Tag Archives: Drumheller

The Abandoned Cemetery of Wayne, Alberta

Posted on May 29, 2019 by danocan

Once again we found ourselves creeping up on the last Saturday of the month and that means it was time to get ourselves back out to Rowley for the monthly pizza night. Before Saturday evening rolled around we had some … Continue reading →

Posted in Hiking, History | Tagged abandoned, Alberta, Badlands, beer, Canada, cemetery, Drumheller, history, Last Chance Saloon, pizza, Rosedeer Hotel, Rowley, Wayne | 1 Comment

Downtown Drumheller

Posted on July 31, 2018 by danocan

In between our two days of exploring the Badlands, we had some time to wander around downtown Drumheller and take in some of the sights. Two tired people, a dog, and a camera — sounds like fun, doesn’t it?

Posted in Travel | Tagged Alberta, Badlands, Canada, dinosaurs, Drumheller, travel' | Leave a comment

Alberta Ghost Town Tour: Day One

Posted on July 16, 2018 by danocan

Each year since 2014, we get together with a group of friends and tour around the small towns and abandoned places in an area of Alberta for a weekend. This year our tour took us back to the area surrounding … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Travel | Tagged abandoned, Alberta, Badlands, Canada, Craigmyle, Delia, Drumheller, ExploreAlberta, ghost town, Ghost Town Tour, Golden Grain School, Michichi, Morrin, museum, prairie, Rowley, Rumsey, school, Special Areas, Springwater School, Surprise School | Leave a comment

Badlands Weekend: October 2017

Posted on January 20, 2018 by danocan

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 | 5 Comments

Badlands — the Video

Posted on April 3, 2017 by danocan

Finally! It took multiple attempts to get this together after Windows Movie Maker kept crapping out on the clip of Wayne for some reason. I had to split the video in two, compile each half separately and then put the … Continue reading →

Posted in drone, History, Travel | Tagged abandoned, Alberta, Atlas Coal Mine, Badlands, Big Valley, Canada, church, Dorothy, Drumheller, Last Chance Saloon, Rosedeer Hotel, Rowley, Wayne | 5 Comments

2016 In Review: Explorations, Visitations, and Tribulations (Part 2)

Posted on January 1, 2017 by danocan

Well, in sitting down to write Part 2, I realized I made a glaring omission in Part 1. I completely overlooked that Emily had a tradeshow in Atlanta at the end of June and I flew down to Georgia to … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Travel | Tagged Alberta, Arizona, Atlanta, BBQ, Bryce Canyon, church, Dorothy, Drumheller, Georgia, ghost towns, Grand Canyon, Heritage Park, history, Jeep Liberty, museums, pizza, railroad, road trip, Route 66, Rowley, Saskatchewan, schools, Utah | 2 Comments

Clarendon Hotel in Gull Lake, SK Destroyed by Fire

Posted on October 10, 2016 by danocan

“It’s been happening with depressing regularity over the years — another century-old small town hotel has been hit by fire.” — CBC News It’s a trend that DanOCan.com has noticed. And, I have been making a special effort to take … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Acme, Alberta, Aylesbury, Bassano, Bracken, Calgary, Cardston, Chaplin, Drumheller, Duck Lake, fire, Fort Macleod, Gull Lake, Harris, High River, history, hotel, Imperial, Keelor, Patricia, prairie, Saskatchewan, Smuts, Southey, Yahk, Yellow Creek | 2 Comments