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Tag Archives: Alberta
Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
So close to home, yet a world away. That’s the best way I can think to describe Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park. Located just south of Highway 1A between Calgary and Cochrane, once you leave the pavement it is hard to … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, History
Tagged Alberta, Alberta Parks, Canada, Canadian Pacific, Cochrane Ranch, CPR, Glenbow, Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park, history, Waverley Chimney, Waverley Ranch
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Flashback: Alderson 2010
Another in my series of lunch break postings from my phone… I remember the first time I visited Alderson. It was exactly eight years ago today. Armed with my “just over a year old” Nikon D90 (the same camera I … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged Alberta, Alderson, Canada, Carlstadt, cemetery, ghost town, history, prairie
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Lethbridge Road Trip: October 2017
I think I’m finally catching up on my photos and items that I have wanted to post. That is more a product of colder weather and staying close to home more than it is any sort of increase in productivity. … Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged abandoned, Alberta, Brant, Canada, Champion, Ensign, gas station, general store, grain elevator, hotel, Kirkcaldy, railroad, wind farm
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Badlands Weekend: October 2017
It is amazing how life can get in the way of living. Despite recently completing my short video of the Highway 27 bridge, I had completely forgotten about the photos I had taken that weekend. It was only as I … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged Acme, Alberta, Badlands, Badlands Motel, Canada, Delia, Drumheller, Forgotten Prairie, grain elevator, hotel, Kirkpatrick, school, WHIFS
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Bridge Over the Red Deer River
It was mid-October last year when Emily and I were heading out on a day trip to the Alberta Badlands. We were traveling on Highway 27 just east of Morrin and we came down the coulee and noticed the construction. … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged 1959, Alberta, Badlands, bridge, Canada, construction, DJI, DJI Mavic Pro, Dominion Bridge Company, drone, Kneehill County, Mavic Pro, Morrin, Red Deer River, Starland County
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