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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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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