Author Archives: OldFart

About OldFart

I was born in Powell River, British Columbia and have been a part of it since 1965.

Olson Valley Mobile Spar Tree – Abandon

   You all know how the adventure starts, first you hear or read a story, the story itself sometimes is not much, but the imagination takes over, sooner or later you sometimes go on that adventure. The story I was … Continue reading

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Theodosia Inlet Trip – May 6 2012

  Well we finally made it back into Theodosia Inlet, on the way to Olson Valley, this time we went looking for the 3 Steam Shovels apparently off the turn at 2 km heading down, we didnt exactly find that, … Continue reading

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The Original – The Cut Highway 101

I remember when I was a kid, my memory says that I was 5 maybe 6 years of age, my dad took me down along the original The Cut Highway to watch the company building the new section put in … Continue reading

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Toba Inlet

Sometimes when you just surf the net you can come across some interesting pictures, for example I was looking through ads on a Powell River Facebook selling site, when someone who knew me mailed me that I should check out … Continue reading

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Squamish Road – GateWay Report

The Gateway to Central And North Island A Report on diversification of Transportation and Economic needs of the Sunshine Coast, Central and Northern Vancouver Island February 28, 2005 Prepared for General Public Knowledge By: Rob J Tremblay Diversification of Transportation … Continue reading

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Dorsington BC

Although Ive neither been nor heard of it, Mike from http://www.adventuresinmikeslife.blogspot.ca/ has been, showed me some of the pictures he took, and was nice enough to allow me to also post on here, but check his site out as well.

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Sterloff Property Sunshine Coast

It always nice to get emails from other people who enjoy my posts, its even nicer when they share the same interests. Recently I received an email from Mike Pearsons, who shared pictures, and links to his blog. Mikes blog … Continue reading

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Theodosia Inlet – Old Farm Homesteads

In September  I went by quad to Theodosia Inlet, a 1.5 hour quad ride from Wilde Rd north of Powell River, up some rather steep, hairy embankments and along old abandon logging roads and past a few rather large de-activations. … Continue reading

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Plane Crash – 1945 Vancouver Island

Recently someone contacted me after reading through my site here at Vanishing History, and as it turns out, we share some of the same interests which is looking for old, lost, or vanishing history. He mentioned going to a crash … Continue reading

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Abandon Car

A little while ago my cousin Tim was walking in the backcountry on Vancouver Island and came across this car. Now although its not in Powell River the subject of things lost are always interesting to me. Years ago when … Continue reading

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