Monday, June 27, 2011

PINCHER CREEK – DAY 5

Our trek today took us all around the Alberta prairie to the South of Pincher Creek and included a loop through the northern edge of Glacier Park.  The snow covered Rockies dominate the vistas to the South, West and Northwest.  There was a long tour and a short tour.  About 20 cars including us took the long tour, so we covered 168 miles, the equivalent of an Endurance Run.  TDSC00192

Our longest stop today was at a Carriage Museum in Cardston, AB. Literally hundreds of restored carriages, wagons, and sleighs.

 

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On the road, rolling prairie, green, green, green, always a snow capped vista everywhere you look.  This is primarily grassland cattle country, and they are definitely well fed.  The grass is up to their bellies.

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In the late afternoon, all the cars gathered at the Great Canadian Barn Dance for another Alberta beef dinner,  if you were a hardy soul, you stayed for dancing, we headed for Pincher, got in about 8 o’clock and flopped for a nap.   Cars performed well, no major glitches, and we had ice cream for breakfast, lunch and dinner.  Relatively uneventful day surrounded by beautiful scenery,  just fine with us.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Looks like you are all having a splendid time. Nice scenery & great pics. How does Pat Bratt like touring in the speedster? Maybe she & Bill will consider the REAL Endurance Run next year?

L & AG

Anonymous said...

Hi B.,P.,B.,P.,
Beautiful pix. And it looks like the auto traffic on the hiway is mangeable! Hope everyone has recuperated from your "T" races.
-B.& M.

Unknown said...

Wish we were there...what a neat trip! You two are having waay too much fun...
John & Judy