Trip to Calgary Stampede
Got on bus in Brigham City to go with Hyde group on 9 July 2018> Easy ride from Perry to Butte Montana passed the Clark Canyon reservoir and down Beaverhead river to big cattle country around Dillon.
Travelled through the Flathead valley to the town of Whitefish where we spent the evening
Drove around the south boarder of Glacier Park to an area called Many Glaciers for a spectacular view of the park.
Crossed the Canadian boarder for a trip to Waterton Lakes National Park and stayed in the Prince of Wales hotel. Took a boat ride to the head of the lake and noticed that the mountains on the North side of the lake had all been burned the previous year.
Traveled on to Calgary by way of Cardston. I toured the temple by using my recommend and saw the baptistery while the group waited outside. The highway to Calgary has the borrow pits all manicured
by making round bales of hay all along the right of way.
We arrived in Calgary in time to see the Chuck Wagon races. The races were followed by a 90 minute outdoor show of dancers and singers with fireworks at the end.
The second day of the Stampede was a world class rodeo after which we toured the concessions and livestock exhibits. They even had kids learning how to milk a cow. It was just like a county fair except there were crowds everywhere. We tried to buy an ice cream cone but found they would take only Canadian money and we hadn't gotten around to changing any yet. We were booked into the Delta Marriott hotel for three nights.
The next day we travelled to Banff National Park with a stop at Moraine Lake. It was a beautiful sight but the crowd was so great that they ran out of parking space. We then drove to down town Banff for a few hours of looking around.
On Sunday we drove to Missoula Montana with a stop on the way at Glacier park. At the park we boarded touring vehicles called Jammers because our large bus was not allowed to take the Going to the Sun highway. We saw one shaggy old goat on the pass which ended our sighting of wild life.
We had seen a deer, a bear and a moose on this trip. We travelled on the opposite side of Flathead
Lake for the return trip. The whole lake seemed to be a resort area. In Missoula we spent the night at the Hilton Garden Inn.
On Monday we travelled on home, arriving in Perry at 4:30 PM. We decided that if you want to see the country, travel by bus.
Got on bus in Brigham City to go with Hyde group on 9 July 2018> Easy ride from Perry to Butte Montana passed the Clark Canyon reservoir and down Beaverhead river to big cattle country around Dillon.
Travelled through the Flathead valley to the town of Whitefish where we spent the evening
Drove around the south boarder of Glacier Park to an area called Many Glaciers for a spectacular view of the park.
Crossed the Canadian boarder for a trip to Waterton Lakes National Park and stayed in the Prince of Wales hotel. Took a boat ride to the head of the lake and noticed that the mountains on the North side of the lake had all been burned the previous year.
Traveled on to Calgary by way of Cardston. I toured the temple by using my recommend and saw the baptistery while the group waited outside. The highway to Calgary has the borrow pits all manicured
by making round bales of hay all along the right of way.
We arrived in Calgary in time to see the Chuck Wagon races. The races were followed by a 90 minute outdoor show of dancers and singers with fireworks at the end.
The second day of the Stampede was a world class rodeo after which we toured the concessions and livestock exhibits. They even had kids learning how to milk a cow. It was just like a county fair except there were crowds everywhere. We tried to buy an ice cream cone but found they would take only Canadian money and we hadn't gotten around to changing any yet. We were booked into the Delta Marriott hotel for three nights.
The next day we travelled to Banff National Park with a stop at Moraine Lake. It was a beautiful sight but the crowd was so great that they ran out of parking space. We then drove to down town Banff for a few hours of looking around.
On Sunday we drove to Missoula Montana with a stop on the way at Glacier park. At the park we boarded touring vehicles called Jammers because our large bus was not allowed to take the Going to the Sun highway. We saw one shaggy old goat on the pass which ended our sighting of wild life.
We had seen a deer, a bear and a moose on this trip. We travelled on the opposite side of Flathead
Lake for the return trip. The whole lake seemed to be a resort area. In Missoula we spent the night at the Hilton Garden Inn.
On Monday we travelled on home, arriving in Perry at 4:30 PM. We decided that if you want to see the country, travel by bus.
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