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Category Archives: Crowsnest Pass
Great Hikes in Crowsnest Pass – Hiking Alberta
The Crowsnest Pass, established in 1979, is composed of a series of small towns born from the coal mining industry near the beginning of the 20th century. From east to west, within just a few short kilometres, the short string of small towns are … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alberta, Bellevue, Bellevue Mine, Blairmore, Canada, Coleman, Crowsnest Pass, East Kootenay Power Plant, Frank, Frank Slide Interpretive Centre, Grassy Mountain, Greenhill Mine, hiking, hiking alberta, hiking Canada, Hiking the Historic Crowsnest Pass, Hiking the Southern Rockies, hikingwithbarry, Hillcrest, Hillcrest Mine, Lille, Lundbreck, Lundbreck Falls, Rocky Mountain Books, Star Creek, The Pod, Turtle Mountain
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Bellevue Mine – Crowsnest Pass – Hiking Alberta
In the Crowsnest Pass, a string of small towns, created by the coal mining industry in the early 1900′s, stretches west through the mountain pass at the southeast corner of Alberta and into British Columbia, Canada. What is now called … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alberta, Bellevue Mine, Bellevue Mine Tour, Bellevue Underground Mine Tour, Canada, Canadian Pacific Railway, Crowsnest Pass, Grassy Mountain, hiking, hiking alberta, hiking Canada, hikingwithbarry, Hillcrest Mine, Turtle Mountain, West Canadian Collieries
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Greenhill Mine – Crowsnest Pass – Hiking Alberta
Tunneling deep into rock is fraught with hazard at any time. Two centuries ago it was the realm of risky exploration by pioneers, who put their lives on the line every day, to set the stage for the lifestyle we are … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alberta, Blairmore, Blairmore South Mine, Calgary, Canada, coal mining, Crowsnest Pass, Frank, Frank Slide Interpretive Centre, Greenhill Mine, hiking, hiking alberta, hiking Canada, hikingwithbarry, Hillcrest Mine, Leitch Collieries, Lille, Rocky Mountains, TransCanada Highway, Turtle Mountain
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Lille – Ghost Town – Crowsnest Pass – Hiking Alberta
The ghost town of Lille, once a short-lived coal mining operation, now stands silent north of the infamous Frank Slide and the small towns of Blairmore and Bellevue in the Crowsnest Pass at the southwest corner of Alberta. For a closer … Continue reading →
The Pod – Crowsnest Pass – Hiking Alberta
Please reference comments. Apparently, access to the Pod has been sealed off by Shell Canada. Please exercise due diligence before beginning this hike. Every year during the Rum Runner’s weekend in Blairmore, Alberta, there is a fireworks display called ‘Thunder … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alberta, Bellevue Mine, Big Show, Blairmore, Calgary, Canada, Crowsnest Pass, fireworks, Grassy Mountain, Greenhill Mine, Greenhill tipple, hiking, hikingwithbarry, Kananaskis, Livingston Range, Pod, Rum Runner, Rum Runners, Thunder in the Valley, tipple, Waterton National Park, West Canadian Collieres, Western Canadian Collieries
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