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Who we are?
Who we are?
We are Yvonne, Michael, Nicholas and Siri. This site is a very random (and infrequent) blog about our travels as a family. It also contains a few photos and film clips (more coming soon) from my father’s travelogues from Cooper…
Theory of Touristivity Relativity
Theory of Touristivity Relativity
I saw it coming, but there was nothing I could do. I stood there like a deer caught in the headlights, rooted to the place with shock. “Quick”, my brain was telling me, “just raise the camera and take the…

Don Cooper’s Introduction to Montana

Don Cooper introduces his home state at the beginning of his travelogue, “Montana, Land of the Shining Mountains”.

adminMay 23, 2019November 11, 2021 Cooper Brothers Films
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Tlingit people building a dug out canoe

Tlingit people building a dug out canoe

Original promotional shot for Don Cooper’s “Lumberjack in Alaska” travelogue – circa 1960. Don spent many years logging and filming in Alaska, building up a unique relationship with the native people at a time when traditional ways of living and…

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Places we’ve stayed…

Places we’ve stayed…

“Slept like a baby”. Luckily, we have been able to say that more often than not. 7 months and 70+ different campsites, hotels, and guest houses later we are still going. Our original idea was NOT to travel too much,…

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Farming in Montana

Farming in Montana

Short clip from Don Cooper’s “Montana, Land of the Shining Mountains”. Travelogue first released in early 1970s and continuous new releases with new footage till mid 1990’s. All filmed on 16 mm color negative film.

adminFebruary 19, 2018November 11, 2021 Cooper Brothers Films
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Traveling by River

Traveling by River

Sometimes it is just necessary to travel off the beaten path. A little float down the river will do just that. Don and Dennis Cooper retracing Alexander McKenzie’s footsteps in trying to find a land passage across northern Canada. Here…

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