Showing posts with label Visitor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Visitor. Show all posts

Sunday, December 27, 2015

23 Beautiful Back Alley Mural Paintings Kamloops British Columbia (23 - Pictures)


Above Photo: Just one of the amazing Back Alley Mural Paintings that is found in 
Kamloops, British Columbia.

During our visit with family in Kamloops, British Columbia, my daughter drove me to a back alley in the downtown area. I did wonder where she was taking me, but it soon became very clear as I my face lit up. All of the buildings along this back alley had beautiful murals painted on them by some very clever people. 

The back alley murals are amazing and when visiting Kamloops, B.C. make sure you take time to visit this wonderful work of art.

Back Alley Art Gallery:

Location Map for the Back Alley Mural Paintings in Kamloops, B.C.:

Kamloops Visitor Centre:


Below I have listed some information about Kamloops I am sure you will enjoy reading.

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Monday, November 30, 2015

Mural Paintings In 100 Mile House British Columbia (2 Pictures)


Above Photo: Parkside Art Gallery website is: http://www.parksideartgallery.ca/

The District of 100 Mile House has always been a special place for me. When I was a lot younger, I along with friends would drive to 100 Mile House to go fishing, hiking, etc. 

On one of those trips I ended up at Montana Lake Resort which was owned by a fellow who resided in from Vancouver, B.C. and was owner of a mill.

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Smithers British Columbia Visitor Centre (Photos)


Above Photo: Lonely Cougar looks back toward his home in the mountains from the Smithers, British Columbia Visitor Centre.

We were out in Smithers, B.C. a few days ago and I wandered around taking pictures of a lot of things as the weather was beautiful. One of the places I thought I would start with was the Chamber of Commerce/ Visitor Centre.

There was a display of a Cougar outside the building which I thought was pretty cool. the Cougar looks like it is missing the high mountains as it looks staring off into the distant mountains.

I have a few pictures from around the Smithers, B.C. Visitor Centre and just outside of 
Smithers as well.

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Friday, October 9, 2009

Spokane - Fairchild AFB Security Man Sees Visitor


I was reading your articles on "Visitors" at AF Bases. I was stationed at Fairchild AFB in Spokane, WA. I was one of many Security Policemen assigned there. Yea, a "Ramp Rat" only I know we were the best of the bunch (LOL) Anyway, we also had a visitor, however we attributed it to a "Lost Soul" I know because I've seen it twice. I had been on site for roughly three weeks, and I was working in the Nuclear Storage Area on "Bravo 4" a two man patrol. At about 1:30 a.m. I could swear I saw someone running at our vehicle. It was nothing from the ordinary, we would have "area exercises" from time to time with a "Security Team Member" playing the roll of a "enemy combatant"

I saw this and reported the event to my team leader Sgt. Jim. I reported what I was seeing to the area tower. I was new and I had never seen nor heard of these events at all. Jim was convinced I was really seeing what I was reporting to him, and in my subsequent radio conversations, so were others. They responded the entire area of Security Policemen to our location, including turning on all the area lighting, in an effort to assist us in finding this individual. We never did, and we search everything and everywhere for the next two hours. I was kidded about what I saw, but I was never doubted. I was told it was the base "Goat Man" or the resident ghost, and many have seen it before and since I did.

Additional Information Below:

Sure, Gladly

I was with the 92nd SPS from June 1985 through July 1987. Our visitor who was called the "Goat Man" was quite a ghost. The Nuclear Storage area has several sensors outside the secure fence, just inside the 30' clear zone. On a few occasions I was in the Tower with the Tower Operator. The sensors started to activate in an "Entry" Pattern. When they do that a camera activates and shows a B&W picture of the area, when the camera activated, we (There were 3 of us in the Tower at the time) saw a black figure starting to climb the fence. My team member and I hauled ass from the tower and raced to the area.

Below Photo: Fairchild AFB in Spokane, WA.



A Nuclear Storage Area or (Weapons Storage Area) "WSA" as we called it because we could not officially say "nukes is a big patch of land, normally with a Conventional Storage Area or CSA located right next to it. As we got to the intrusion area, the tower operator immediately notified us that he received an "Exit" activation in a direct line from the entry point. Right straight across the entire WSA. I saw the thing, as it started to climb the fence. I swear it turned and looked right at us, not just the camera, but right at us. It was always a running joke with us, "The Goat Man but those who have seen it, or been around someone who has seen it knows better. Needless to say this thing scared the hell out of me. The first time I saw it, it was raining, and I was on a Midnight Shift. Jim and I were parked next to a "Nuke Structure Barn Door. Our vehicle was parked as close to the door as we could be, my side (The Passenger Side) was just inches from the door so I could not exit the vehicle. If you can imagine that. And to see this thing between two bunkers, inside the WSA running towards me, I was scared and I,m sure it showed, because like I said they activated every light in the area, calling all team members out to conduct a search.

If Jim was not there right beside me when I saw it, I don,t think anyone would have thought too much of it. But when he told CSC, I was new and this was my first night in the area. They made sure there were no exercises being conducted, and then called for radio silence while the entire fire team searched the area. Grid pattern; top to bottom, and side to side, it took the better part of two hours to do too.

Thank you to the person for the report. I would like to ask all service men and woman from the past to the present if they have encountered anything like this, or have been witnessed to an object over or around a base that they please contact me.

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