On my weekend I went to a plase where your opsto find 9 teepee rings. It was fun. We elso went to a madsin weel. It was on a hill. Up top of the hill ther was a lat of rocks.on the hill it was very windy it velt like.if you jump youl fly all down the hill.wen we wer looking for a nathr one.but we cadint find it. On the way back from looking for it ther wer some puddles. wen we went through the puddles the holle front window got covered with water.
I can't top that (especially if you could see the fancy formatting he had in Word) but we did have a good time.
Our objectives were 3 prehistoric archaeological sites in south central Alberta.
After driving South to Stavely we headed West along Township road 142 to Carmangay where we were able to find our first site - Carmangay Tipi rings. Located just west of highway 23 and North of the river there is a tiny campground where, buried in the grass, are stone rings for 9 tipi sites. Despite the incessant wind, the kids had a fun time roaming the field trying to find all of the sites.
Hayden and Fyn sitting on a find:
Next we continued our trip West on Township road 140 to try and find Sundial Butte. After turning South on an unmarked road then following a faint trail across a grassy field we arrive and the foot of a tall hill fenced off by barbed wire. The 5 of us disembark, wander past the info sign, and then scramble to the top of the hill.
If the wind was incessant in Carmagay, at the top of the hill (probably the tallest point for 100 miles around) it was gale force. I can't remember the last time I had to lean as hard into the wind to keep my footing. The scene was spectacular however. Blue skies and green fields in a 360-degree panorama. Howling wind while surrounding you at your feet were ruins likely over 1,000 years old.
To be continued...
