AUGUST 2002 – The gift shop of The Last Spike exhibition area in Craigellachie, B.C., Canada. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
Highway 1 is the important lifeline between Vancouver and the Banff National Park and the eastern provinces of Canada. And it’s a fantastic sightseeing route on your way to and from the Canadian Rockies.
We used the highway to get from Revelstoke to Salmon Arm in British Columbia. Enroute we stopped at the Craigellachie rest area for a good reason: Here, the historic train line between the Canadian west and east coast was connected. The single track is really close here, and during our (short) stay a long train was passing.
This photo shows the Gift Shop of the site perfect for stepping out and refreshing.
By the way, a memorial plate erected by the Department of Recreation & Conservation reads:
THE LAST SPIKE
A nebulous dream was a reality: an iron ribbon crossed Canada from sea to sea. Often following the footsteps of early explorers, nearly 3000 miles of steel rail pushed across vast prairies, cleft lofty mountain passes, twisted through canyons, and bridged a thousand streams. Here on Nov. 7, 1885, a plain iron spike welded East to West.
It’s almost lyric, and I am glad to have visited this place.
Design ideas
The high resolution image
| Capture Date | 24-AUG-2002 |
| Location | Craigellachie, B.C., Canada |
| Camera | Canon AE-1 Program |
| Image Source | Fuji Slide Film |
| Digital Image Source | EPSON Perfection 4870 Photo |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 6378 x 4111 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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