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Revisiting the Cooley Brothers Garage in Chinook, Alberta
Several years ago, I did a post about the Cooley Brothers garage in Chinook, Alberta, which has been sitting abandoned for about fifty years now. Not much has changed since my original post of 2018 other than the building continues … Continue reading
Posted in drone, History
Tagged abandoned, Alberta, Canada, Chinook, Chinook Motors, Cooley Brothers, DJI, DJI Mavic Pro, drone, history
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Retirement? Day Two – Pocaterra Ridge Hike
It’s funny. Two weeks ago I was on a hike with some friends and the discussion turned to doing another hike in a couple of weeks. I immediately said “yes” before checking my calendar. When I mentioned it to Emily, … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, retirement
Tagged adventure, Alberta, Canada, hiking, mountains, nature, travel'
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Retirement? Day Zero and Day One
If you ever want to experience a range of emotions all in a very short time, lose your job. I know because it just happened to me. Hence why I have time to write on a Friday morning. The details … Continue reading
Sharples Grain Elevator – Another Prairie Grain Elevator Moves Towards Demolition
Last week I had the chance to go out with Nadeer Hashmi of CBC and talk about the disappearing grain elevators of the Canadian prairies. We visited one success story (Dorothy) and then we visited the site of an upcoming … Continue reading
Posted in History, Photography
Tagged Alberta, Badlands, CBC, demolition, Dorothy, Drumheller, grain elevator, grain-elevators, historic demolition, history, P&H, Sharples
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