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I worked at the Mica Dam as a heavy duty mechanic from 1965 to 1972.

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1956 mom, dad and family drove Big Bend. At one point we became blocked by an overturned logging truck. We’d arrived just in time to drive into the woods on a temporary drive-a-round situation. Remember down to Golden was one pothole after another. Gruelling shimmying gravel washboard needing grading. Next year and every year until they put in the Rogers Pass Northlander highway, we would take the Southern route thru Fernie, Cranbrook, Creston, Nelson, Castlegar, etc. Thanks very much for your video. 🎉 😅

I just spent three days camping near Revelstoke with my sister, and we took the drive up to The Mica Dam. We were at the boat launch of Swartz Creek, I believe, to the best of our knowledge anyway judging by the map book we had. I can’t even express how much it felt like the ‘end of the world’ lol. It is so desolate, remote and uninhabited; we had a very eerie sense that if we went missing, no one would know, and no one would ever find us. The wind was extreme, the water was brutal, smashing against the shore at the boat launch. Truly, unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. It was a wilderness that we generally do not have access to unless we venture off-grid, and this was something!

Looks like a steam engine to me

How deep is the lake over the mine?? This is super crazy human ingenuity

that open pit used to be underground i grew up spending summers there my grand per rants were founding fathers of valdor one worked in sigma for decades as well as volunteer fire chief the other had retail clothing bisness jaymores it was nice to see old memories and new sights

Head Engineer at age 21, hell most people that age now are still living with their parents and still need supervision cutting the lawn. As someone with a History degree and Geography degree, I just love these vids, it is a perfect combo of information I love to learn. I consider myself lucky, I still have many of your vids to watch. Thank you for making them.

So cool.

Love these vids. I cant believe every Canadian isnt watching them. I hope in time these vids become viral.

As a fellow Canadian, I can not thank you enough for all the tours you do. I have been watching your vids on Quebec and Northern Ontario recently. As someone who grew up in Northern Ontario, I have never been to BC, or anywhere out west. Everything is so different out there. Here in Northern Ontario, its all rock, and sediment, glacier till, moraine, and never ending lakes and forest. What is that material on the road side and hill sides at 11:00. Is it silt, till, if you could, explain how that area was formed geologically. I just want to say, I really enjoy watching your vids, it is a great service to this country by showing off all the great features are country has to off. I wish I wasnt dirt poor, I would love to help fund your tours.

The early history of the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) fits in with a lot of your videos. Below is a very brief and simple summary. The immediate idea to establish the RCM was to mint Klondike ores into gold coins. The legislation would authorize a RCM to hire people, purchase land & equipment, etc was approved about 1901. By that time, however, the Klondike had basically given out so the Gov't did not budget any money for the RCM. By 1906 things are looking a lot different! The Abiti gold belt production is now significant plus two years before, a silver refinery at Trail had opened. Gov't now funds the RCM to make it a practical reality. It opened in 1908 using Abiti gold and Trail silver for its precious metal coins! Trust you find this comment constructive. Keep up the good and interesting work! Regards Glenn.

When I loaded it, there was no sound the first minute

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Good Video! I think the significance of 1908 on the gold coin is that was the year the Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa started operations.

Another awesome vid. I knew the second you showed the rock cuts on the highway, you were in Northern Ontario. Again, keep an eye out for those nasty long horn pine beetles, they are big, nasty and will take your arm off.

pronounced: ret-al- lick

The nickel belt around Thompson Man. runs for hundreds of km, between Flin Flon and Snow lake Man. are hundreds of metal deposits. cheers

Archean is pronounced "arkayon", gneiss is pronounced as "nice", niobium pronounced "nyohbyom", Komatiite pronounced as "komatyite", currently accepted universe age is actually 13.8 billion, but that may change soon :). There are relict zircon crystals from long vanished rocks which have been dated to 4.2 billion years old :)

You should have visite the Laronde gold mine, the deepest gold mine in america.

Awesome video!

Awsome video!

May I request you remake the video and please, leave out the music, it’s completely irritating!

Actually, DC works great for long distance power transmission. It uses the entire conductor rather than just the outside 8mm that 60Hz AC does. The problem is that until the modern era, it wasn’t practical to build the power electronics needed to run High Voltage DC and do the Rectification and Inversion efficiently. But many new long distance power lines are being built as HVDC.

Thank you for producing these vids and exploring our great country and showing off it's vast resources. Though the winters can be harsh, it really is one of Canada's most beautiful places. I look forward to seeing more of these tours, especially those of Northern Ontario. I really hope you find the time to go fishing. Some of the best fishing in all of Canada can be found in these regions.

1980's ...we drove 4 x4 down this road as it was dirt and gravel. Those were the days i see you passed Duffy lake and then Anderson lake, we swam in them.

Wow that is amazing, thanks for the tour. I want that White 3000 so bad.

very cool, thanks for sharing

The music was louder than the talking I gave up, what the f is the music there for.

bc is where it's at. probably one or the best places in the world for backcountry. in my humble opinion. #removetrudeau

I applied for a job here so I really appreciate this video!

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Wow, when you are driving I picture when I was a kid, and my dad douses for Gold veins. We been all over the 4Corners and Nevada looking for a claim. Now I'm 45, can't walk good, I'm slow, and constantly in pain. I'm a disabled coal miner that wow 😳😳🤯🤯 I died for 8 minutes in 2012, saw the stars ⭐⭐ then focus on the Bright 😎😎 one, then the stars was spinning in a circle and I was centered glued on the Star ⭐✨✨❤️ I saw. The others turned gold 🥇🪙🪙🥇. Wow 😳😳😮😮 was it #BeautifulAmen#.

Could not help, when viewing this video, thinking of all the young miners who came from all over Europe, in the late 1920's, with a yearning for new hope and dreams, this after the collapse of the old empires and way of life after WW I.

That was a nice tour, hope you get the chance to visit Sudbury (The Big Nickel Mine) and the rest of northern Ontario. Just remember, watch out for pine beetles, they will bite your arm off and they have been known to carry away small children.

So many inaccurate statements. Do your research before you post.

Its a shame to think it all got buried in the recient slide of 2024. Been to Farwell it's a memorable place on the road to the Gang, that sand dune is actually the largest living sand dune in Canada. Chilkotin...pronounced "Coatin" not "Cootin". Thanks enjoyed the video!

Are used to live by the water tower in the video

You used to be able to go down there

How did this come up on my for you page I live here !??!!??

Just out of curiosity, do you know whether there have been any Sasquatch sightings in the area?🤔👣

Omg, nice pics and photos👍how about stay with the same deem???? Omg your all over the place, lol 😂😂

West Kootenays is a beautiful region.. A combanation of wilderness and small towns.. The ferry is a bonus experience.. 😊

Slow down, especially the camera movement! So much info take your time and do the story justice!

Camera work too slow and jerky smooth for meth users.

I was once told that the salt mine in Windsor could connect with Goodrich. There is nothing blocking it. Other than salt.

Revelsmoke BC is a great place.

Realy interesting video. The history of B.C. mining is of great interest to me. It is the foundation of modern B.C.