Chuckwagon food is a big part of the Stampede scene. If you play your cards right, you can eat breakfast free somewhere in Calgary every day for ten days. On Monday, we enjoyed a neighborhood breakfast complete with live country music sponsored by a shopping center in northwest Calgary. Tuesday night found us at The Keg steakhouse, where the Stampede special was barbeque prime rib.

After a day at the rodeo on Wednesday, we spent Thursday enjoying the animals on display at Stampede, from miniature horses to a retired cow. On Saturday we visited the authentic Indian Village, where we watched the teepee raising competition, learned about the heritage and culture of the Plains Indians, and met princesses Nicole Yellow Old Woman and Lisa Starlight.

If you like GIZMOS, we have a mysterious device to baffle you from our visit to the Seattle area. We also visited M'Liss Edwards (Megan's sister) and her family in Calgary.

On Monday, we'll be bringing you one of the most remarkable Stampede events of all, the Chuckwagon Races. These wagons, each pulled by a four-horse team,are not designed for serving pancakes, but rather for running flat out around a 5/8-mile track for a prize money totalling CDN$357,000. We hope you'll join us for the ultimate in Stampede excitement.