fort calgary by bkbinthecity

fort calgary

On one of our drives around Calgary we came across Fort Calgary. This is a little museum that tells the story of the beginnings of Calgary dating back to 1875 when a small North-West Mounted Police base was established. It was lead by the man depicted with the statue, Col. James F. MacLeod, who was a North-West Mounted Police Commisioner. He was responsible for the area between Fort MacLeod, which is 100km south of Calgary, and Edmonton. You can see the dark clouds as it had really rained just prior to us going on our drive
You can still feel the clouds moving across the sky in this picture. everything looks so fresh after the rain. I like your diptych of the horse and rider and the museum.
July 6th, 2014  
Love this Brian..well done! Fav
July 6th, 2014  
Wow, such dramatic sky behind! The lighting on the buildings is lovely - Lucy
July 6th, 2014  
Beautiful collage and interesting information.
July 6th, 2014  
Love to learn Canadian history in this striking collage.
July 6th, 2014  
The house to my right is lovely, I love the moody sky!
July 6th, 2014  
Great collage
July 6th, 2014  
The skies were very helpful here!
July 6th, 2014  
Love those dramatic skies!
July 6th, 2014  
Perfect to use the two photos to convey what the area is like.
July 6th, 2014  
Great shots. I love the white house against the stormy looking background.
July 6th, 2014  
A super shot.
July 6th, 2014  
Great shots!
July 6th, 2014  
Great shots and an interesting history. Those clouds looks great.
July 6th, 2014  
Bev
Great shots. Lovely house. The dark clouds looming in the distance even with the sun still shining over the house and statue is a very cool effect.
July 6th, 2014  
Love that dense cloud that creates that sharp contrast with the white. Great drama, great history, great collage. Fav
July 7th, 2014  
Lovely ...
July 7th, 2014  
@bruni Glad you like this one Bruni
July 7th, 2014  
@nanderson Glad you enjoyed this Nancy and thanks for the fav
July 7th, 2014  
@fishers That lighting really was quite nice
July 7th, 2014  
@mittens Glad to share it Marilyn
July 7th, 2014  
@allie912 Glad to share it Allison
July 7th, 2014  
@ribbet9 Glad you enjoyed this one Candace
July 7th, 2014  
@kerristephens thanks Kerri
July 7th, 2014  
@gingersanders They certainly added to the photo
July 7th, 2014  
@swguevin Glad you enjoyed them Sheila
July 7th, 2014  
@taffy I figured these two worked together so nicely
July 7th, 2014  
@vernabeth Glad you enjoyed it
July 7th, 2014  
@thresheg Thanks Graham
July 7th, 2014  
@elisasaeter Thanks Elisabeth
July 7th, 2014  
@pyrrhula They certainly stood out
July 7th, 2014  
@prttblues I was so impressed by all of what you just mentioned
July 7th, 2014  
@tonydebont Glad you enjoyed it Tony and thanks for the fav
July 7th, 2014  
@pdulis Glad you enjoyed it Peter
July 7th, 2014  
This looks like an interesting place to explore!
July 8th, 2014  
good diptych
July 8th, 2014  
It sounds like a very interesting museum. The statue looks like some fine artwork too.
July 8th, 2014  
Two great shots, with that still-dark sky to emphasize the foregorund in each case.
July 10th, 2014  
@olivetreeann We are hoping to be able to visit the museum another time we are there
July 10th, 2014  
@tristansmum Thanks Stephanie. I really do like the sky in this one
July 10th, 2014  
@mrssmith203 It was closed when we were there but hopefully we can see it the next time we are there
July 10th, 2014  
@hjbenson Thanks Harry
July 10th, 2014  
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