The Remington Carriage Museum, Cardston, Alberta.

Not sure what to do about todays blog, there are over 250 carriages, carts, fire engines, stage coaches, fancy London park drags, sleighs, Red river Carts, chuck wagons in fact anything with wheels or snow runners made before the first war.  What do I put on the blog what do I miss out? This is one of the most amazing museums I have ever been in. 

Before we go on the carriage above is a Reversible-Seat Trap, made by Mclaughlin Carriage Co. Ltd. in Oshawa, Ontario in 1910.  The rear seat could be taken out to make room for dogs or goods, with the seat in, you could tip it to face forward or back.

The problem, and this is just the storage area.   I will pick one from every category, if we have a rainy day in the next week or two maybe I'll post again with some more pics.

 Gravel wagon for laying hardcore on roads, I think this was made by Studebaker.

 

The green cart behind is an Adams farm Wagon, made in Brantford Ontario and the yellow cart is a California Cart made locally, they were very popular with the local farming community, A California Cart is a posh version of a Red River Cart, can be used to carry goods and take the family to church on Sundays. (without the squeaky wheels)

 This I think is the star of the show, A Piano Buggy from Sears-Roebuck cost $26.95 including shipping, came in a crate, below the finished product "If you could afford to keep a horse-you could afford this"

Sprinkler Wagon for spraying water onto roads to keep the dust down. This one made in London Ontario by George Heaman & Sons in 1900, in use in Fernie, BC until 1940.  Chuck Wagon

Fancy English Stage Coach, the 19th. century version of intercity travel.

The Diplomat, another general workhorse, remove the seats and you could carry goods.  Made in Brantford, Ontario by the Canada Carriage Company in 1919. 

 School Bus.

 From the Yukon used in Whitehorse.Made by The Yukon & White Pass Co. in 1905.

 George IVPhaeton made by The Brewster Co. in New York 1906,  Fancy transport to go a courting.

 The Prairie Schooner.

One of the many fire appliances in the museum.

 Lovely delicate Sleigh.

Last but not least, probably the most famous Canadian vehicule ever made-                              

The Red River Cart.

Waterton Lakes National Park.

Our last day at Waterton Lakes and the sun is shining. The Prince of Wales Hotel built in the 1920s.

Views over the lake towards The Vimy Peak

Looking south towards the USA part of the park which they call Glacier National Park.

This pathway runs for miles round the Canadian side of the lake, you can walk to the border, I think its about 6km. cross over walk a few more kilometres and catch a boat back.

Looking south through the narrows into the US.

The camping area and rv park, a really nice site and for rvs full hook ups which is a bit unusual for National Parks.

 This is the man F.W.Godsal we have to thank for this place, a local rancher who started agitating to make it into a park in 1893 and only 2 years later Managed it.

These falls are where the Carthew River fall into the Upper Waterton Lake, just alongside the camping area.

Ground Squirrel, lots of these on the camping together with their holes,  which make for an interesting walk across the grass, it can be a bit of an obstacle course at times.

This mangy looking critter followed us along the road to Crooked Creek when we left the park.

Tomorrow we move on to Cardston Alberta.

Red Rock Canyon at Waterton Lakes.

The weather not cooperating with us this morning, cloudy but no rain so off we go into the park and take what they call The Red Rock Parkway which is a (barely) 2 lane road with designer potholes, that I think is to remind you, your out in the wilds. The views are spectacular. You begin in the prairie and drive into the mountains. 

 The Red Rock Canyon, showing the layers of different rock. The waters of Bauerman Creek have made this canyon over the ages.

The Blakiston River

Yes this is real snow, here we are the latter part of May and having to wade through the white stuff.

We think this is a Saline Shooting Star.

Blakiston Falls.

American Dipper on a rock overlooking the falls

Blakiston River again, taken from the falls viewing platform looking downstream. 

Back at the Canyon with another view of the red rocks.

 Trout Lilly.

On the Parkway heading back the main valley the mountain in the background is Sofa Mountain and Vimy Peak.
The weather changing for the better as we head back into the prairie and Crooked Creek.