Tracks, Trails and Forgotten Tales

Dan and Carm Glabus

🎙️ Tracks, Trails & Forgotten Tales Hidden history, wild adventures, and forgotten places. Tracks, Trails & Forgotten Tales follows Dan and Carm as they uncover the stories buried in backroads, ghost towns, and epic landscapes across BC and beyond. From strange encounters to lost legends, each episode blends adventure, storytelling, and special guests who share their own unforgettable tales from the trail.

  1. JAN 24

    Phoenix BC | Rise and fall of the Highest City in Canada

    Canada’s Highest City… Gone Almost Overnight High above British Columbia’s Boundary Country, a booming mining city once stood at 4,600 feet. Thousands of people lived here. Trains ran day and night. Copper poured out of the mountain. And then — almost overnight — it was gone. In this episode of Tracks, Trails & Forgotten Tales, we explore the rise of Phoenix — once the highest incorporated city in Canada. Originally known as Greenwood Camp, Phoenix quickly grew into a modern mining city with railways, hotels, churches, schools, a hospital, and a thriving community built on copper. Between 1909 and 1911, Phoenix shipped nearly half of all the crude copper mined in Canada. But after the First World War, falling copper prices and mine closures triggered a rapid and devastating collapse. Families packed up and left, many believing they would return. They never did. Today, all that remains of Phoenix is a First World War cenotaph, two historic graveyards, and a massive open pit carved into the mountain where a bustling city once stood. 🎧 This is Part 1 of our two-part series on Phoenix.In Part 2, we tell the powerful story of the three men who stayed behind and lived on in a ghost town long after everyone else had gone. #trackstrailsandtales #exploringdirt #ghosttowns #bchistory #abandonedmines #explorebc #adventurepodcast #phoenixbc#ghosttownsofbc#ghosttown#canadianhistory#bchistory#mininghistory#abandonedplaces#boundarycountry#canadaghosttowns#explorebc#forgottenhistory#historicaldocumentary#canadianmining#lostplaces#trackstrailsandforgottentales #history#historicplaces#ghosttown#historymatters#historypodcast#historic

    20 min
  2. JAN 17

    Power Built This Town | The Story of John Carmichael Haynes

    Power built this town — but at what cost? In this episode of Tracks, Trails & Forgotten Tales, we explore the life and legacy of John Carmichael Haynes, one of the most powerful figures in the early history of Osoyoos and the South Okanagan. Arriving in British Columbia during the gold rush, Haynes rose quickly through the ranks as a constable, customs officer, magistrate, judge, and government agent. He helped establish early border control, enforced colonial law across vast regions, and built what became the largest ranch in the South Okanagan — earning the title “The Cattle King.” But Haynes’ story is not a simple pioneer tale. We examine how power, land, and colonial policy shaped the Okanagan, including the displacement of Indigenous peoples, reserve reductions, and the long-term consequences that still echo today. From the rise of cattle ranching as the region’s first major industry to the dramatic collapse of the Haynes Ranch after his death, this episode looks at the foundations — and the costs — of settlement. This is a story of ambition, authority, and legacy — and why understanding it matters. 🎧 New episodes exploring British Columbia’s hidden history, lost places, and forgotten stories. #trackstrailsandtales #exploringdirt #ghosttowns #bchistory #abandonedmines #explorebc #adventurepodcast#GoldRushEra#CattleRanching#ColonialHistory#IndigenousHistory#ForgottenHistory#TracksTrailsForgottenTales#goldrush#JohnCarmichaelHaynes#OsoyoosHistory#SouthOkanagan#BritishColumbiaHistory#HaynesRanch#CanadianHistory#historic#historicplaces#abandoned#bchistory#goldtrailsandghosttowns#johnhaynes#haynesranch#historylovers#historicplaces#goldrushjudges

    16 min

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🎙️ Tracks, Trails & Forgotten Tales Hidden history, wild adventures, and forgotten places. Tracks, Trails & Forgotten Tales follows Dan and Carm as they uncover the stories buried in backroads, ghost towns, and epic landscapes across BC and beyond. From strange encounters to lost legends, each episode blends adventure, storytelling, and special guests who share their own unforgettable tales from the trail.

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