August 7th- The highway closure due to forest fire hazard left us no choice but to take #22 which led us out of the mountains to the town of Longview, AB. It's obvious why the town is so named, because you can see for miles and miles. The transformation from mountain highland to cowboy ranchland is sudden. Favorite ranch name seen: "Lazy Ass Ranch." We headed south to the town of Crowsnest Pass, marvelling at just how far you could see, and the sheer number of cattle scattered across the fields like black peppercorns. Sign in the Husky truck stop restaurant where we ate breakfast the next day: Crowsnest Pass Shooting Club, Gun Show on August 11.
