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First Camping Trip with Bella the Boler
It’s our first time taking our 1978 Boler 1700 out for a camping trip.
Posted in Boler, Travel
Tagged Alberta, Boler, Boler 1700, camping, Canada, Elbow Falls, Elbow River, Highway 66, Kananaskis, Paddys Flat, vintage
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We Bought a Boler!
We joined the vintage trailer club and bought a 1978 Boler 1700. This is a major downsize from our old fifth wheel and also represents a step back an additional 22 years from our last trailer. What surprises will owning … Continue reading
Posted in Boler, Travel
Tagged Alberta, Bella, Boler, Boler 1700, Canada, fibreglass trailer, RV, vintage
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Exploring Antelope Hill Provincial Park
Established in 2014, Antelope Hill Provincial Park is one of the newest provincial parks in Alberta. The park is on land which was donated to the Province by Gottlob Schmidt. “Schmitty”, as he was known locally, originally moved onto the … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, History
Tagged Alberta, Antelope Hill, Canada, Hanna, hiking, history, Provincial Park
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Searching for the Lousana Grain Elevator
According to research done by our late friend Jim Pearson, there are five Alberta Pacific Grain elevators remaining in the province of Alberta. The company itself disappeared (was bought out) in 1967 so it isn’t surprising there aren’t many examples … Continue reading
Posted in History, Photography, Travel
Tagged Alberta, Alberta Pacific Grain, Canada, Castor, Dorothy, grain elevator, history, Lousana, Meeting Creek, Rayley, road trip
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Flashback: A Tour of Graceland in Memphis, TN from 2009
We haven’t had much time to get out and explore these last few weeks so I decided to put together a video from a tour I did of Elvis Presley’s Graceland mansion from May of 2009. Come along for a … Continue reading