Canada Diary Episode 1

July 4th - Calgary Here I am in Canada, I arrived here from Seattle airport yesterday. With all the troubles in the UK and with the US on a high level of security I am glad to be out of the USA for 4th July - especially avoiding airplanes. I'm staying with Ed and his partner Arlene ( I met Ed in Egypt) in Calgary, or just outside. Calgary is in Alberta, and the scenery is fairly flat and green with very few trees or features, but with the Rockies nearby there is playground for the outdoors not far away. It's Stampede week in Calgary which means lots of cowboys, parties, rodeo action and drinking! I hope to be in drunken party stupor for most of this week. Ed has some great wine and we enjoyed 3 bottles last night (feel a bit rough this morning) and today I'm going with Arlene to the Heritage park to see how the old homesteads were in the frontier days of Alberta's history. So - more of an update later. Kx

July 1st - Update

I am on my way to Canada, but first I've updated my blog site with some photos from Seattle, Montana and the site of the Battle of Little Bighorn - Custer's Last Stand. I hope you enjoy reading/looking at my photos - let me know what you think gkirsty@hotmail.com Hope all is well in Blighty! Kxxx

Photos: Little Big Horn - Custer's Last Stand

Custer's Last Stand - over 200 men in a mass grave lay here Marble stones mark the spot where US soldiers fell The battlefield of Little Bighorn Little Bighorn Cemetary Custer's marker(the spot where he was killed) Tribute to the horses that fell here Monument to the Indians

Photos - Cowboy Up in Montana - Big Sky Country

My rental car - Nissan Ultima! On the Highway to the High Country! Melville Church (as used in The Horse Whisperer) Welcome to Sweet Grass Ranch Sweet Grass Valley - Crazy Mountains Sweet Grass car parking! My log cabin My wonderful soft bed Sweet Grass valley - the ranch is below (red buildings) 6000ft up in the Crazy Mountains Big Sky Country! Riding 'Happy' Relaxing in my log cabin... Sweet Grass entrance - still 6 miles to go! The old Barn Otter Creek An old Hudson - Otter Creek Ranch Rocco with a colt - not horse whispering, just kindness and patience! Rocco shows us how to train young horses! Pronghorn Deer The Water Slide - down on your bum! (it hurts and it's cold!) The Cattle Drive starts The Hot Tub! RAWHIDE! moving cattle on my horse 'Mary' Cooling off - Sweet Grass Creek (cold!) Horses going to the cattle drive 'Mouse' Tony and Nate sing us a song Bill and Shelley Carrocia (the owners) home on the range... Big Timber Montana Event Sponsorship - Montana Style! My short sighted horse....