Buffalo Jump

Hello all!

I begin by stating that we had a bark free night last night in Lethbridge. Tonight (Friday) we gave the front desk our cell phone number in case the dogs caused a ruckus and upon returning we were told there were no complaints : )

My second topic, the metic system; why must the US be different??!! I have traveled all over the world and it has never bothered me as badly as now. I believe one reason is that the speed limit is so damn slow. The fastest posted speed limit in Alberta is 110km, which is 68 mph. We have yet to feel comfortable enough to "test the waters" as to how far we can go over without getting a ticket. No worries though, we have plenty of time to get to Kodiak and no office hours to keep, for a while anyway.

We have noticed tons of modern day Windmills (picture posted). I may do research on this to see how efficient this is.

Has anyone ever heard of a Buffalo Jump? We were very curious why there were so many signs for "Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump." So I took a couple of pictures of the sign and have now learned what the signs meant and I don't like it. It is the way the primitive people chased buffalo up the cliff and let them jump and take their own lives rather than having to kill them by whatever other means they had. Uggghhhh

ON to happier things. Edmonton is AWESOME. It is the most pedestrian friendly city I have ever been in. I took Hogan for a run and think I actually confused the drivers by waiting on the edge of the pedestrian walk. Vehicles actually slow down when they see someone approaching a ped crossing; I am so not used to this. I don't know how many times in Atlanta, I would have become a statistic if I decided to cross the road just b/c I had the right of way.

One other thing I love about Canada is their rest stops. Every rest stop has a museum and really nice snack bars in them. In Lethbridge the museum was cars and in Red Deer the museum was a sports hall of fame. Since we have 4 more stops in Canada, I can report back on this.

Tomorrow, Saturday, we are on to Ft. St. John.

P.S.

Go USA and if a goal is a goal; it's a goal gosh darn it!!!