To get to Calgary from Hinton, AB to Calgary, we drove east on AB-14 through the mountains to the plains to Edmonton, then AB-2 south. You know I like trains so here is a picture of a Canadian Northern coal train of empty cars headed for a large coal mine east of Hinton.
The skyline of Calgary:
We rested a little before heading to The Calgary Stampede to see the Evening Program of The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth:
GMC (General Motors trunks brand) is a very large sponsor of the Calgary Stampede. They had quite a few trucks on display and had several tents that offered a chance to win a GMC Truck. Our favorite was the GMC truck carnival game. You know the game, squirt guns aimed at targets and the plastic horse moves along a track. Now, translate that game to four GMC pickups on car lifts with a large target and "contestants" with garden hoses. The first truck to the top of the lift "won" a chance to win a truck:
There was even a Dark Red C-7 Corvette being raffled. It sure was clean, I am not used to that:
On the Midway, we found every food and snack you get at fairs and rodeos. A new treat was an "Octo Leg". We passed on it:
to be continued........