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Cape Breton evokes deep memories and strong emotions for me as well as a deep appreciation for the beauty of my adopted island. My hopes are that you too might find the photos evocative - maybe a view you've not enjoyed before, or an 'Oh I've been there', or if from away that you may be encouraged to visit this fair isle so that you might come to love and breathe Cape Breton as I do. One word about place names that I use - some are completely local usage while others are from maps of Cape Breton that I've purchased over the years. I frequently post travel and other photos that are of interest to me - and hopefully you.

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The Road To Mary Ann's Cove


© Aug '12    photo by smck
© Aug '12    photo by smck

This rough woods road is somewhat like the roads that connected the small communities here in the early 1900s - only instead of the fairly young regrowth forest you see here those early roads were lined mostly with mature forest that would enclose the road even more than you see across the dash of my truck in the above photo.  When I first moved here back in the 70s the 'back' roads from Grand River to Pt. Michaud and to L'Archeveque were still single lane ventures.  The crowding brushy small spruce and alder have taken their toll on the sides of my pick-up that's for sure.

In the top photo you can see a bit of the ocean in the distance - as this woods grows and matures that view will disappear.

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