This 1960s episode of Vagabond, narrated by Bill Burrud, takes viewers to the Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and the city of Columbia, Washington along the Olympic Peninsula, and to the top of Mt. Olympus in the Olympic Mountains. It begins with some of the sights in Victoria, including historic buildings and the Thunderbird Park’s collection of Native American totem poles. This is followed by a couple fishing off the waters of Port Angeles. Finally, an airplane flies the camera crew to the top of Mt. Olympus, where scientists (part of the 1958 International Geophysical Year studies) are living to collect data. The camera crew follows them around as they take meteorological samples, ice cores, and climb into glaciers.
0:09 waves crashing onto a beach, 0:29 “Vagabond”, 0:53 different views of Victoria in Canada, 1:34 Bill Burrud introduces himself, 1:56 Burrud showing a map of Victoria and Mt. Olympus, 2:29 champagne being served on a flight, 2:40 overview of the city of Victoria, British Columbia 3:04 a statue of Queen Victoria, 3:16 Parliament of British Columbia, 3:27 the Tallyho horse drawn cart, 3:44 the Empress Hotel, 4:12 the Maritime Building, 4:46 a woman looking into the window at Jefferies and Co. Silversmiths, 5:27 a collection of Native American totem poles at Thunderbird Park, 6:51 a new totem pole being carved for Queen Elizabeth for Canada’s centennial celebration, 8:25 a Tilikum canoe used by Captain J.C. Voss, 9:01 visitors walking through the Butchart Gardens, 9:59 a ferry taking visitors to Port Angeles in the US, 10:21 Burrud speaking to the camera, 11:08 a couple getting into a small boat, 11:50 man preparing hooks for fishing, 12:20 couple begin reeling in their catch, 12:46 overview of the Olympic Mountains from a car, 13:09 a cabin in the Olympic Mountains, 13:21 a park ranger speaking to a family, 14:13 a park ranger and a small group walking through a forest, 14:41 a little boy digging for clams on a beach, 15:28 small group getting on a plane equipped with skis, 15:50 plane takes off at the Port Angeles airport, 16:08 scenic views from the aircraft including mountains and a glacier, 16:46 the plane landing on a glacier near Mt. Olympus, 17:35 the peak of Mt. Olympus, 17:48 a small scientific settlement on top of the mountain, 18:11 scientists look at a small weather station, 18:58 scientist begin a patrol in the snow, 19:39 scientist attaches a rope to his waist so the other scientists do not fall, 20:46 scientist preparing himself to look at the crevices of a glacier, 21:02 scientist begins abseiling into the glacier, 21:40 scientists preparing to take an ice core sample, 21:56 aircraft taking off from the mountain, 22:23 Burrud speaking to the camera and giving closing remarks, 23:29 “Vagabond with Bill Burrud”, written by Ted Hilgenstuhler, 24:11 Editors Marvin Walowitz and Mindy Bagdon
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