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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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The Historic Town of Val-Jalbert

Along the beautiful shores of Lake St. Jean in the Province of Quebec there is a townsite hidden among the trees and hilly terrain. Development began at the beginning of the1900’s with the construction of a pulp/paper industry. The location of the mill is at the base of Ouiatchouan Falls […]

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