DVD capture

Contributed photo

Travel Directions:
From Hwy 23, take Hwy 799 north to Township Road 192. Site is near the corner of Railway Avenue and Aberdeen Street.

Remarks:
Though some viewers of the film are offended by the initial “FNIT” (First Night In Tent) scene, the movie’s real obscenity lies in its carefully crafted bookend, set on the snowy streets of Riverton. Here, in lieu of passion, it is self-loathing and fear that propel the intense man-on-man action. The consequence is both unnatural and unbearable.

The bar building is a former hardware store. Though the neon signs of the film are gone (at least one was post period, anyway), it stands as a powerful reminder of the rage and pain Ennis suffered off the mountain. See:

http://ca.epodunk.com/profiles/alberta/blackie/2003434.html