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The Trail Blazers and the Cavalcades: Proving the Need for the David Thompson Highway
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The Trail Blazers ready to leave Rocky Mountain House in 1941
1 of 79 		E.S. Brett, W. Ellenburgh, C. Bruce, W. Schierholtz, S. Hooker, W. Fisher, Mr. Shaw, Ernie Ross.
2 of 79 		Preparing to head out
3 of 79 		The Trail Blazers crossing the North Saskatchewan River on the ferry. Bill Fisher sitting in truck.
4 of 79 		Ernie Ross
5 of 79 		Trail Blazers on the road to Nordegg
6 of 79
An unimproved road near Rocky Mountain House
7 of 79 		The Trail Blazers reach the Reed's Highway Service Garage at Nordegg, Alberta
8 of 79 		Steep track down the hillside
9 of 79 		Ernie Ross' Model A Ford, with a coil of rope hanging off the front
10 of 79 		Not quite ready to go
11 of 79 		The way is clear and someone's going back to drive the other car
12 of 79
Another day, another hill to climb
13 of 79 		Two of the Trail Blazers clearing windfall (trees brought down by wind) from a slope
14 of 79 		Time to stretch your legs
15 of 79 		Checking the map
16 of 79 		Using their muscles and physics to clear the way
17 of 79 		It's soft, sandy ground
18 of 79

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