My time has run out today, but there will be a bit of historic insight to come soon.
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Fish Creek Park at Burnsmead
Just a hint of spring and once that snow goes this little ditch will become a...
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The Bow River
A couple of Ducks lazing in the early March sun
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The Bow River Looking South
This fine March afternoon was just a tease of spring. The sun was out and...
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The Ampatheatre at Burnsmead
The only audience today is the trees bowing closer.
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Another view of the audience
Much to much snow for any kind of performance
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Along The Snowy Way.
The deception was the snow covered water filled fields. As we stepped on the...
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Another Angle
The park is a contrast of open brown fields and charcoal colored hibernating...
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Kokanee in the park
Kokanee the adventure dog, pure as the driven snow, or not.
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More fields and trees
Hard to belive that beyond those trees is one of Calgaries southern communities.
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Looks can deceive
This tree looks dead but upon closer inspection we did see new buds on it.
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Before we arrived
The depression to the top and left is a deer hoof print. It had to be...
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Just a bit about the Ranch House
William Roper Hull founded William Roper Hull Home 40 years ago which started...
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William Roper Hull's house
Now refered to as The Ranch House. This old homestead was restored a...
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A park within a park
Right next to the Ranch House is a lovely park, in the summer it is...
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Ranch House from the back
This is a shot from the mini park to the backside of the Ranch house
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Chickens
This brass sculpture is called "chickens" it was made at the...
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One of the "Out Buildings"
Around the Ranch House are some of the original out buildings, this on...
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Cook House
One of the other out buildings, this is an original.
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The Bunkhouse
The ranch hands slept here.
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Welcome to Fish Creek Park
Entering one of Calgary's historical sites.
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On the Bow River
Just some ducks swimming about enjoying the warmth of the day.
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Looking North
Up the Bow River from the northern portion of Fish Creek Park
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Signs of spring
Although an Evergreen tree remains green year round, it looks fresh among the...
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More ducks in the bow river
The ducks were trying to swim away from us, I had to mega zoom in on them.
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Ducks in flight
If you look close along the waters edge you can see the ducks flying...
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Along the banks
The shoreline of the Bow River. Often this is all under water. Today...
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inukshuk
An Eskimo sentinal. We build these whenever we can.
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The Banks of the Bow River
In the spring and summer the water will raise up to the grassy banks and some...
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Ducks along the Bow River
Perched on the ice these 2 watched as we approached. I don't think they...
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