Sharon and Jacques’ Excellent Blog

I have posted a few more Stampede galleries. Click on the thumbnail to visit a gallery in a new page.

The chuckwagon races were fun to watch even though you only saw the start and finish.

The Grandstand show was really impressive and done by the same guy who does all the choreography for Cirque de Soleil. While there were lots of western elements (and a Kiss, Cher and Village People tributes), it was also very French. George Brookman has infused Stampede with the spirit of Canada. I was really surprised at the close ties between Stampede and Quebec City.

The miscellaneous gallery is a collection of pictures from the Barns and a few late night pictures at the Midway that I couldn’t find a single good place to post. A small amount of drinking might have been involved in a few of the pictures.

On Saturday, Sharon and Jasmine went off shopping. Brent, Jasmine’s boyfriend, was kind enough to drive me to Canmore and give me a tour of the area as well as a short hike to see a waterfall. Brent was lucky enough to grow up in Canmore and his family still has a large property in the area. The colours in the lakes were remarkable, a blue-green that you only see in the mountains.