Refreshing archival material

This blog had long been relegated to the category of missing and, perhaps, forgotten. After looking at the pictures, I decided I might be worth giving the whole thing a new look. With that in mind, here goes...

August, 2003

In August of 2003, Roy came out west for a visit. For oldtimes' sake, we drove in to Gold River.

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WELCOME TO GOLD RIVER! 

At the end of the highway, to the right, the now-defunct pulpmill, ready to be dismantled. And the unkindest cut of all: to be dismantled by workers from India (while local Gold River residents sit unemployed)! I think it's called globalization. 
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Who knows what lies ahead for Gold River, now that the pulpmill is being dismantled? 

We look over the once-active booming ground by the former pulpmill, hoping for a glimpse of "Luna" the Killer Whale. Luna, or Tsuxit, is believed, by the Mowachaht and Muchalaht First Nations, to embody the spirit of Chief Ambrose Maquinna, who died just days before the whale was first seen in the area. 

At the end of the highway, the Gold River "harbor". To the left of the picture is the wharf used by the "MV Uchuck III", a 136-foot-long freighter and former World War II minesweeper. 

At the end of the highway, to the left, is the mouth of he Gold River. 

The Gold River estuary. 
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Well, this is pretty-much the end of the road: Muchalat Inlet. 

I'll have to check with Roy on this picture: I think this location is what is known, locally, as "Big Bend". 

There's little to compare with clear mountain water... 

The Gold River in one of the placid turns. 
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A viewpoint! Well, we better get out and take some pictures. 

A terrific view! I'm not sure we quite appreciated the beauty of Gold River when we lived here. 

"MUST get that shot!" 

Roy: cool tourist from Ottawa. [cropped version of the picture below] 

Roy: cool tourist from Ottawa. 

Hanne would have been upset if Roy and I hadn't called on Kim. We caught her by surprise the morning we were leaving Gold River and took her out for a coffee in what used to be "Adam's Rib" ("Moe's Bone", I think it was also affectionately called). 

Before we leave town, we call on Kim and go for a coffee. Why is it that Roy and I look like 20+ plus years have passed since we left Gold River while Kim looks just like the girl sitting in my Math 9 class in the late 70's. Must be the water in Gold River, eh?  

August, 2003

In August of 2003, Roy came out west for a visit. For oldtimes' sake, we drove in to Gold River.