Starlite Diner Car, Bowden, AB

I stopped here August 17, 2015. Sometimes you pass something dozens of times and you never think about stopping and seeing what it is about. This is just off the main highway between Calgary and Edmonton in Bowden, Alberta. I was coming back from Edmonton and needed a break. 

This is one of those places that really needs more attention. You walk in and it is like being in a diner and for some reason it has an alien theme. The alien theme runs through the decor to even the menu items. I have no idea what connection Bowden has to extraterrestrials. It does not matter anyway, the food was good and that is what counts. If you are ever in the neighbourhood, stop in.

I really like this place. I will be back.

The walls are decorated with old science fiction movie posters. Just quirky enough. 

My food tastes are not extravagant. Nothing special, it looked good and tasted good.

I found this room to be abduction free.

Train car in Grimshaw, Alberta

No idea what it is used for. It was raining, I was on a motorcycle, and I stopped long enough to get a photo. Taken August 2, 2015.

Signs of moose

I see these all over Alberta. I have not seen any moose.

Shaftesbury Ferry August 1, 2015

Highway 740 takes you there and the ferry takes you across the Peace River. The first ferry crossing here was built by a farmer in 1951 and the family operated it until the government took it over in 1977.

The road heading into the valley suffered a slide at one point. The detour is just to the side.

I was a little hesitant. The dock was slightly chewed up and a little uneven to get onto the ferry. If I was driving a car I would not care. It is a little different on a motorcycle for highway use.

This is not a cable ferry. The ferry is manoeuvred by a tugboat. The tug and barge were built in 1962.

Off in the bushes. Personally I am not sure if I would want to drive across the ice in winter.

View from the hill overlooking the crossing. You can make out the ferry on the river.

Shaftesbury, Alberta August 1, 2015

Marker by the highway to show where a mission and post office once stood. Unmarked graves are behind the signs. In the background is farmland. You can see the outline of a foundation behind the fence.