William (Bill) Armstrong's photos with the keyword: Ravenscrag

I hunkered down between the rails without a worry about a train coming, although the line appeared to be still in use. The near ghost town of Ravenscrag is one of the few communities in this area.

A view of the southern edge of the Cypress Hills near Ravenscrag, Saskatchewan, with sedimentary layers left behind by retreating glaciers clearly visible.

A low-angle view of the rail line that runs through the Frenchman River Valley west of Eastend, Saskatchewan. My thanks to writer W. O. Mitchell for the photo title.

The Frenchman River - also called the Whitemud by locals - meanders through the valley that bears its name. Cutbanks like this record the history of high water marks, usually in the Spring runoff. Without a major rain event, by late September the river is at a low ebb.

The folklore regarding horseshoes is that the good luck drains out of them if you hang them this way. I found this image beside an abandoned building in what used to be Ravenscrag, Saskatchewan.

Cars with so-called suicide doors were not common, so finding one in a farmyard at Ravenscrag was a treat. Don’t use this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission. Copyright William Armstrong. 2019