The Frank Slide

Two hours away just across the border into British Columbia is the Frank Slide. You will see the pictures from the bottom to the top (as I am techno-challenged about remembering the order to put my pix in here).

On April 23, 1903, there was a landslide early in the morning which sent tons of rock onto the small town of Frank down below. 97 people were killed and there was only one survivor, a young baby that the rescuers named Frankie. Piles of rock covered the town, the railroad tracks and the valley. Tons of rubble was moved in order to restore the railway and to build the highway travelling west into British Columbia, but so much remains and it is amazing to see. These pictures don't do it justice. I was standing on a platform and beyond the layer of rock is a depression down to the highway which you cannot see. We are about two miles from the actual mountain where I took these pictures.

Victoria Day

A day late for the holiday, nonetheless. It was celebrated yesterday. Victoria Day is celebrated in Canada on the Monday before the 25th of May. Officially, she was born May 24, 1819. Victoria Day became an established holiday in 1901. Victoria was the Queen of England. Most Canadians probably can't tell you what is celebrated on this day, they just know it makes for a "long weekend".

The youth in our ward will put a Canadian flag in your yard on this holiday~~ and Canada Day (July 1) and Remembrance Day (November 11) for $40. It is their fundraiser for girls camp and scout camp. The other wards in town also exhibit flags, so there were alot of flags yesterday!!
I prefer to buy and fly my own Canadian flag (which I have not yet done.) But you can bet my American flag will be waving next Monday for Memorial Day!!

Dinner in a Watertower

We recently had dinner at Ric's Grill, a restaurant inside a renovated water tower in Lethbridge. I use the tower as a landmark to get around town. Others use it as a billboard. You enter at the base and take an elevator to either the bar level or the restaurant. Above the billboards is a walkway that is open during the summer months from the bar. It was closed during our visit.
This is just a view from underneath.

This place was so cool that I took a picture of the washroom (restroom). The sinkbowls rest on the countertop and the whole room had the loveliest tile and beautiful lamps and recessed mirrors.

Here we are (look closely in the darkness on the left of the picture) but you can see the view outside much better. I searched for Canadian flags and found six on the various buildings below.

One more picture of the view from the restaurant. The meal was great! It was a bit pricey, but we used a gift certificate given to us at Christmas by Calvin's daughter, Nadine and her husband, Sheldon. Thanks ~~ it was a wonderful date!!