Monday, 4 May 2009

The RCMP.......... helpful!

Well, Brocket- nice place in the middle of an Indian Reserve. not much to look at, and you kind of get the feeling that you're being watched the whole time you're walking through. I'd been warned earlier that day to either stop before i got to the reserve, or make sure i didn't stop until i'd made it to the other side...... i opted to push through and make the other side. I didn't quite make it, although i thought i'd found a place by the side of the road that was low enough that i could sleep pretty much out of sight. Right around midnight the cops turned up. The officer was kind enough- he told me that it wasn't safe for me to be there, and that he would take me back into Pincher creek for the night- that's 11 miles back the way i came- SON-OF-A-*****!
In the car he was saying that i shouldn't really be camping on the side of the highway anywhere, to which me response was "well, where the hell can i camp then?" I can't just jump a fence and camp on someones land, and there's nowhere that isn't owned by someone. It got me thinking why it was this difficult to walk somewhere. He explained that nobody relly walks anywhere as everyone drives. Are we becoming slaves to technology to this extent? What if you don't want a car? How can a country this friggin' big be so diffucult to get accross? someone puts lines on a map and says "you can't go here"- fine, i'll go round then.......nope, someone else has put lines on a map and you can't go there either......... or there........ or there- what the F**K!? Now, i've got to try and figure out a new route that keeps me clear of the cops and gets me from A to B quickly. This is the first thing out of all that's happened, that's pissed me off! and i mean, REALLY pissed me off- i'm going to get some beer to make myslef feel better- bye!

4 comments:

  1. You lesbian monkey! Why didnt i know about this!!! Hope this finds you well chief! Hope your having a great time TIMMY!

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  2. Unfortunately, there really isn't another route that takes you east like that. And no, there really isn't anywhere "safe" to camp out until you get near Fort Mcleod. Just before Fort Mac there's an area with gravel mounds that might do the trick, on the south side of the road, and there's also a campground on the North side of the road there as well, just prior to the turnoff leading to Calgary. The rest is pretty much hostile territory for camping. Would it be cheating to have someone drop you off where you were picked up to carry on from there? That would make it much more likely you can get somewhere hassle free by nightfall.

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  4. Hey man you were in redneck country. Pincher Creek can't get anymore redneck than it already is. All they did was stereo type the native to make them look like bad asses like they always do. It should have been someone from Brocket telling you to be careful walking by Pincher Creek cause they sure don't like outsiders! thats for sure. Keep safe and journey well.

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