Thread:Betty2015/@comment-29088925-20160803143840/@comment-29088925-20160804004943

Thanks Betty, Your timing is perfect since I just started giving out my gifts for the day. Welcome to my FL!

I first went to the Stampede when I was a kid. It was colourful, busy and bustling then; lots to grab a kid's attention. But being the grandkid of former Ontario farmers, my preference as an adult is actually tamer celebrations of agricultural/rural life. I can only manage events such as the Stampede for short periods of time. Even when I lived in Banff, I had my favourite spots along highway 1 or 1A where I could pull off and enjoy the quiet and magnificence of nature and escape the chaos of the crowds.