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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Who wouldn’t want Evel Knievel as their cell mate, or meet Carrie Nation as she entered drinking establishments shouting “Good morning, destroyer of men’s souls”, just to proceed in destroying the bar with her swinging hatchet. “Butte also has something few… Read More ›
These pictures display only a fraction of the devastation that has consumed our city, but our spirit lives on.
Walking around this eclectic northwest neighbourhood, it is easy to see why so many people call it home. One of the oldest communities in Calgary, Hillhurst–Sunnyside, located just north of the Bow River between Centre Street North and 18A Street… Read More ›
Whenever I start planning a Road Trip I always think about North America first; but is that fair? Perhaps, I am a little biased; after all, I did grow up here. However, I always forget that I have done my… Read More ›
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