Saturday we drove back south to Fort McLeod to have a look - about two hours south. This is a site used by the locals, Blackfoot Indians for several thousand years for buffalo kills. As the sign indicates, they would create a stampede and then corral the herd to the cliff so some would fall over the edge.
Here's Rolo with the cliff in the background. According to the info, it's eroded a bit now but was much steeper in the past. I think the last Buffalo Jump was some time in the 1870s.
While we were there, we tagged along with a docent, Edwin, who was really entertaining while telling us all about the history. He's a Blackfoot who even knows the language so he was pretty knowledgeable.
We weren't able to find any buffalo to herd over the edge, so we had to stop at Five Guys for a burger and fries instead.
And as we've found while visiting other sites, the perennial bear warning sign. Still haven't seen one, except on the signs...
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