Stampede Park Calgary

I left Manchester and flew into Calgary Alberta on the 5th July, I planed only to stay one night in Calgary before I was to make my way towards Edmonton to reunite with Royce who was coming back to Canada for a two week holiday.

I got out the airport and followed the directions on how to get to the hostel I was staying for the night, This …

I visited Stampede today. It was good to see all the stalls and attractions. I bought a hat to fit in more with the locals. My highlight was seeing the flow rider in action. I was unable to have a go though because my ankle was still injured. It would have been good to watch the rodeo however it was all sold out. I will try to see one while I am …

Well it was here...Calgary Stampede!!!

We arrived at the Stampede grounds around 1pm and then we had a walk around the place.
It was really buy as we had found out it was Kids Day! Imagine our horror!!

There was plenty to do and see but it was so busy and hot we took our time. Ben and I had a go on some of the games and got …

Until the info comes please just sit tight and enjoy the ride. Errr I mean pics!


Reckon I'll just mosey on then... …

... checking out all of the morning activities - square dancing, parades, mock gun-fights, etc. We then went over to the Stampede Park, which is a mix of a large fairground, exhibitions, agriculture shows, an Indian village (the Indian's live in the wigwam ...

... ) rodeos and is attended by most cowboys in the "rodeo circuit".  The event is still held at the same venue in Stampede Park, just south and east of downtown, adjoining the Elbow River.  It's facilities are used throughout the year for a ...

... my new purchases and the eight hundred page book at the hostel, I was feeling a lot lighter to head over to the Calgary Stampede Park; the route wasn’t quite as simple as it looked on the map, and I had to walk around a large construction site to ...

... jeans- they looked really stereotypically "cowboy" but it was awesome to see that everyone was getting involved. We pulled into Calgary's Stampede Park at about half eleven and Casey stopped the van to tell us that we had until 3pm in the city to ...

Yee-Haw!!! On arriving in COWTOWN we parked outside the conveniently named Cowboys Casino and went straight into the Stampede Park (there wasn't even a queue!!)! I was taken aback at how much was going on - to the left was a bar full of cowboys, to the ...

... 'hrte. Die Geschichte des Forts wird durch viele Schauräume ganz ansehnlich dargestellt. Danach habe ich immer noch Zeit und laufe zum Stampede Park, auch wenn die Stampede erst im Sommer statt findet und somit im Moment nur die reine Anlage zu sehen ...

... a battery tester on it and then drove down to the Brentwood park and ride. We eventually got on the train and rode down to Stampede park where we picked up our tickets and bought some evening tickets for tonights show, then had a look round. As we had a ...

... by the time we came back :) After a short stroll, we hopped aboard the train, capturing brief glimpses of the Calgary Stampede park (SO excited) and going through a creepy tunnel that was built underneath a large cemetery in the city. Downtown Calgary ...

Après la parade, nous nous sommes dirigés vers Stampede Park pour le stampede. Le saddledome ou jouent les Flames de Calgary est également situé sur le même site. Il y a du monde en simonak et la mode est bien sur au chapeau de cowboy, aux bottes ...

... go.  Saw the Olympic Park, where they did the snow skiing events in the 1988 winter Olympics, Stampede Park, where they host the yearly Calgary Stampede, and the Farmers Market, where almost all produce was marked US.  I just couldn't bring my ...