A Postcard Written En Route in 1926

I've always loved vintage postcards for the simple stories they tell and the brief glimpses into history they provide. This postcard featuring the Three Sisters near Banff in Alberta was mailed in 1926. What I love most about it is that it was written while riding the train.

Sent back to his mother in Hamilton, Ontario, this postcard was likely purchased at the Banff train station. You can picture him looking out the window at the mountains as he writes this message on the way to Vancouver. The postcard reads:

Oct. 12 / 1926 

My Dear Mother, I am now running along the Fraser River. I have just got across the Selkirks and into the coast range. I'll be in Vancouver at 8:30 in the morning. It is now about 7:30. 

Love, Jim

Affixed with a one cent stamp, the postcard was mailed from Vancouver on October 13, 1926.

Courthouse in Medicine Hat, Alberta

A few visuals of the historic courthouse in Medicine Hat, Alberta.

Fog Over Police Point Park

Yesterday I witnessed an incredible sight as a thick fog rolled into Medicine Hat, Alberta and cascaded over the iconic cliffs of Police Point Park. You could've mistaken the scene for something out of the Rockies. I've captured some unique local fog images in the past, but I've never seen anything quite like this in the Hat before.