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“Pic of the Week”, January 8, 2021. A January Drive down the Cowboy Trail
One of the most underrated scenic drives in Canada is Alberta’s Cowboy Trail, highway 22X. The 100-or-so mile stretch from the Crowsnest Pass to Longview contains nothing but an expanse of prairie rolling over the foothills and abutting the lovely Rocky Mountains. It’s especially scenic in late spring/early summer, when the prairie grass is lush and green and there’s still some snow on the mountain peaks, but winter has its own charm.
These photos were a few years ago, a winter which had been pretty mild up to that point, with little snow on the ground. The winter daylight so far north is soft, especially in the afternoon. Lots of cattle grazing, a few ranches here and there, including the …
Jan 7, 2021
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“Pic of the Week”, February 25, 2017: Percheron Horses, Bar-U Ranch
Percheron horses are an ancient breed and much of their history is unknown. Some believe they may have been used by the Romans, others credit the breed to the Moors. It is known that modern Percherons originated around La Perche in Normandy.
Percherons are large, strong animals that were primarily used for heavy draft work and, as such, were popular carriage and farm horses. They were used in World War I to haul artillery. Percherons are known for their intelligence, even temperament, ease of handling and hard-working spirit.
The horses were exported to North America in the 19th century and caught the eye of some breeders. When I visited the Bar U Ranch in Alberta a few years back, …
Feb 25, 2017
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“Pic of the Week”, May 15, 2015: The Saddle-Maker
We came across this rustic-looking fellow at the Bar-U Ranch, about an hour’s drive south of Calgary. He’s a leather-worker by trade and makes saddles. He’s very much of the 21st century, although from the photos it seems he would fit in well in the days of the Wild West 150 years earlier.
He’s a cowboy poet and recited several of his poems for us, which were good. But what interested me most is what he was making the day we visited because it wasn’t a saddle. He was making a miniature pair of chaps for his one year old grandson!
May 14, 2015
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