In this day and age of so much of everything, all the time, everywhere, I find it a little difficult to believe that this portion of the Trans Canada highway that I'm riding now has only been in existence for fifty years.
I find it even harder to believe that the year that it opened, 1962, we as a family made the crossing.
Glacier National Park
The headlines read “Strawberries Roll Through Rogers Pass”
Celebrating 50 years of the Trans-Canada Highway in Glacier National Park
Beautiful BC magazine featured the new highway using this photo. Photo courtesy of British Columbia Magazine
In 1962, Canadians celebrated the grand opening of the Trans-Canada Highway after the final stretch through Rogers Pass was finally complete. Mr. A.D. Booth, a truck driver from Salmon Arm B.C., was one of the first to drive the “spectacular new road” when he transported 264 crates of sun-sweet strawberries to eager Calgary fruit buyers. Before the highway was complete, goods like strawberries took three days to travel by rail, so getting fresh B.C. fruit to Calgary markets was a true achievement.
"I was here first!!!!!"
Here our mom enjoys a meadow of Alpine lilies.
John Nemy Sr.
Forever thankful to our father who suffered from incurable "wonderlust" and took us in tow for many a adventure.
Dirt trackin'
Out to the road, out 'neath the stars
Feelin' the breeze, passin' the cars
Feelin' the breeze, passin' the cars
THESE ARE THE MEMORIES THAT MAKE ME A WEALTHY SOUL.
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THESE ARE THE MEMORIES THAT MAKE ME A WEALTHY SOUL.
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