Rodeo Roadtrip

Then there was the spontaneous, random rodeo road trip with Sarah to her sister's house in Kelowna (Okanagan). It was a BEAUTIFUL six hour drive of trees, mountains, abundance of greenery and what not. Deer on the road too. Sadly there was a bit of smoke in the air (so much that the moon was glowing red!) due to an ongoing forest fire in the States which has since crossed the border to Canada. It was a brief trip hanging out with Sarah's family (including cute 7 year old Malcolm). But the definite highlight (other than cruising through Canada in a flash car with loud country (and other) music) was the rodeo/stampede. It was one of the largest of its kind and while I couldn't capture the event on camera...it was definitely an amazing event. The shows included the littlest horses and carts racing crazily, barrel racing where these ladies on horses (they looked like Macleod's daughters) raced as fast as possible to beat times - one even crashed into the fence. Oops. And then there was the usual bucking horse and bull rides. It was an exhilirating experience. Plus there was a fair full of country bumpkin paraphenalia (animals on display, corn dogs, caramel apples, cross stitch competitions etc...) Definitely a winner of a weekend. Then a return ride home and school the next day...