Calgary

Hoar Frost

Hoar frost is caused by the freezing of humid air, depositing ice crystals. The results are often beautiful!

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Calgary Farmers’ Market

     Farmers’ markets in regions that have four seasons are, as you’d expect, different in character than those you find in tropical climates.  Harvest

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Gasoline Alley: The signs

  This post concludes our visit to Gasoline Alley in Calgary, a great car museum with the world’s largest collection of gasoline pumps and car-related signs.  We’ve previously looked at the museum in these posts: antique gasoline pumps…

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Gasoline Alley: Rides from 1931 – 1945

Our visit to Gasoline Alley in Calgary continues.  We’ve previously looked at the museum’s collection of  antique gasoline pumps ,  vehicles from 1907 – 1917 and 1918 – 1928 .  We continue with the last of the vehicles, my…

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Gasoline Alley: Rides from 1918 – 1928

Our visit to Gasoline Alley in Calgary continues.  We’ve previously looked at this fine museum’s collection of  antique gasoline pumps   and vehicles from 1907 – 1917 . Today our tour continues with my favorite cars and trucks from…

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Gasoline Alley: Rides from 1907 – 1917

  Besides its collection of  antique gasoline pumps and signs, Calgary’s Gasoline Alley  museum has a fascinating assortment of cars and trucks!  Many of these are unique, at least in my experience, as they were mostly collected…

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Hoar Frost

Hoar frost is caused by the freezing of humid air, depositing ice crystals. The results are often beautiful!

Read More

Gasoline Alley: The signs

  This post concludes our visit to Gasoline Alley in Calgary, a great car museum with the world’s largest collection of gasoline pumps and car-related signs.  We’ve previously looked at the museum in these posts: antique gasoline pumps…

Read More

Gasoline Alley: Rides from 1931 – 1945

Our visit to Gasoline Alley in Calgary continues.  We’ve previously looked at the museum’s collection of  antique gasoline pumps ,  vehicles from 1907 – 1917 and 1918 – 1928 .  We continue with the last of the vehicles, my…

Read More

Gasoline Alley: Rides from 1918 – 1928

Our visit to Gasoline Alley in Calgary continues.  We’ve previously looked at this fine museum’s collection of  antique gasoline pumps   and vehicles from 1907 – 1917 . Today our tour continues with my favorite cars and trucks from…

Read More

Gasoline Alley: Rides from 1907 – 1917

  Besides its collection of  antique gasoline pumps and signs, Calgary’s Gasoline Alley  museum has a fascinating assortment of cars and trucks!  Many of these are unique, at least in my experience, as they were mostly collected…

Read More