This trip was a bit of a disappointment. This makes four of seven Alberta ferries I have been to.
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Courtesy Google Maps. The shaded area is Siksika Nation land. |
The Crowfoot Ferry crosses the Bow River and is
accessed by a narrow gravel road about three miles south of the junction of
Highways 1 and 56, on Range Road 201. The ferry was also closed when I got
there. Some time in the past few years it was beached as a precaution against
the rising flood waters of the Bow River. I read somewhere that it is supposed
to be back in service in 2015 but I can't confirm that. I tried calling the government office responsible out of
curiosity however no one answered my call.
I stopped here on September 20, 2014. The road
is one lane wide with one almost hairpin curve where it crosses railroad
tracks. The ferry is on Siksika Nation land and I am a little surprised that it
is not in service simply because it provides convenient access from the highway
and I think it would be a good tourist attraction. If you walk along the
riverbank you can see evidence of flood damage. It is eerily quiet here. I
would have liked to get some photos from the other side of the river with some up
close photos of the ferry however it is a long way around to get there, as in
about forty miles and a lot of gravel road on a motorcycle. I don’t mind riding
on short distances on gravel on a motorcycle but this was more than what I was willing to do at the time. I will revisit at a later date if it reopens.
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Seriously closed. |
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Visible flood damage. |
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Of course the ferry would have to be on the opposite shore. |
This leaves me with the Klondyke, La Crete, and
Shaftebury Ferries to cross off my list in 2015 in Alberta.
I'm pretty sure it's still closed, based on a trip there this weekend, the same barriers are in place... There was one pickup with boat trailer at the bottom, I suppose it would now make a good boat launch...
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