Today's segment of the Calgary trip is between
Calgary, AB and Shelby, MT
This segment is a total of 233 miles
This is our return to the United States as we head South.
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Today's segment of the Calgary trip is between |
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| Places Visited Along The Way, Photos, and Notes |
| We bade a fond farewell to Calgary
and Canada. Headed south across the border into Montana |
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In one way, we are not sad to see the last of
Calgary, AB (A) The Days Inn - Calgary South is not a good place to stay The room although very large, lacked air. It felt suffocating. The hallways are even worse. The attached restaurant is terrible, so-so food but SLOW service Last night, it took 19 minutes after we ordered before salads came After complaining, over 20 minutes later, our main courses. The motel is located in an area with no other food options close by 
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We stopped in
High River and tried a Tim
Horton's These are ubiquitous in Canada. Kind of like a McDonald's with the addition of donuts. Every one of these we've seen always had a long line at the drive-thru
As we started out in the morning, the sky was looking overcast
Alberta is very agricultural. Beautiful fields of grain |
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The town of
Lethbridge is famous for two things There is the Railroad Trestle Bridge which is over a mile long and over 350 feet high and, for me, a HD dealership, the Lethbridge Harley-Davidson 
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The last town heading south in Canada is
Coutts, AB We went through the border security screening The only question they had was about some seeds Carol had bought at Butchart Gardens Fortunately, Butchart put a certification seal on the package which made it all good |
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The first town on the US immediate side of the border is
Sweetgrass, MT We fueled up here. I don't know if gas is cheaper here or in Canada I took a wrong turn and we inadvertently toured the town. This town has no paved roads, but there is one motel  |
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Shelby, MT (B) is the first town on this
side of the border that has a decent motel It is also a hub for the Burlington-Northern Railroad So, for a town of 3,300 people has a lot of visiting workers The Comfort Inn - Shelby is such a nice contrast to the hotel in Calgary. It is very nice. It is also sold out. 
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