The first post, the only post, and therefore the only one that counts!

Our summer tour started with a bang.  We drove over 3,000 miles (5,000 km) to Alberta Canada, and the city of Calgary.  Our RV, a trusty and usually mostly faithful vehicle, was on the verge of collapse by the time we reached Tennessee.  Despite it's best efforts it didn't get much of a rest, we didn't either.  We were never really sure it would make it up the road another mile, let alone all the way up into Canada and so we drove long hours at minimum highway speeds.  Somehow we managed to make it in record time.  

Calgary is an adventure in itself.  During the Calgary Stampede (week or so), the entire city shuts down.  All work stops and the city turns into one huge party.  Everyone is dressed in Cowboy worthy costuming and blasting their favorite country music with pride.  We spent our days performing all over the city and our nights downtown bicycling through the mayhem.  We had the pleasure of performing with some of Canada's best: The Calgary Fiddlers, 

Tom Jackson, 

and The Good Brothers.  

We reconnected with our friends in Barrage, saw Natasha Bedingfield live and even had some time to hike the Canadian Rockies!