Dome Creek: Bend and Fraser River

British Columbia (BC), Canada

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Many good memories happened along the track.

The only access to the few farmhouses of the former hamlet of Bend is to walk along the tracks and across the 600 foot long bridge over the Fraser River. River boats were rare and only useful for trips that were planned well in advance.

Dome Mountain view at 30 below Dome Creek, Tom Asselin 1973 Dome Creek, Gregory 1973 Dome Creek ladies on track View from Bend to Dome Creek underside Dome Creek bridge
Dome Creek bridge view looking down Fraser River from Dome Creek bridge looking up Fraser River from Dome Creek bridge Track view at Bend, BC Track view at Bend, BC siding Gary Cowell and Cinnamon on track at Bend Bridge View from Bend BC 2002 downtown Dome Creek 2002 Dome Creek looking towards bridge 2002
Work was hard, the winters were cruel and the summers wet.
But it was so quiet that one could hear the train whistle 12 miles away in Penny.

Tom's Place in Bend in early seventies.

Tom's Place at Bend, BC. View from old barn Tom's Place at Bend, BC Scrotum Pole at Bend, BC Tractor and crew at Bend about 1972

Vegetables grew and animals were raised. I helped on the trap line one winter and shovelled snow from the track switches.

Pam Stewart working garden at Bend 1971 laundry day at Bend, BC 1971 duckies at Bend, BC 1971 chicks in kitchen at Bend, BC 1971 Karen Carlson at Bend, BC 1971 donkeys at Bend about 1972

Bend pictures from the 1972 to 2002.

Tom's Place in Bend about 1972 Old Place in Bend about 1980 Old Place in Bend 2002 behind Old Place in Bend 2002

We made home made beer and had some fun.

Eric with guitar at Bend, BC Eric Donolo and Beer that made Dome Creek Famous Pam in Prince George Frisbee besides train tracks about 1972

Even Bend had remote suburbs where people tried to hide from the outside world.

Dean Collins jeweller The Rich Family at Bend BC Joe Rich and tractor at Bend
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