Following the series of rodeo events that include saddle bronc riding; wild cow milking; calf roping; steer wrestling; and bull riding, we enjoy a prime rib dinner buffet in the Grandstand Clubhouse Restaurant. We then win prizes at The Midway in the interval before the evening's chuckwaggon racing; a Canadian Country show; and a display of lights, lasers, and fireworks

Day 13: Calgary to Banff - including views of Calgary (left)

and a stop for coffee before we reach the Bow River

The Banff Sulphur Mountain Gondola takes us up to 7,486-feet in eight minutes

Riders cross the Spray River near Banff in the Canadian Rockies