flashback: july 8, 2007

calgary, alberta, canada

calgary stampede - combination state fair, amusement park and rodeo.

the morning was pretty mundane, got up relatively late. had brunch in town and then walked towards the stampede ground. wandered around for most of the afternoon.

i lost a hundred bucks or so shooting craps, there was a casino set up in one of the arenas. i had a cowboy hat on and always wanted to shoot craps with someone wearing a cowboy hat, i figured that might as well be me. saw some of the other player throughout the rest of the day and night and we all commented to each other how we were all destroyed on the table.

the evening we headed for the chuck wagon race. horse drawn wagons are loaded with weights and driven around a track. not too bad but by the time we understood it it was over. after that the cheesiest stage show i've ever scene, but thats part of the experience.