2010
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March | April | May | June | July | August | September
March
Saturday, March 20
Birth totem animal and Personal Shield
Join Dame Julie and discover your totem animals according to your birth sign. Learn how the animals’ gifts can guide you in everyday life. Create a shield of your animal wheel that represents your animal allies and influences.
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April
Saturday, April 17th
Dream in your Centre Animal
Journey into the underworld and find the animal who wants to dance in the centre of your shield. Join Dame Julie and discover the power of your connection to the natural world and the wisdom of the animals.
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May
May 8th
The Medicine Wheel workshop
Dame Julie will lead you on a quest to discover your connection to the stone Wheel, the guidance of the animals and the cycles of the moon. Take home your own small medicine wheel kit.
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May 15th
Edible and Medicinal Plant Hike
Discover the Edible and Medicinal plants of Kananaskis country and the early explorers and First nations people who may have used them. Right in our backyard the relationship between plants and people goes back hundreds of years.
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May 28, 29 and 30
Women’s Weekend in the Country
SoulPower(Look In!) or HorsePower(Look Out!)
There are many ways to exercise delight, embrace enchantment and tempt adventure . . . with the Dames on the Range. Activities include interpretive hikes, horse or wagon rides, workshops and massage. Extra nights and activities are available – customize your package!
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June
June 5th
Range Beach Party
Description coming soon!
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June 5th
Learn to make a healing cream, Balsam Salve
The early Europeans knew how nature provided food and healing salves. Reclaim that knowledge with Darlene Bradley and Julie Walker at Folk Tree Lodge in Bragg Creek. Take home a jar of your own Balsam salve at the end of this workshop.
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June 6th
Edible Plant One Day Workshop.
Learn to identify and cook a few tasty wild Edibles with Julie Walker in this pristine valley south of Longview. Make our meal in the kitchen of Chimney Rock Bed and breakfast and enjoy some Cowboy humor with Rancher Tony Webster!
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June 12th
2nd Hike in the Edible & Medicinal Plant Series
Discover the Edible and Medicinal plants of Kananaskis country and the early explorers and First nations people who may have used them. Right in our backyard the relationship between plants and people goes back hundreds of years.
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June 12th & 13th
Vintage Chicks Spring Fair
Inspiration comes from days gone by when people had less but cherished more.
Location: Priddis Community Hall .... Time: 10 AM - 4 PM
Admission: $3.00
June 13
Gardening With Native Wildflowers
Get to know Alberta wildflowers with Dame Arden of Wild About Flowers and learn how you can incorporate them into your landscape then join Dame Heidi of Alberta Parks explore a fescue grassland with the wildflowers in full bloom at Beauvais Lake Provincial Park. Full day event with meals included!
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June 13th
Herbal Tea day!
Walk the landscape of the wild fescue on a third generation ranch. Learn the plants and their uses as tea for tonics, digestion and all round good health. Head to an Apothecary in Nanton to sample and take home the teas from the same plant species as those you saw growing in the Porcupine hills. This is another exciting, Dames on the Range, program.
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June 13
Chuckwagon Cook-off
Come out to the Bar U Cook-off and sample today’s competitors version of beef stew and biscuits cooked over an open campfire just like they did on the open range.
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June 19th
Ridge walk, wildflowers and the splendor of the eastern slopes.
From the western edge of the foothills and the eastern edge of the Rockies, the views are fabulous. On top of that, the wildflowers are in their prime. Take in the colors, the peaks and the natural history along the spine of the Foothills on this great day hike along the ridgetop.
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June 27th
3rd Hike in the Edible and
Medicinal Plant Series
Discover the Edible and Medicinal plants of Kananaskis country and the early explorers and First nations people who have used them. Right in our own backyard the relationship between plants and people goes back hundreds of years.
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July
July 4th
Wildflowers of the Rockies
High in the backcountry the flowers continue to blossom as the warmth of summer slowly spreads across the north and east facing slopes. The journey of discovery awaits you as we search for orchids, rock rose and more on our hike into the high country.
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July 10th
Women of the Plains
Join 3rd generation Rancher Jennifer White and Eco-tour guide Julie Walker on this journey through time to visit the lives of Women who have lived and died on the Grasslands of southern Alberta. A visit to a Women’s Archeological site is included.
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July 17th
Ridge walk into the Rockies, a bird’s eye view.
Eagle migration, wildflowers and tabletop mountains are all part of this summer hike to the path of the Eagles. The unique geology of the eastern slopes and the air currents here carry the Eagles along on their migration routes.
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July 18
Wildflowers of the Whaleback
Partake in the splendor of our native wildflowers during their peek bloom period on this spectacular day hike into Bob Creek Wildland. Hosted by Dame Arden of Wild About Flowers and Dame Heidi of Alberta Parks. Full day event with meals included!
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July 21
Horsemanship Clinic
Dame Jennifer of Oxley Ranch Tours
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July 24 & 25
Sierra West Frontier Cattle Drive
"The Best Little Cattle Drive in the West"
We hope that you will "saddle up" and ride with the Sierra West gang on our 2010 Cattle Drive! Step back into the pages of time and experience a taste of the "Old West" as we ride the open ranges, drive cattle, indulge in down home country cooking and tell yarns & sing songs around the campfire.
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August
August 1
Bar U Legends
Hear the stories of the people who made the Bar U famous. John Ware, Alberta’s celebrated black cowboy, Harry Longabough, aka ”The Sundance Kid”, Edward, Prince of Wales,…the list goes on and on.
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August 7th
Friends of the Bar U Annual Trail Ride
Support the Friends of the Bar U Historic Ranch Association on their annual day ride. Everyone welcome. Ride your own horse or take a seat on a horse drawn wagon through original Bar U grazing lands.
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August 7 & 8
Sidesaddle Clinic and Demonstration
Engage yourself in this fascinating style of riding and watch accomplished horsewomen demonstrate their equestrian skills.
Clinic – All day Saturday & Sunday morning
Demo – Sunday afternoon
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August 21
Serious Seed Collection &
Edible, Medical Plant Workshop
Join Dame Arden of Wild About Flowers and Dame Julie of Full Circle Adventures for a unique day of native plant exploration. Learn about the history and uses of our native plants and how to ethically collect seed from nature. Full day event with meals included!
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August 28 & 29
Sierra West Frontier Cattle Drive
"The Best Little Cattle Drive in the West"
We hope that you will "saddle up" and ride with the Sierra West gang on our 2010 Cattle Drive! Step back into the pages of time and experience a taste of the "Old West" as we ride the open ranges, drive cattle, indulge in down home country cooking and tell yarns & sing songs around the campfire.
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August 29
First Nations Day
We commemorate the contributions of Aboriginal people to ranching life. Stony Nakoda elders, drummers, dancers and speakers gather at Roundup Camp to tell the stories of their ancestors.
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September
September 12th
Chore Horse Competition
A glimpse back in time to when horsepower was used for everything from delivering milk and hauling fire wagons to constructing roads. Watch as today’s teamsters guide their heavy horses through a timed course of skill-testing maneuvers.
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September 18
The Fall Landscape
Enjoy the autumn landscape and learn about the fall features of our native wildflowers, trees and shrubs with Dame Arden of Wild About Flowers. Then Dame Heidi from Alberta Parks will lead a 3 hour hike in the afternoon along a fantastic ridge in Bob Creek Wildland. Full day event with meals included!
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