Category: Travel

Bar U Historical Ranch

Pin2ShareShareTweet2 SharesLocated just off of Highway 22 south of Longview, Alberta the Bar U Historical Ranch serves to display the history of ranches in the  Foot Hills of the Canadian Rockies. It is quite impossible to miss this towering cowboy on the corner where you turn west. My 2016 Alberta visit found me purchasing two books… Continue reading Bar U Historical Ranch

Kananaskis Country

PinShareShareTweet0 SharesThe beginning of our day trip in August 2017 to Banff National Park lead us through the beautiful Kananaskis County.   Highway 40 guided us north winding through the Canadian Rockies. A few times we stopped to stretch our legs and take pictures. Around each bend a new sight awaited. Beauty! Beauty! Beauty! There are various parks within Kananaskis Country.  In Peter Lougheed… Continue reading Kananaskis Country

Waldhaus Pub

Pin2ShareShare1Tweet3 SharesOur day trip to Banff National Park included a stop in the town of Banff. Travel along for a visit to the Waldhaus and enjoy a meal on the Pub patio. We found our way to a parking spot down along the Bow River after driving through town. My heart called me to hike up a… Continue reading Waldhaus Pub

Bar U Historical Ranch Rodeo – Part 2

Pin2ShareShareTweet2 SharesDuring the intermission I enjoyed the display of talent by local Canadian artists.  The air had a bit of a chill in it.  No sun to warm us with an overcast sky.  The distinct smell of horse and cow manure mixed with dirt floated on the breezes as the arena was worked for the next events. … Continue reading Bar U Historical Ranch Rodeo – Part 2

Bar U Historical Ranch Rodeo – Part 1

Pin1ShareShareTweet1 SharesBar U Historical Ranch, located near Longview, Alberta (Canada), put on an old time ranch rodeo August 20, 2017.  Ranch Rodeos differ from other rodeos as points are awarded to teams representing specific ranches instead of individuals.  While the events vary, the common thread provides representation of action that would take place on a working cattle ranch. When my sister explained… Continue reading Bar U Historical Ranch Rodeo – Part 1

Lake Louise

Pin1ShareShareTweet1 Shares“Lake of the Little Fishes” as the Stoney Indians called it, was named Emerald Lake by Tom Wilson.  His job as horse packer for the Canadian Pacific Railway lead to Edwin Hunter, a Stoney Indian, taking him to see it in August of 1882.  Tom was the first non Indian person to see it. … Continue reading Lake Louise