{"id":276,"date":"2022-06-22T01:37:32","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T01:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/?p=276"},"modified":"2022-06-22T01:37:35","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T01:37:35","slug":"june-21-medicine-hat-ab-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/?p=276","title":{"rendered":"June 21 &#8211; Medicine Hat, AB, Day 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Medicine Hat lived up to its reputation today as the sunniest place in Canada &#8211; evidently, an average of 330 days of sun per year!  We walked to the historic area of downtown, admired its old architecture, and sat by the &#8220;world&#8217;s biggest chess board&#8221; while listening to a free JazzFest concert on the city&#8217;s Esplanade.  We&#8217;re not sure about the chess board claim as we&#8217;ve seen one of the same size on the patio of Victoria&#8217;s Blue Crab restaurant; however, Medicine Hat probably does have the single, biggest chess piece in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2190-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-278\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2190-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2190-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2190-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2190-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2190-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2190-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Chantal reading in the morning sun before it got too hot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2194-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2194-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2194-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2194-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2194-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2194-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2194-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"716\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2197-716x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2197-716x1024.jpg 716w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2197-210x300.jpg 210w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2197-768x1099.jpg 768w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2197-1074x1536.jpg 1074w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2197-1432x2048.jpg 1432w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2197-scaled.jpg 1790w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><figcaption>Now <em>that&#8217;s<\/em> a king-sized piece, in the background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2202-689x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-281\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2202-689x1024.jpg 689w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2202-202x300.jpg 202w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2202-768x1141.jpg 768w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2202-1034x1536.jpg 1034w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2202-1379x2048.jpg 1379w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2202-scaled.jpg 1723w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><figcaption>The cottonwood seeds are falling like snow at this time of year in the prairies.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medicine Hat lived up to its reputation today as the sunniest place in Canada &#8211; 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