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Golden Spike National Historic Site
It’s always a pleasure when you get to visit a historic site that you have wanted to see for many years. This time it was a visit to Promontory Point, Utah and the location of the driving of the golden … Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged Central Pacific, Golden Spike, Last Spike, Promontory Point, railroad, Transcontinental railroad, Union Pacific, USA, Utah
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Route 66: Day 14 – Williams to Needles
Well, the end is clearly in sight now. This is the longest video of the series so far. There are so many places to check out along this stretch of the Mother Road. I hope you’ll take the time and … Continue reading
Posted in History, Route 66, Travel
Tagged Arizona, Ash Fork, bridge, burros, California, Cool Springs, Gigantus Headicus, Grand Canyon Caverns, Hackberry, Hackberry General Store, Needles, Oatman, Oatman Hotel, railroad, Route 66, Seligman, Sitgreaves Pass, Snow Cap, Truxton, Williams
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Big Valley, Alberta
Our trees may not be busting out with leaves, but to borrow a phrase from Tom Petty, “I feel summer creeping in” and that means it is time to get back on the road and out exploring — at least … Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged Alberta, Big Valley, blue church, Canada, church, grain elevator, history, railroad, railway, St. Edmund's Church, train station
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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
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Tagged abandoned, Alberta, Brant, Canada, Champion, Ensign, gas station, general store, grain elevator, hotel, Kirkcaldy, railroad, wind farm
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STST2017: Othello Tunnels
Sometimes the best discoveries happen by accident. We were heading down the Coquilhalla Highway on our way to the west coast and Emily and I kept noticing small signs along the side of the road in the shape of steam … Continue reading
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Tagged British Columbia, Canada, Kettle Valley Railway, KVR, Othello Tunnels, railroad, railway, tunnels, vacation, Vacation 2017
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Alberta Prairie Railway
In my previous posting, I mentioned how Stettler is known for being the home of Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions. We had noticed on their schedule that they were going to be running one of their steam engines on the day … Continue reading
Posted in drone, History, Travel
Tagged Alberta, Alberta Prairie Railway, Big Valley, Canada, DJI, DJI Mavic Pro, ExploreAlberta, locomotive, Mavic Pro, No. 41, railroad, steam engine, Stettler, tourism, travel'
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Right Place, Right Time
I was out with the drone doing some filming for a different project when I heard the unmistakable sound of a freight train approaching. I have not yet had the chance to film a train from the air so this … Continue reading
