Highway 4 led us to Ponderosa RV Park in Swiſt Current, Saskatchewan. T at
evening my former classmates visited and we reveled in old stories. While getting groceries, I observed the patterned dresses of the Hutterite shoppers around me. I was direly tempted to photograph, but refrained in order not to off end them. While three combines harvested wheat and barley, I reluctantly saw by natal
province disappear in the rear view mirror. We stopped in Fort Macleod Alberta where the RCMP Musical Ride entertains. In their shop I found a book on Frederick Haultain who lobbied Ottawa to get Alberta and Saskatchewan founded in 1905, and became the fi rst Lieutenant Governor. T e store didn’t sell stamps, but an Albertan heard my query and insisted on giving me two from her purse. Once more we returned to Pincher Creek in Alberta for gas, propane, a fi ne
dinner, and a good rest at the Sleepy Hollow RV Park. T e Number 3 Crow’s route in BC brought us to Cranbrook where I mailed birthday cards with my giſt stamps. Our grandson who works at the radio station, introduced us to his girlfriend aſt er they spend the aſt ernoon cliff diving. For our three-day debriefi ng, we chose Midway BC beside the Kettle River. It is
a tiny town on the USA border with everything you need, even trailer clips at the hardware store. At the Railway Museum we found a box car jack with which one man can move a 50-ton boxcar. Jake showed me how he used to do it. Our fi nal night in Princeton BC coincided with their traditional music festival.
Beside us we heard the happy voices of vacationers on big tubes and raſt s fl oating down the Similkameen River. All went well except the “hot” trailer wheel that we had to remove in Manning
Park and my bruising fall down some cement steps. During therapy sessions I recall our glorious Canadian journey.
Jake Born at the Kettle Valley Railway Museum holding a boxcar jack with which one man can move 50 tons.
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