YEE-HAW!!!

So the Calgary Stampede has come to an end and their appears to be a collective hangover in this city. 10 straight days of partying can do that. And what a party it was with all the breakfasts, fireworks and cowboys invading the city. As you know the bearded backpacker did his part to get involved with the greatest outdoor show on earth. I did some volunteering at the Erin Woods Stampede Stomp, I ate a few free breakfasts, I wore a cowboy hat and I attended the Stampede itself. Unfortunately I did not get to the rodeo this year, but there was still plenty to do at the Stampede.

I went to the the stampede with the goal of doing at least two things. Eating a corn dog and having some of the world famous mini-donuts, dang they were so good. What I didn't expect to do was witness some of the most amazing dogs in the world, the Super Dogs. These four legged critters were a standing room only affair and their ability to run, leap and dart were pretty darn exciting let me tell ya.

I spent most of my time at the Stampede taking in the sites and made sure to drop by the agriculture tent to check out the livestock. That's a smell I won't soon forget. Still I salute the hard working farmers of this country who put the food on our table. Awesome

So visiting the Ag Palace was quite possibly the highlight of my journey to the Stampede grounds, that was until I got to see some of Calgary's finest manhandle a troublemaker at the fair. Me and my compadre were getting ready to leave the Stampede when we heard a commotion and when we looked over we saw the police restraining some yahoo. It seemed like they had the situation under control when johnny numbnuts decided he was bigger than the 'MAN' and was going to break free from the coppers by tripping one of the officers. Good move. That only seemed to aggravate the police more and we soon had front row seats to an all-Canadian beat down. The cops picked chumley up and introduced him to the asphalt. That's when buddy boy starts talking tough like if the cops weren't retraining him he would show them a thing or two. Yeah right. All we could do was laugh. That made my Stampede. I can't wait until next year.

YEE-HAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!