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Road Trip
Sorry, the only room left is a grain bin? Awesome…!
“The Ritz we ain’t…” is the Shack Up Inn’s motto and that is totally cool with me. When I found out that my weeklong accommodation would be in a grain bin surrounded by various shacks in the middle of a cotton… Read More ›
Mississippi Delta bound…
In just over a week I will be on my way to the Mississippi Delta with the hopes of completing my first photographic documentary workshop. You could say that I’m excited, but in a nervous kind of way. I will… Read More ›
Excuse me Sir, I know we’re strangers, but may I borrow your mirror?
Today’s drive took us down the Spray Lake road accessible from either Canmore’s town site or Highway 40 in Kananaskis Country and as usual, it did not disappoint. Winding its way along back country, this well-groomed road – considering… Read More ›
From Rum Runners to Shoot-outs, exploring the cultural heritage of The Crowsnest Pass in Southern Alberta…Part 5 of 5
Thank goodness for the Pass’s history lesson, because as per the great map leading my way, there was once a town name Maple Leaf in this area; well until 1957 when it was incorporated into the town of Bellevue, yet… Read More ›
From Rum Runners to Shoot-outs, exploring the cultural heritage of The Crowsnest Pass in Southern Alberta…Part 4 of 5
Frank Slide would become Canada’s most devastating rock slide and the quiet little community of Hillcrest Mines would become known as Canada’s worst mining disaster; both within a minutes’ drive of each other. In 1902, Charles Hill, fondly known as “Chippy”,… Read More ›
From Rum Runners to Shoot-outs, exploring the cultural heritage of The Crowsnest Pass in Southern Alberta…Part 3 of 5…
The spectacle of The Pass is the incredible rock slide that eerily covers both sides of Highway 3 as you head west into BC. Like other mining communities, Frank started off with all fanfare it deserved, considering this town would… Read More ›
From Rum Runners to Shoot-outs, exploring the cultural heritage of The Crowsnest Pass in Southern Alberta…Part 2 of 5…
Considering the entire Crowsnest Heritage Route is approximately 20 kilometers long, it did not take me long to venture from the town of Coleman to the town of Blairmore, one quick jaunt on Highway 3 and I was back driving down… Read More ›
From Rum Runners to Shoot-outs, exploring the cultural heritage of the Crowsnest Pass in Southern Alberta…Part 1 of 5…
Okay, I’m guilty…aside from being awed at the spectacle of Frank Slide that envelopes both sides of Highway 3 in Crowsnest Pass, I must admit that I had never stopped in any of the towns that incorporate the Pass; well… Read More ›
A ranching road trip with Calgary as the backdrop…
Return trip from: Calgary Total driving kilometers: 175 give or take… Itinerary Suggestions: 13 Best time to travel: Saturday Sometimes it’s hard to be tourists in your own backyard; however, this scenic day trip makes it all worthwhile. Nestled in the foothills of… Read More ›
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