Tag Archives: tch
Fake Forest Along the TCH
Reid Dickie Located on the north side of the Trans-Canada Highway about 25 kms east of Brandon, MB, Camp Hughes Rest Stop offers travelers refuge from the road, washroom and picnic facilities and a fake forest to roam in. The … Continue reading
Filed under Day Tripping, Parks, Rest Stops
Eternal Romance
Reid Dickie “I was a key that could use a little turning.” - Soul Asylum Water and wind and their eternal romance with rock, etched into the weary flesh of stone, glowing eloquent beaches appear and disappear in a flash. … Continue reading
Filed under Ancient Wisdom, Hope, Linda, Natural Places, shaman, Spirit, Wisdom
Manitoba Flood Aftermath
Reid Dickie In a farmer’s field I saw an eagle tearing into the carcass of a stranded fish, just one of thousands of outwash fish delivered by flooding rivers into pools of water that evaporated, leaving them to die. Flooded ditches are … Continue reading
Filed under Flood, Natural Places, Roadside Attractions
Three Days in Eastend – T. Rex Discovery Centre
Reid Dickie Day One It’s Day One of my three-day stay in Eastend. The little town of Eastend, SK is located in the eastern foothills of the Cypress Hills, tucked into the wide and beautiful Frenchman River Valley. Eastend has a … Continue reading
The Halfway Trees
Reid Dickie Regular, intercity travelers along the Trans Canada Highway between Brandon and Winnipeg will be familiar with the halfway trees, trees that local lore says mark the midpoint between the two cities. The halfway tree on the north side of … Continue reading
Filed under Ancient Wisdom, Day Tripping, Earth Phenomena, Local History, PRAIRIES, Roadside Attractions, Spirit
Spruce Woods Provincial Park Flood Update – June 24
Reid Dickie There has been little change in the status of Spruce Woods Provincial Park since my last update. Most of the park’s amenities remain closed and inaccessible due to flooding, including Spirit Sands and Punchbowl, Ispuitinaw Trail, Marsh Lake, the lower … Continue reading
Filed under Ancient Wisdom, BEAUTY, Family, Flood, Linda, Natural Places, Parks, Sacred Places, Spirit, spirit sands
Saskatchewan Flood Report #1
Reid Dickie After receiving over 120 mm (about 5 inches) of rain in two days, Weyburn, SK is under a state of emergency due to flooding downtown, failure of their water treatment plant and continuing heavy rains. City water has been declared undrinkable … Continue reading
Filed under Flood, Saskatchewan
Manitoba Flood Update June 18 – Driving Tour #2
Reid Dickie Last Thursday I drove a 650 km loop around Manitoba that began on the TCH, then Hwy #16 then Hwy #5 into Dauphin. The Whitemud River has subsided but there are miles and miles of fields still completely … Continue reading
Filed under Flood, Prairie People, Uncategorized
Manitoba Flood Update – May 31
Reid Dickie We’re not out of the woods yet. Keep rubber boots handy. As I left Brandon yesterday afternoon about 4:30 an ominous black sky promised wild weather ahead. Three miles south of Brandon on Hwy #10 (I came home via … Continue reading
Filed under Flood, Local History, Natural Places
