As we left Lethbridge, Canada we saw two versions of the spelling of the river - Oldman River or Old Man River. Hmm, a big river, but not a match for the Mississippi. We traveled on a beautiful 4-lane highway over the rolling prairie with hardly any other traffic. We arrived in Red Deer early, so Nancy went birding in a wildlife sanctuary. Rich and Daisy went shopping and then read under a shady tree while they waited. No dogs were allowed in the sanctuary. It was a 2 1/2 mile hike around a couple of lakes and up and down some hills, so Nancy had a workout! She added two birds to her list. One was the red-necked grebe. It was carrying two babies on its back! So cute! She watched some beavers gathering food,
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