SCHLEY RIDE TO WESTERN CANADA PART 2

Year Published: 1956

Format: 16mm

Description: For part 1, visit: • "SCHLEY RIDE TO WESTERN CANADA PART 1... Part 2 of the "Schley Ride to Western Canada" travelogue. This film begins with a trip on the Canadian National Railway (:24) as passengers load onto a train. Scenes of the landscape viewed from the train (2:09). The passengers arrive at Jasper (2:32). Snow peaked mountains rise above the station (2:48). Tourists snap photographs of the Two Brother’s Totem Pole in Jasper National Park (2:57). A milkman delivers milk to resort lodges (4:17). A long red boat is rowed through the lake (4:21). Cars drive by a mother brown bear and her two cubs in the road (5:32). A young boy steps from the car to feed a friendly reindeer (6:30). Moose are captured wandering near the woods (6:50). Waters of the Athabasca (7:23) and Astoria River (7:41) are captured. The Athabasca Glacier (8:16) is a part of the Columbia Ice field in the Rockies. Snowmobiles move over the frozen glacier (8:48). One family steps from one of the snowmobiles with camera equipment (11:33). They check the temperature on a thermometer stuck into the frozen ground (11:47). Guests enjoy downtown Jasper (14:25) lined with shops such as Berry’s Meat Market and Baxter’s Souvenir Shop (14:56). Tourist’s saddle up to sight see horseback style (16:17). The riders move down a dirt trail next to a wooded area (17:59). A boy takes a jump from a diving board Meitte Hot Springs (18:58). Sun bathers lounge poolside (19:16). A group of vacationers head for a rocky hike (22:53) in traditional Canadian attire. The women are pictured in short sleeved red dresses marching up through the snow (25:12). A snow avalanche is captured on the trek up (28:13). Harnesses and ropes are zoomed in on as they prepare for a steep rock climb (28:47). They reach the top relived and check the surrounding sights (30:46). Reindeer pay tourists a visit on the side of the road (30:51). The next site is Maligne Canyon; eroded out of the Palliser Formation (31:17). A member of the group distracts a small black bear with camera equipment (31:22). A river cuts through the deep canyon (32:13). Vacationers prepare for a boat ride (32:46) from Fred Brewster’s Rocky Mountain Camps (32:56). Picturesque shots are captured from one of the red boats as they take off on the river surrounded by mountains (33:42). The group returns and unloads from the trip (34:01). From the lodges they enter one of Fred Brewster’s buses (34:13). The Maligne Lake Chalet and Guest House National Historic Site follows (35:00) comprised of rustic log buildings set to capture the beauty of Maligne Lake. A woman teases a squirrel onto her knee with a treat (35:49). A tourist in red hangs on the side of a wide wooden bridge (35:57) watching the water move downstream. They set out lines and begin to fish (36:44). The woman’s catch is zoomed in on (37:04). A young couple catches a view from a hill top (38:14). The skyline of Vancouver is captured (39:06). Cars move up steep hills in the crowded city surrounded by mountains (39:09). A crowded intersection is viewed from above (39:35). Port of Vancouver follows (39:45). A shipping yard is zoomed in on as industrial parts are moved by a crane (40:03). A small fishing boat known as the Triggerfish sits at the dock (40:43). A luxury cruise liner awaits tourists (40:51). Speedboats cut wakes through the water (40:59). The guests prepare for a fishing trip on Horseshoe Bay (41:16). Bait is hooked onto the lines (41:44). A small boy holds a large catch (42:27). He sets the fish onto a hook to be weighed (42:31). A woman is filmed sketching lines onto a wooden block to carve (43:09). She hand paints the carving (44:14). Night scenes in Chinatown, Vancouver follow light with neon signs (44:44). Various Asian style restaurants are highlighted (44:54). Vacationers take to the beaches (45:50). Penguins (46:01) show off their vibrant colors for tourists. Guests play a garden game of what appears to be chess (47:57). Prospect Point is visited at the northernmost tip of Stanley Park in Vancouver (48:57). Tourists take in the sights at the popular lookout point (49:12). Horse and carriage pull riders through the streets for a scenic tour (52:13). Totem poles are captured (53:07) as tourists snap photographs. Picturesque images follow of women walking under a flowered archway (54:03). The film concludes with the route highlighted which the tour had taken (54:50).

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