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	Gallipoli National park and local surroundings Historic beaches and communities involved in Gallipoli campaign. Posted 01 Nov 09  | 
  
          
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			British Memorial - V Beach Gallipoli National Historic Park, Turkey 20 Sept 09. Posted 17 Oct 09  | 
  	
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			Whitehorse Wildland Park, Cadomin, Alberta  Aug 09 Scrambling and caving in the Whitehorse Wilderness area 02-05 Aug 09. More to come! Posted 01 Sept 09  | 
  	
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			Road trip - Icefields Parkway 21-23 Aug 09 The long-suffering BMW is back on the road. Posted 26 Aug 09.  | 
  	
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			Rock and Ice Ultramarathon - Part 1 
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			KTM 
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			Number 1 in Yellowknife. Pop visits YK 16-20 Sept 08. posted 22 Sept 08  | 
  
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			Cadomin Cave adventure 
			30 Aug 08 James and l survive a trip to the centre of the earth. posted 06 Sept 08.  | 
  
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			Pulteney Point lighthouse. 17.jul.08 posted 12.aug.08  | 
  
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           Berry Hill conquered Sept.04.07al pilgrimage Posted 13 Sept 07  | 
  
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           Cameron falls in fall splendour posted 02.sept.07  | 
  
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           voodoo magik on prelude!!!!!!!!!!!!!!s posted 02.sept.07  | 
        
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          30/31 mar 07 blackhartt joins the pook and dent families for an easter supper at Blachford lake lodge posted 15 April 07  | 
  
          
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      blackhartt journeys 
		to italy, croatia, bosnia and herzegovina, and slovenia. Sept-Oct 06 we escape the clutches of stromboli and head off to the loyal edmonton regiment invasion beach on the south end of sicily. posted 10 feb 07  | 
  
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    we mount Monte Vesuvius like the gods we think we are. posted 03 nov 06 | 
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         2002 KTM SX 520....now Supermotarded  | 
  
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      440 Sqn Great Slave Lake Search 16 aug 06. 440 sqn response - overdue boaters missing on great slave lake Posted 06 Sept 06  | 
  
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      Hideaway Island, Yellowknife Bay yellowknife, nt 25 aug 06 wildlife division planning session. yellowknife and surrounding environs. Posted 06 Sept 06  | 
  
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			Day long weekend so l can get caught up...to Oct 05. Prince Edward Island Road Trip Oct 05 Fort George Niagara Falls Charlottetown. PEI National Park Green Gables Posted 22 May 06  | 
  
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           Dec 03 - Jan 04. Bigger, bolder, better, stupid new captions! Posted 17 May 06  | 
  
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          Part Duzos
           Belly of the Beast continued. Toronto. Performing cats at SeaWorld. Palm Springs Air Museum. Las Vegas Posted 05 May 06  | 
  
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     teaser Dec 05/Jan 06. blackhartt journeys to area 51; the grand canyon, and palm springs more to follow....promise. posted 10 jan 06.  | 
  
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    sarscene 05 in charlottetown, pei
      01-09 oct. includes small detour to niagara falls where l try not to fall in. posted 08 nov 05  | 
  
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       ingraham trail, 10 oct 05awesome fall colours on a short trip 50 km trip out to cameron falls on the ingraham trail ie the only road out of yellowknife heading east. posted 08 nov 05  | 
  
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    24-26 sept 05. whirlwind trip slowed down a bit by rain. posted 26 sept 04  | 
  
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	turnoff for mt st helens and another memory....a gas station we stopped at 
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        Yellowknife River Ridge Run 05.06.06 Gus and Jim Pook and blackhartt trying to catch up. Posted 14 May 06  | 
      
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        Mountain Operations Course 
         Whitehorse, Yukon Territories Jul 03 Posted 14 May 06  | 
      
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         Jackfish Lake Power Station, Yellowknife. Posted 14 May 06  | 
      
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		and mike's excellent adventure. iraq. 
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		de-mining mission in southern iraq. jim is leading the team.  posted 19 sept 05  | 
      
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