Word to the wise, avoid the mile long lines and purchase your Stampede tickets online in advance. It is hot by Calgary standards as we walk to the fairgrounds. Yesterday when we drove into town, we saw hundreds of cowboy hats marching to the stampede. Mom hats, dad hats and little baby hats…all shapes, colors and sizes. Do not be caught without a hat at the stampede. Continue reading STAMPEDE AND ALL THINGS COWBOYS AND INDIANS
Up early…Calgary address punched into the GPS. Wide open highway flanked with alternating fields of corn, grain and mustard plants. Deep egg yolk yellow mustard flowers contrasting against a cloudless blue sky. Breathtaking. Continue reading MUSTARD FIELDS, BLUE SKIES AND LOOK AT THOSE SHOES
If I weren’t such a city girl, I would consider living on one of the ranches we pass on our way to Butte. Today a vivid green carpet of grass surrounds these large, rambling single story homes nestled on the mountainsides. Bright red barns with white wooden corrals dot the fields. Continue reading COWBOY BOOTS & PULLED PORK SANDWICHES
We turn off highway 89A, gravel crunching under our wheels, pulled up to the lobby door of the DeLano and burst out laughing. Ever see Psycho? Here’s a 1950’s style motel with a 4-star rating and newly remodeled rooms one must push a buzzer for admittance. Is it a good sign? Beaver, UT, our first stop, population 3,000…sneeze; blink or cough and you are through Beaver. Continue reading SOMEBODY’S BEEN SLEEPING IN MY BED…
We will be on the road for 60 days. I have difficulty packing for a weekend let alone 1,440 hours or 86,400 minutes! We are staying at a mix of VRBO’s, resorts and hotels. Continue reading THE ART OF PACKING
