Welcome back, its been a long time! Well I'm still here in the Rocky Mountains, enjoying the summer and my last few months here. This trip I head to Calgary for the annual Stampede. Calgary is about 1 hour east of Banff and is basically the foothills of the Rockies. The Stampede is a huge event for Calgary and runs for about 2 weeks, having quite a few events besides from the usual rides and unhealthy hotdogs, pluto pups and fairy floss. About 9 out of 10 people are wearing some sort of cowboy hat, and if you haven't already got one don't worry theres plenty of shops to purchase one. Other events include of course a rodeo, bmx, hypnotist shows and one of my main reasons for going, the music. Now for you country
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