Originally posted by CharLac Dad was up very early that morning clambering into the cockpit of his Avro Halifax bomber. His mission, soften up the defences prior to invasion. He very rarely spoke of those days but once in his older years, mentioned the incredible sight that presented itself to him and the other bomber crews as they returned to base. The rising sun illuminated the sight of the invasion force as far as the eye could see.
It was quite something to be a part of and I'm sure your dad had some close calls from incoming flak. Tremendous sacrifices made by that generation to preserve democracy and our way of life.
Interesting you mention your Dad's Avro Halifax. After the war my dad bought a surplus Lancaster Bomber propeller and we had it mounted in a place of honour in our rec room for many years.
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Originally posted by CharLac Yup, the Barron Canyon in Algonquin park is a good example of this. Today it is a sedate waterway bordered by towering cliffs. In the past, a raging torrent draining the retreating Laurentide Ice Sheet.
My wife and I do a lot of driving...highways, back roads.... in Manitoba and North Western Ontario and it's fascinating to see the topography. In southern Mb. I'm amazed by the deep valleys that have been carved out by torrents of water from ice melt.
One area in particular that we visit at least twice a year is the Pembina Escarpment...which is in western Manitoba, North Dakota and South Dakota. Very interesting foot hillish area that was scoured out , partially by melting glaciers. There still remains a very interesting, meandering little river (Pembina River) in this area.
This area is quite different from the typical Northern Great Plains which forms a good chunk of Southern Manitoba. Deep valleys, many fossils are found, in fact one of the prime raptor fly paths for these birds coming from down south to their northern summer homes. Bald Eagles, the odd Golden Eagle, Harris Hawks, etc...come in droves within in a couple of weeks in the early spring.
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