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Travel Blogs from Calgary
The End...
... the new movie begin in New Zealand!
BIS BALD, A BIENTOT, GOODBYE CANADA, WE WILL MISS YOU
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The Calgary Stampede turns 100!
... are held across the city including innumerable neighborhood pancake breakfasts and barbecues (many of which are free). The beginning of the Stampede is heralded by a big western-themed parade, then the main event itself. The Stampede includes what many would expect in a state fair (with large midway, food vendors) and exhibition (including animal and agricultural shows ...
Yee-Haw
... steak so we all agreed to go to the Keg restaurant. Firstly though, Gemma and Shelley needed to buy some walking boots, so we headed into one of the millions of outdoor shops in the town. If Laura and I were millionaires, we could have spent a fortune in them, everything was lovely. After they'd been sorted, we went over to the restaurant to join the group; nearly everyone ordered steak, but Casey was on a mission, and went for a 16oz prime rib, which when it arrived ...
Planning "The Great Adventure"
... be spent toting our trailer on a National Park tour, mainly in the Southwest U.S. On our radar is Yellowstone, Arches, Canyonlands, Mesa Verde, Chaco Canyon, Monument Valley, Grand Canyon, Zion, and Bryce. Of course, we may have to throw in a stop to Vegas, just to mix it up a bit.
The time until then is mostly spent obsessing over planning. I'm big on that - obsessing and ...
Alberta Bound
... something to that affect. So that’s what we did - we smiled at the cloudy sky and just drove on.
Banff National Park was Canada’s first national park and was declared a World Heritage Site in 1985. The glaciers that once covered the Canadian Rockies retreated long ago, but they left behind their unmistakable beauty in the jade green lakes and the unusual gorges, canyons and rock formations evident throughout. It is a place where people say ...