Author: JStoness

A Treasure in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

Îles de la Madeleine A friend told me about his visit to the Îles de la Madeleine while camping in Prince Edward Island. I had never heard of the place and it seemed as if he was talking about a nearby island, but the more he talked the more interested […]

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Tunneling Through the Canadian Rockies

When tourists drive the beautiful route taking them over Rogers Pass in the Canadian Rockies they probably don’t appreciate the problems caused to railway transportation by this mountain range. In 1883, Canadian Pacific Railway laid a single track that wound through the narrow Illecillewaet Valley and laboriously twisted up and […]

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Abo Canyon, Where Trains Never Stop

New Mexico is a fabulous mix of ranches, deserts, and mountains. Many RVers travelling to the Grand Canyon will pass over I-40, and if they are heading to Southern Arizona may cut across sw on Route 60 from Vaughn to Mountainair and on into the Valley of the Rio Grande. […]

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Have ATV’s Stolen Our Peace and Quiet?

I have been camping for a lot of years. I remember fondly our early years. We cut our teeth with the old pyramid shaped tourist tent. It was quite an experience. It would hold 100 people, four at a time! It was also low to the ground, and we literally […]

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Along the Mackenzie River

Do you have the urge to visit a remote area where human presence is a rarity? I suggest taking a drive to the North West Territories and visit the Mackenzie River? Camping by the Mackenzie River The Mackenzie River is the longest river system in North America that flows north […]

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