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Category Archives: Geocaching
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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Road Trip to Moose Jaw – Part 2
It’s our first time venturing into the Cypress Hills and there is a lot to see. From the restored 1908 St. Margaret’s church to a “museum” of fire prevention, to the highest point of land in Canada between the Rocky … Continue reading
Posted in Geocaching, History, Travel
Tagged abandoned, Alberta, backroads, church, Cypress Hills, exploring, Provincial Park, school, St. Margarets
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The Mintlaw Viaduct
In this episode, we take our canoes out onto the waters of the Red Deer River and float down to check out an abandoned railway bridge which has not seen a train in almost forty years — the Mintlaw Trestle. … Continue reading
Posted in Geocaching, History
Tagged Alberta, Alberta Central Railway, Canada, Canadian Pacific, geocaching, history, Mintlaw, railroad, Red Deer County, Red Deer River, trestle, viaduct
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The Abandoned Cameron Fire Lookout on Mount Burke
I have now visited the Cameron Lookout three times, the first in August of 2006, the second in August of 2011, and now again in 2020. After each visit the physical pain dissipates and the memories of the scenery have … Continue reading
Posted in drone, Geocaching, Hiking, History
Tagged Alberta, Cameron Lookout, Canada, geocaching, hike, hiking, history, Kananaskis, Mount Burke
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Geocaching on “Narrows Island” on the Bow River
Another “self-isolation” video, this time to one of the first ever “vlog” style videos I shot, back in November of 2016.
Posted in Geocaching, Self Isolation Series
Tagged Alberta, Bow River, caching, Canada, Cochrane, geocaching, Glenbow, Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
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