CALGARY
Of course I have to start with a picture of the cats. This is Astrid and Harely in Raina's kitchen window.
Astrid and Harley
Saturday, on our way to the Royal Tyrell Museum in Drumheller, we stopped at Horseshoe Canyon. It was gorgeous.
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Horseshoe Canyon
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Hi Carrie!
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Catcus at Horseshoe Canyon
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Dianosurs at the Royal Tyrell Museum in Drumheller.
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A Mammoth
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Stegosaurus
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T-Rex
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T-Rex
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And by the end of the day, we were all exhasted. This is Raina, Aunt Marsha, Sarah and Carrie all having a rest.
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On Monday Raina took me to the Calgary Zoo. We got to see a zebra and giraffe stampede!
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Zebra
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A gorilla posing for the camera.
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And the cutest animals at the zoo were the Meercats.
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Thursday night Raina's friend Matt came and picked the girls up and took us to a lookout. Calgary is beatiful and night. But the pictures of downtown didn't turn out.
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On my second Friday with Raina we rented a car and went to Banff for the night. It certainly is a party town. Here are Raina and I ready to paint it red! Notice I'm wearing a coat - it was friggin' cold!
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Downtown Banff - Banff St. in the clouds.
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Banff Springs Hotel from Bow Falls.
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Raina at Bow's Falls
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My last night, everyone had dinner at my aunt and uncles. Here's a Calgary family portrait. L to R: Jean, Raina, Taira, Jeff, Marsha, Terry, Sarah, Mike and Carrie in the front.
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And did you really think I wasn't going to post Jean in Raina's My Little Pony t-shirt?
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