Journal of Mary Phyllis Fisher - Thomas Davies

1975. August 6 th
Ren and I are on our way to Creston BC to get some fruit. We have been driving through trees
and hills for miles and miles. As much as I love hills and trees I have decided I wouldn’t want
to live here. To feel so shut in would be terrible. We have enjoyed our trip and seeing this
beautiful country. The lakes and streams are beautiful too. The water looks so blue shaded by
the trees. Most of the trees are evergreen and pine and spruce. The roads are not as good as the
Alberta roads. I guess the snow piled in among the trees in winter would make it harder to keep
them so. It cost more to make mountain roads Dad says.
We stopped at a garage, went to the rest room and Father got us a big milk shake. It was nice
and cool. It has started to blow which makes it good to travel for the sixth of August. It is such
a hot day. I’m surprised to see so many houses all along the way. They are permanent
residences, coal miner, lumber workers etc. We have just stopped at a camp fruit stand. It’s in a
house with open front built onto the house they live in. They say it is too early for peaches.
This year they are late in ripening. Creston is about the size of Cardston. Just stopped at an
orchard and the fruit is not ripe. The man said it is late this year. We got 3 boxes of peaches. I
think they will ripen soon. Ren bought a dozen cobs of fresh corn. The boxes are apple boxes so
they are much bigger than the peach boxes we have. It doesn’t pay us to come for them but
Father wanted something to do and the temple is not open for another week. It was a lovely trip
together.
We stopped at Yack and went to the rest room. Ren bought hamburgers and pop for lunch. We
are going to stop at the first camp ground for dinner. The longest train I ever saw, it is red,
passed under the bridge we just went over.
Lynn came over last night. I think she wanted Ren to invite her to go with us. I asked him why
he didn’t and he said it was too far. She’d get tired and say mean things and he just wasn’t
going to take her. So we had such a nice time together. The lakes and trees are so beautiful. It
has been such a lovely drive. We left home at 8 o’clock, got to Creston at noon and now we are
on our way home. We are now passing the out shirts of Cranbrook. It is about the size of
Cardston. It is 73 miles to the boarder of Alberta. It is now 5 o’clock. We are still in
Mountains until we get to Pincher Creek. It looks like we are going to run into another high
mountain. Beautiful, beautiful! Trees so thick you can not see where they end. There are many
trailers and campers along the way and some lovely homes. Large truck loads of lumber we
have just passed. I never saw so many trailers before, all going west. We are now going
through the tunnel again.
It’s three hours yet before we’ll be home if all goes well. We’re now driving along the edge of
the river. It is a beautiful drive. It looks like we’d run into a high mountain this close. It looks
green except the peaks.
I’m tired. Next time we’ll take 2 days and bring our bedding and sleep out. We are now
entering Fernie, 40 miles to the boarder.
It will be 50 years ago this October since we were married. We were married Oct. 14, 1925.
1975. August 7 th
Yesterday Father and I went to Creston in BC and got some peaches to put up. We went early in
the morning and came home last night. We got some apricots too. Today I was so tired I’ll put
up the peaches tomorrow. We had such a nice time. It is such a beautiful ride through the
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