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The Trail Blazers and the Cavalcades: Proving the Need for the David Thompson Highway
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E.S. Brett, W. Ellenburgh, C. Bruce, W. Schierholtz, S. Hooker, W. Fisher, Mr. Shaw, Ernie Ross.
1 of 57 		Preparing to head out
2 of 57 		The Trail Blazers crossing the North Saskatchewan River on the ferry. Bill Fisher sitting in truck.
3 of 57 		Imperial Oil Gas Station at Saunders, Alberta
4 of 57 		Trail Blazers on the road to Nordegg
5 of 57 		An unimproved road near Rocky Mountain House
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The Trail Blazers reach the Reed's Highway Service Garage at Nordegg, Alberta
7 of 57 		Steep track down the hillside
8 of 57 		Ernie Ross' Model A Ford, with a coil of rope hanging off the front
9 of 57 		Not quite ready to go
10 of 57 		The way is clear and someone's going back to drive the other car
11 of 57 		The Trail Blazers taking a break
12 of 57
Another day, another hill to climb
13 of 57 		Two of the Trail Blazers clearing windfall (trees brought down by wind) from a slope
14 of 57 		Time to stretch your legs
15 of 57 		Checking the map
16 of 57 		Using their muscles and physics to clear the way
17 of 57 		It's soft, sandy ground
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