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We begin this section with
several of the 30 or more British Columbia and
Alberta rivers traveled by Ken Bird of
Calgary and friends. Their main conveyance is a
sturdy fiberglass canoe, however they also travel
by kayak. Beaton
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Clearwater
- Murray
- Parsnip
- Peace
- Pine
Our Editor, Jerry W.
Bird has lived in various parts of Canada,
usually close to a well known river, such as the
Yukon, Bow, North Saskatchewan and Fraser. In his
younger days, it was the fabled Klondike where he
learned to swim, fish and explore life in the great
outdoors. He returned north for a short time in
1992 on behalf of the Canadian Government (Public
works), during the filming of the Alaska Hghway's
50th Anniversary television documentary. Once
again, he was able to fish in the mighty Yukon;
this time at Whitehorse, where his Mother and
uncles went to school. Among their classmates were
such notables as Canadian writer and television
personality, Pierre Berton. We will
feature the Yukon
River and
its tributaries in detail. For now, we offer some
memories of the paddle wheelers, a fleet that
operated on that mighty river system until the mid
fifties.
In 1995,
Jerry W. Bird wrote a travel feature for Latitudes
Magazine of Montreal. Included was
the
Columbia
River
Valley
in the Kootenays, and the string of hot springs
from Cranbrook, BC to Golden, Banff and
beyond. There's much
more to come. Photo
Credit: Ken Bird - |
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