Well, we're in Canada -- Lethbridge, Alberta to be exact. For those of you who are geographically challenged, it's that great big country just North of ours.Tomorrow morning we'll drive to Caroline, two hours North of Calgary, where our friends, Margie and Lane Moore, have their ranch, the Lazy M.
Margie has only a dial-up Internet connection, so this will be my last 'live' post. I have a Sunday Reflection for tomorrow that I did a week or so ago, but that's it until we get to Great Falls, Montana on our way home and that will be next Sunday night.
Here are a few pictures from our stay in Great Falls -- actually it should be named Not So Great Falls, Montana. They have dammed the Missouri River at each of the falls for electricity so there is very little water flowing over the cascades. When Lewis & Clark came through here they were overwhelmed by the majesty of the falls -- not so today.
Here's what the Missouri river looks like going North from the last falls.
The best part of Great Falls is it is the home of the cowboy artist Charles M. Russell (1864-1926) who is one of my favorite artists.
He was a working cowboy for many years as he refined his artistic skills. He also lived with a Crow tribe for almost a year. So, he understood both cultures and his pictures are considered some of the most historically accurate. Here are just two of his many paintings.
And two of his sculptures.
Here I am with a statue of the man himself.
Both his home and his log cabin art studio were preserved and the museum is built right behind each. It's in the middle of a residential area now, but it was pretty well open land when he lived here in the early part of the 20th century.
On our drive from Great Falls into Canada to Lethbridge, we took the scenic route again. We drove along the outside of Glacier National Park. Here are a couple of pictures from that drive. Glacier National Park is on the other side of these mountains.
Well, goodbye for a little over a week. I'll see you around the first of September.
4 comments:
I will miss you, my friend! Thanks for letting me know about that artist. Sounds and looks like an interesting guy.
Hope you two have so much fun!
I will also miss your posts but I am thrilled that you and Betty are able to have such a great vacation together. There is plenty of time for blogging. I am also glad you have pre-posted (is that the right word?) for tomorrow as I look forward to your Sunday posts more than any others. I really do learn from them not to mention the inspiration I recieve.
You guys take care of each other and BE CAREFUL! There are too many accidents happening all around. But most of all have fun and enjoy each other.
Have fun. We will miss hearing from you and reading your posts. I liked seeing the not so great falls photos. Ha. Ha. Lovely shots of the east side of Glacier though and Wow, Russel was a great artist. My dad has a few reproductions in his home. They are really lovely and full of emotion.
I'm a couple days behind....but here I am stopping by. Hope you are enjoying yourselves~
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