Wednesday, June 9, 2010

THE TRAIN WRECK


This is my second story about
 British Columbia

The Canadian Pacific Train Wreck
which took place in the 1960s

Function Junction

If you follow the train
tracks for about 20 minutes
you will come to the derailed freight cars
As you can see by the photos
we chose to walk in the forest
to reach our destination



We're on our way
The water is fast moving around and
in between the boulders



This particular area is quite calm
The water is ice blue and very cold



Red hat
Red coat
Red fleece and scarf
Mom and daughter



Where does this river begin?
How did the pile of logs get there?



The sign says..........
TRAIN WRECK
so
we must be getting close




Must be just around the corner



Oh boy
There is the first freight car



I found this to be an eerie feeling
Who would ever think
one would find
box cars in a forest



Let's just check this out
Can you imagine the sound this must have made
when the cars came crashing into the quiet forest



Well, there you go
Someone printed

I AM

to go with

CANADIAN

and

I AM CANADIAN

It doesn't get any better than that!!!!!!!!!!



As you can see
bike trails have been built on top of the cars
The 'train wreck' bike trails are very popular
with the locals as well as tourists

You can even check it out on the internet



In the distance you can see where the 'rider'
would fly through the air on his bike
and end up on the 'boardwalk"



Very artistic and colourful



One of my all time favourite photos
THE LOOK-A-LIKES
Such a nice smile


The Mom and Dad



We're now working our way
back to the main road



There were so many different rock formations
and gushing water

This was a good walk
It was good to be outdoors
It was good to spend time with
the daughter

LIFE IS GOOD   



7 comments:

  1. Oh my daughters would love to photograph those.
    Lisa (Your daughter's friend) recomended your blog to me as we are fellow Canadian's :)

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  2. Beautiful photos mom...it sure makes you want to go there...someday soon I hope!!! SB

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  3. Incredible !! This happened in the 60's.....I wonder why it wasn't cleaned up ? As in the box cars taken away...Leave it to others though to be creative with what's left :o)

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  4. Dianne,

    How interesting. Loved the photos as well as the stories.

    Hugs,

    D

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  5. What lovely photos and what a great way to spend a day.

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  6. I remember the song, Canadian Pacific, from my early years. It was all I knew about Canada back then!!!! Your story reminded me of the song.
    Thanks
    Carole

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  7. I really enjoy the way you tell your story and the pictures are great. It really doesn't get better than spending an adventurous day in amazing surroundings with your loved ones.

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