Tag Archives: trans canada highway
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
Manitoba Flood Update – June 27
Reid Dickie More Water Sooner! It’s the next crest of the Souris River that we are watching and preparing for now. Water volumes arriving from North Dakota are higher than expected making existing dikes inadequate to the coming water … Continue reading
Filed under Flood, Prairie People
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 June 11 – My Driving Tour
Reid Dickie Last Thursday I took a drive into rural Manitoba, destination Dauphin, to check out the aftermath of the torrential rains we received at the beginning of the week. There’s still water everywhere! I travelled out the Trans Canada … Continue reading
Filed under Flood, Local History, Natural Places, PRAIRIES
