Chapter 16 - Let Me Be - 01 48 51

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Location: Hwy 742, Goat Creek
GPS:   51d 3m 35.52s    -115d 25m 50.70s
Map / Satellite Image: Google Link
Site Name: Jack’s Flashback
 

Travel Directions:
The site of Jack’s Flashback (Campsite #2) is at the northern end of Spray Valley Provincial Park, off Hwy 742, 7.3 km south of the Three Sisters Drive intersection in Canmore, and 2.1 km north of the Riding Ridge. The easiest way to access the site is to follow Hwy 742 and park at the Goat Creek Picnic Area. Walk south along Hwy 742 for approximately 200 meters. At the point where the utility lines cross Hwy 742 you will see a gravel road to your right (west). Turn right and follow the gravel road approximately 0.7 km downhill until you reach a clearing. Turn right and continue across the clearing, passing the “Get Goin’, Cowboy” Hillside (Fight Hill), to the Dozy Embrace site. If you encounter temporary fencing in this area, go around it to the right. The site is to your left as you approach Goat Creek and the pole bridge. For pictures taken during a hike to this location, see “Hike to Campsite #2” in Albums.

To reach Hwy 742 (also known as Spray Lakes Rd. / Smith-Dorrien Rd.): From Hwy 1 (Trans-Canada Hwy), use Exit 91 “Hwy 1A - Canmore.” Follow Bow Valley Trail 2.2 km, turn left (northwest) onto Railway Ave. Proceed 0.5 km and turn left (west) at Main St. (also known as 8th St.), go 0.6 km and turn left (south) onto Bridge Rd. (also known as 8th Ave. / Rundle Drive). At the “T” intersection, turn left (south) on Three Sisters Drive, proceed 0.6 km and turn right (west) at Spray Lakes Rd. (also known as Hwy 742). (Or simply follow the helpful “Kananaskis Country” signs throughout Canmore.) See map of Canmore.

See also:

http://www.albertaparks.ca/spray-valley/information-facilities/day-use/goat-creek.aspx?id=st-day:8158

Remarks:
This is a secluded spot, surrounded by mountains. The “Get Goin’, Cowboy” Hillside (Fight Hill), the tent area, and the pole bridge are all right here. But it is, of course, what happened here that draws us to it.

A “cairn” is a man-made pile of rocks that marks a site or trail. A cairn marks the spot of the Dozy Embrace. Add to it if you care to. Another cairn, located atop Moose Mountain 50 km to the southeast, marks the site of the “I Ain’t Queer” scene (see Chapter 6, 00 31 33 and 00 31 41).

Quotation:
“Well now, you’re sleepin’ on your feet like a horse.”

Pictures of surrounding area:

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For more pictures taken at this location see
DVD Chapter 5,
00 23 28, 00 23 39, 00 24 09, 00 24 14, 00 24 16, 00 24 22;
Chapter 6,
00 29 43, 00 29 55, 00 29 58, 00 31 11; Chapter 7, 00 34 34, 00 34 53.

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  Revised 28 May 2015