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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 63 		E.S. Brett, W. Ellenburgh, C. Bruce, W. Schierholtz, S. Hooker, W. Fisher, Mr. Shaw, Ernie Ross.
2 of 63 		Preparing to head out
3 of 63 		Trail Blazers on the road to Nordegg
4 of 63 		The Trail Blazers reach the Reed's Highway Service Garage at Nordegg, Alberta
5 of 63 		Steep track down the hillside
6 of 63
Ernie Ross' Model A Ford, with a coil of rope hanging off the front
7 of 63 		Not quite ready to go
8 of 63 		The way is clear and someone's going back to drive the other car
9 of 63 		The Trail Blazers taking a break
10 of 63 		Another day, another hill to climb
11 of 63 		Time to stretch your legs
12 of 63
Checking the map
13 of 63 		Using their muscles and physics to clear the way
14 of 63 		At camp
15 of 63 		Climbing higher
16 of 63 		Shovelling is hard work
17 of 63 		Calculating the best place to ford the Whitegoat River, known now as the Cline River
18 of 63

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