Amarillo

We went days with scenery like this. Saskatchewan, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma to Amarillo, all flat prairie.

Here we are as Oakies in Oakley Kansas. This is a cutout of Oakley Annie and Buffalo Bill, now renamed Oakley Carol and Buffalo Roy with Mocha the Indian.

Here I am saving the buffalo.

When we got to Amarillo, the restaurant has six limos that pick you up and drop you off free.

Only in Texas do the limos have steer horns on the front.

The Restaurant has a 72 ounce steak. If you can eat it in an hour it's free. (with two sides and a roll). Here's a couple trying to beat the clock. They didn't make it.

I had a sirloin about three inches thick and Carol had the fillet mignon. The old guys below went table to table serenading people.

Mid West

This was a sunset after we entered the US. We took I85 to Cheyenne Wyoming over two days.

Here's a mighty machine on some road work.

My rear view.

This is the area where they filmed Dances with Wolves. Very vivid fall colours.

A statue on someones lawn.

Saw this rare truck for sale at the side of the road. The box and cab are all one piece. Ford only built them for one year.

We got a flat today. Turned the tire into spaghetti. Good thing I learned a trick. With a trailer suspension, drive the good tire up on blocks and that also raises the flat tire axle so it's easy to change.

Saw this sign in Wyoming. Now we know where the red necks shop.

Grandma's House

After Corner Gas we drove to Carnduff Sask and found the house Carol's mother was born at. You go to the middle of nowhere, and then drive a little farther.

The house is made of rock.

Here is a picture of the wall in the attic.

There is still an oil derrick in the back field.

Carol's grandfather planted the trees. All the houses around here are abandoned. Most are wood framed farm houses.

Corner Gas

First we stopped in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan, where of coarse they have the world's largest moose. It's about five stories tall.

Here it is. My trip of a lifetime, the set of Corner Gas.

Here's the grain elevator across the road.

And James, Lacy says hi. The set is boarded up as they have been vandalized over the years. The Ruby sign is missing.

In town they still have the police station, selling souvenirs.

Here's a lady that needs a drink.

On the Road Again

Yesterday we left Kamloops on our next trip. We spent the night in Brooks Alberta. Today we went through Herbert Saskatchewan and the museum there.

They have this picture there of Carol's great great grandfather, Thomas Sawatzky. (4th from left). He owned the general store in Herbert.

This is in front of the museum, the old train station, where they serve faspa every day. We came after lunch so we didn't have any, but they made me coffee while Carol did some research. For night we made it to Moose Jaw.

Rodeo

It must be the year of sports. I went to a Nascar Race and now a pro rodeo. We went with our friends Sandi and Yves. Here's the mini chuck wagon races. We saw bull riding and bronk riding.

We must of had cheap seats because this is the entrance.

They called their elephant ears horse blankets. The food was great, perogies, sausage and cabbage rolls.

Visitors

We had my cousin Joni and husband Ernie come down for a couple of days, on their way east to visit relatives. We showed them some of our favourite places. This is at the Gray Monk winery bottling area.

After a nice lunch there we went on their tour. This is in the cellar where they have rows of these vats. If you drink two bottles of wine per day it would take almost twenty years to empty one vat.

After we went to Predator Ridge to the new Sparkling Hill Spa and Wellness Resort. Here's me in my cedar coat. Speaking of coat, it's time to head south as the furnace is on in the morning and air conditioning during the day. In just over three weeks we hope to head east and south.