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Monthly Archives: August 2022
Searching for the Grave of Ken Liddell
Two years ago I wrote a blog post about journalist and author Ken Liddell. Ken wrote a column for the Calgary Herald for twenty-five years which focused on the people and places of the prairie provinces, especially Alberta. In today’s … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged Alberta, Calgary, Canada, cemetery, history, Ken Liddell, Queen's Park Cemetery
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Bella the Vintage Boler Goes Camping Again
It’s our fourth camping trip of the year with our vintage 1978 trailer, Bella the Boler. Once again we are heading out to beautiful Kananaskis Country here in Alberta to explore and relax. This time we travel down Alberta’s Highway … Continue reading
Posted in Boler, Geocaching, Hiking
Tagged Alberta, Boler, Boler 1700, camping, Canada, geocaching, Highway 66, Kananaskis, Rainy Creek, vintage trailer, waterfall
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Road Trip! Porcupine Hills and Southern Alberta
It’s a classic DanOCan road trip, with abandoned places, misadventures, Geocaching, and lots of dusty backroads.
Posted in Geocaching, History, Travel
Tagged abandoned, Alberta, Canada, geocaching, Oldman Dam, road trip, Royalties, Turner Valley
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More Improvements to Bella the Boler
We’re constantly trying to make improvements to Bella the Boler, our vintage trailer from 1978. This time we tackle a couple of small projects.
Posted in Boler
Tagged Alberta, Bella the Boler, Boler, Boler 1700, Canada, vintage trailer
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Kananaskis Camping Trip in Bella the Boler
It’s time to take our vintage trailer “Bella the Boler” out for another weekend of camping and exploration. This time we stay at Eau Claire Campground along Highway 40 out in beautiful Kananaskis country. Let’s watch DanOCan get heat stroke … Continue reading
Posted in Boler, Geocaching, Hiking, Travel
Tagged Alberta, Bella, Bella the Boler, Boler, Boler 1700, campground, camping, Canada, Eau Claire, geocaching, Grizzly Creek, hike, hiking, Kananaskis
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