This was our day to go down town Calgary. We all loaded onto the bus at 7:30 am and we
departed approximately at 7:45. It took
us about 45 minutes to reach downtown Calgary. The bus driver dropped us off at
Rope Square. Where we all lined up for
free pancakes (bacon in the middle).
These were cooked and served by the various volunteers of Calgary
Stampede. They were great.
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| Volunteers cooking Pancakes |
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| Jim enjoying the pancake |
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| Ron, Rose, Betty & Jim with the Calgary Cowboy |
We then walked the Rope Square area and watch the parade, and bought a bag of local cherries. Which several of us enjoyed very much. And viewed the Calgary Tower.
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| Calgary Tower |
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| Indians in the Parade |
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| Wagon in the Parade |
We went to the Glenbow Museum, walk around and enjoyed
several of Charlie Russell county cowboy paintings for about an hour.
The bus picked us up at 11:45 am and headed for the
Calgary Stampede. At the entrance of the
Stampede there were several vendors and lots of food stands. This reminded me of
going to a large State Fair. As we
walked we saw and enjoyed seeing the vendors with all their wares. We were getting hungry so we stopped and ate
lunch. Shortly after lunch the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) was performing. So many things to do and see at the Stampede.
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| RCMP |
We went to the Grandstand around 1:30 to watch the Rodeo.
We enjoyed the Rodeo, especially the Bronc Riders. These guys are really tough.
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| Bare Back Rider |
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| Bull Rider |
The bus picked us up around 5:30 and we headed back to
the RV park.
Submitted by Rig #5
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