Sunday, August 27, 2006

Hutterites in the Garden

A few kilometers from the Colony is where the Pincher Creek Hutterite Colony have their garden. They jar most of the food so they can use it over the winter. If they have too much they sell the vegetables in town. Pincher Creek is only 3 kilometers from the colony.
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Rosa Gross, a member of the colony said: "We are not afraid to try new recipes." The Hutterites cook all types of food from western to Chinese.



Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Pincher Creek Pro Rodeo


Dustin Thomson - Saddle Bronc


Clem Lowry - Bull Riding


Jordan Hoff- Steer Wrestling


Dusty Lavalley -Bareback


Dustin Flundra - Saddle Bronc

Lundbreck Motorcyle Rodeo

These are the winners from all five events.


The Weenie Bite


The Slow Ride


The Tire Toss


The Keg Roll


The Road Kil Pick Up

Saturday, August 12, 2006

Tales from the Crypt Lake-A day in the life of Brett Beadle

Brett and I went on the 16 Km Crypt Lake hike in Waterton. He said it was voted Best Hike in Canada for National Geographic in '81. Crypt Lake is at the top of the mountain and it was a 3.5 hour hike to the top.



To get to the trail we had to take a boat across the lake and this is where Brett began shooting for his soundslide that will probaly end up on his blog.



The beginning of the hike was all up hill and Brett was the leader.



I was trying to shoot Brett taking a shot, but he saw me in the reflection of his LCD screen, so my attempt was ruined.



Brett enjoys a ham and cheese sandwich that I packed for our lunches. I think at this point he might have been a little annoyed of my telephoto in his face.



At the top of the mountain we had to walk on the narrow path to a tunnel that we had to walk with a crouch through.



Here is view from the steep mountain side. The lake was only a few minutes from here.



Brett found the lake and a stick and toured around the lake and took photos of people fishing. I was too tired to participate and just wondered where he got his energy. This is where I ate my sandwich.



This was the only photo that I ever took of Brett where I was in front, probaly because we were on our way down.

Thursday, August 10, 2006

Would Farah call these portraits?



I taught a beading class to about ten people, part of an entrepreneurial thing and this is Elliot wearing a necklace that he made for his sister.



This man demonstrates old fashioned rope making.



This is the pancake flipper at the Heritage Days pancake breakfast. I think this is an Alberta thing. If I am wrong let me know.

Monday, August 07, 2006

Before and After

I took a friends' dog with another reporter to Heritage Acres to cover Heritage days, which included a lot of tractors and hay.
We found a cat and let the puppy play. At first the cat had no problem and seemed not to care at all. Then...



It turned crazy and vicious, hissing and trying to scratch. The dog was not harmed.