From Fort Macleod, we traveled west through miles and miles of rolling prairie grass and farmland. This area, we are told, is the windiest place in Canada; as such, windmills are put to good use.
We stopped to see Frank Slide. The town of Frank was a coal mining town of 600 people with a railroad passing through. Back on April 29, 1903, at 4am, a giant wedge of limestone broke off of Turtle Mountain, shown here, and obliterated the eastern portion of the town. 70 people died. A few were never recovered.
Canada's interpretive centers are beautiful. The stories are depicted artfully, and really engage you as a viewer.
From Frank, we headed up the Cowboy Trail to find a campsite for the night. The first park we pulled into had some flood damage from the Elbow River. Lots of flooding in the central part of Alberta, and they are still recovering from it.
We found a beautiful spot in MacLean Creek campground for the night.
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