Monthly Archives: May 2017

Turner Valley and High River

Posted on May 30, 2017 by danocan

My mother was visiting us for a couple of days while she was on vacation. We took advantage of one of my mid-week days off to go for a drive and check out some sights south of Calgary back on … Continue reading →

Posted in drone, History, Travel | Tagged Alberta, Alberta Heritage, Canada, Chuckwagon Cafe, DJI, DJI Mavic Pro, drone, gas plant, High River, Mavic, Mavic Pro, Millarville, Museum of the Highwood, Turner Valley | 1 Comment

McDougall Church: Gone

Posted on May 22, 2017 by danocan

We were coming home from a long weekend of fun. I had just turned off of the TransCanada Highway onto Morley Road, both to escape the Victoria Day traffic as well as because Waze always suggests that route when navigating … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Alberta, Canada, church, fire, history, loss, McDougall Memorial United Church, Morley, Morleyville | 4 Comments

Nordegg: The Video

Posted on May 19, 2017 by danocan

While I should have been packing up the trailer so we can get on the road for the long weekend, instead I found myself in the basement putting the final touches on my video from our trip to Nordegg. I … Continue reading →

Posted in drone, History | Tagged Alberta, Canada, DJI, DJI Mavic Pro, drone, ghost town, Nordegg | 1 Comment

Trip to Nordegg

Posted on May 14, 2017 by danocan

Once again, my limited number of free hours has caused my latest posting to be a long time in coming. Once an idea for a post has formed itself in my mind, I find myself mentally drafting it in bits … Continue reading →

Posted in drone, History, Travel | Tagged Alberta, Canada, DJI, DJI Mavic Pro, drone, Forestry Trunk Road, history, mine, Mountain Aire Lodge, Nordegg, North Saskatchewan River, Ram Falls, Red Deer River | 6 Comments

It’s Just a Fence, Right?

Posted on May 1, 2017 by danocan

With work taking up a lot of my time lately, I haven’t been able to get out and do a lot of new exploration. I’m going to try and revisit some old trips or ideas and use those as a … Continue reading →

Posted in History | 4 Comments