After our tour of the Canadian Rockies we spent the night in Jasper, Alberta to catch the VIA Rail Canada at 11:30 AM for our three night trip to Toronto.
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Category: Trains
Canada by Rail – Rocky Mountaineer
The morning after out exploration around Vancouver, BC we – along with 50 or so others at the hotel – got on board a bus to take us to the Rocky Mountaineer station for our two- trip into the Canadian Rockies.
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Canada by Rail – Vancouver BC
On September 10 we headed to PDX (Portland International Airport) for our flight to Vancouver and the start of our trip across Canada by train(s).
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Two walks in Vancouver Washington
It’s been a cool and rainy spring here in the Portland area – the wettest April/May in recorded history; so when a break in the weather arrives we try to take advantage. One of our favorite walks is just the other side of the Columbia River from Portland: through the Fort Vancouver Historic Site into downtown Vancouver, then back along the river. The walk ranges from 3½ to 4 miles depending upon how many side excursions you do.
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Trains and Ospreys in Ridgefield WA
With the promise of a bright sunny day it was high time I got out to capture some pictures of trains. My first stop was on Columbia Blvd near St Johns, right where the railroad tracks come out of a tunnel under Mock’s Crest. Union Pacific and BNSF both have lines here that line up to the bridge across the Columbia River. I thought this would be a great location and I’d have my choice of pictures.
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