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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 61 		E.S. Brett, W. Ellenburgh, C. Bruce, W. Schierholtz, S. Hooker, W. Fisher, Mr. Shaw, Ernie Ross.
2 of 61 		Preparing to head out
3 of 61 		The Trail Blazers crossing the North Saskatchewan River on the ferry. Bill Fisher sitting in truck.
4 of 61 		Trail Blazers on the road to Nordegg
5 of 61 		An unimproved road near Rocky Mountain House
6 of 61
The Trail Blazers reach the Reed's Highway Service Garage at Nordegg, Alberta
7 of 61 		Not quite ready to go
8 of 61 		The way is clear and someone's going back to drive the other car
9 of 61 		The Trail Blazers taking a break
10 of 61 		Using their muscles and physics to clear the way
11 of 61 		At camp
12 of 61
Calculating the best place to ford the Whitegoat River, known now as the Cline River
13 of 61 		On the Kootenay Plains
14 of 61 		Winching the Chevrolet sedan up past Whirlpool Point
15 of 61 		The Siffleur River at the top of the falls, on the Kootenay Plains
16 of 61 		"We made it!"
17 of 61 		"It's going to be tricky here."
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