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Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotive 5931 – “The Selkirk”
“Because we have let so many things slip away unnoticed is no reason why we should not now start to retain what may soon be only remembered…” — Ken Liddell, August 10, 1955 Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged 5931, 5934, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Canadian Pacific, Heritage Park, locomotive, Mewata Park, railroad, railway, Shaw Millennium Park, steam engine
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Montana Road Trip
Since we had to take a trip to Montana, we couldn’t resist checking out some sights along the way. On the Canadian side we stop in Milk River and Coutts, with a drive-by of the Warner grain elevators. On the … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Canada, Coutts, grain elevator, Milk River, Shelby, Sweetgrass, USA, Warner
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Departing Hawaii and Heading Back to Reality
This is the end of our vacation on the Big Island of Hawaii. Our last chance to do some sightseeing and then we bid farewell to “Hammy” our rental Jeep and return home.
Posted in Travel
Tagged Big Island, Hawaii, Kaloko-Honokohau, Kanaloa, National Historic Site, octopus, octopus farm, travel, USA, vacation
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Hiking to Papakolea Green Sand Beach on the Big Island of Hawaii
It’s our last full day on Hawaii and there is still one place left on our “must visit” list: the famous Green Sand Beach, known properly as Papakolea Beach. It’s an almost three mile hike each way but we’ were … Continue reading
Posted in Geocaching, Travel, Hiking
Tagged geocaching, hiking, caching, USA, Hawaii, Big Island, beach, Papakolea Beach, Green Sand Beach, green sand, Papakolea
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Glass Bottom Boat Tour on Hawaii’s Big Island
We are entering our last weekend on Hawaii and we continue to tour and sightsee on the Big Island. The highlight today is touring on a glass bottom boat to check out some fish and sea creatures.
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Tagged Big Island, boat, glass bottom, Hawaii, sightseeing, tour, travel, USA, vacation
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