A woman walks through a tunnel to the rodeo grounds at the Calgary Stampede.Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
A Calgary Stampede ranch girl carries the Canadian flag to start the rodeo.Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
Rodeo barrel racers get dropped into the arena on cables before the start of the Calgary Stampede rodeo.Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
Bray Armes from Ponder, Texas wrestles a steer in the steer wrestling event during the Calgary Stampede rodeo.Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
Ryley Borris from Flatbush, Alberta hangs on while riding the horse Yoga Release in the novice bareback event.Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
William Vigneault of Plessisville, Quebec bails off the horse Yodelling Hills in the novice saddle bronc event during the Calgary Stampede rodeo.Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
Stampede fans slide down a ride on the midway at the Calgary Stampede.Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
Stampede fans ride the Mega Drop ride on the midway during the Calgary Stampede.Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
The Calgary Stampede show band plays for fans before the start of the rodeo.Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
Blair Burk from Durant, Oklahoma flips a calf in the tie-down roping event.Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail