a footfall echos loudly and a whisper becomes a shout. What an unusual effect. On a busy weekday, the din must be overwhelming at… (Search hits: 0 in title, 3 in body, 0 in comments.)
by Chris Doering · Published November 22, 2017 · Last modified April 2, 2019
…tour, the piece published March 28th, 2018…Green Door Ranch. _____________ Peterbilt central on the Alberta plains. A fine 1950s era Peterbilt. Got a thing for old trucks! And there’s other here too! And the conditions are magic, a gorgeous Alberta sunset and later stars and auroras to entertain and wow… (Search hits: 0 in title, 3 in body, 0 in comments.)
…old beastie, one we had documented before (link below) and unsure where to otherwise turn, gave us a ring. Presenting what the owner nicknamed Hazel, a 1970s Champion and at best described as a rolling brick. Curious? It’s seen here, along with a couple other strange vehicles: Mystery Machine –… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 2 in comments.)
…The Amazing Brady Mansion – Stuck in 1970 and a mess. Peeling Paint and Lace Curtains – Not a country song but an amazing time capsule house. If you wish more information on what you’ve seen here, by all means contact us! Date: August, 2020. Location: Middle of Nowhere, AB…. (Search hits: 0 in title, 3 in body, 1 in comments.)
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