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The Trail Blazers and the Cavalcades: Proving the Need for the David Thompson Highway
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Road work underway near Horburg in 1939
1 of 24 		Two of the Trail Blazers clearing windfall (trees brought down by wind) from a slope
2 of 24 		Time to stretch your legs
3 of 24 		Checking the map
4 of 24 		Someday this will be a piece of the David Thompson Highway
5 of 24 		Climbing higher
6 of 24
Slowly, but surely, we'll get there
7 of 24 		Shovelling is hard work
8 of 24 		Two of theTrail Blazers block the back wheels of the truck as it is winched up the slope
9 of 24 		How far do you think we'll get today?
10 of 24 		Chevrolet sedan stuck in the White Goat River
11 of 24 		Father McKenzie in front of the Trail Blazers vehicles, at Saskatchewan River Trading Post
12 of 24
Dave Edwards and Stan Hooker
13 of 24 		Chevrolet sedan and the truck
14 of 24 		Trail Blazers at Whirlpool Point, Bill Schierholtz on left, Ernie Ross on right
15 of 24 		Ernie Ross receives a plaque from the Ford Motor Company
16 of 24 		Stan Hooker sitting in his 1948 Chevrolet Fleetmaster in front of Edward's Garage on Main Street
17 of 24 		Mayor Jack Edgerton shaking Ernie Ross' hand prior to a parade
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