Calgary Stampede

The Stampede is billed as "the greatest outdoor show on earth".

The stampede was really great.  We spent one afternoon just enjoying the food and atmosphere.  It reminded us both of the Minnesota State Fair but with less emphasis on agriculture and a lot of focus on a rodeo.  Many of the same food selections...anything you can think of deep fried.

We took another entire day (like 13 hours) and spent time on the stampede grounds doing more eating, shopping and people watching.  We also took in the afternoon rodeo and the evening chuck wagon races and the night show.

The chuck wagon races are great fun.

This year the night show celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Young Canadians entertainment troop. It also celebrated the 1988 Winter Olympics that were held in Calagry. 

Notice the folks suspended from the crane.

Remember 'Eddie the Eagle'?  He was the ski jumper from Great Britain in the Olympics.  He had no chance of winning anything but said he did not want his home land to go unrepresented.  He became a sort of hero.  Anyway, Eddie came down from the crane wearing skies, poles, and dressed for the Olympics.  It was fun.  The show was entertaining and then there were fireworks.

We both totally enjoyed the stampede.