Saskatchewan

Well, it's been that kind of winter and the opportunity to spend two weeks away from the snow and the cold was too much to resist. So we picked a destination we'd never been to before and were interested in and off we went!

It has always been a dream to take a long drive across Canada and see the northern part of our country - Now we are living the dream! We are moving up to the Northwest Territories where we'll live and work in Yellowknife.

I was selected to go on a rural co-operative study mission to the Philippines by the Canadian Co-operative Society. There are 10 of us from across Canada going and this is a great way to share the experience.

... not the destination that counts, right??? So instead of Katepwa Lake I decided on Good Spirit Lake, about 30 minutes north of Yorkton, Saskatchewan.  I knew Good Spirit Lake would be clean, well maintained, and I was sure I could find a sunny spot ...

... douche) et il est temps d'inspecter l'intérieur de mes paupières! Au revoir l'Alberta, bonjour la Saskatchewan! **************************************** Milk River, Writing-on-Stone to Regina Good morning smelly me!  It's my second night without ...

... until 1965, when it was finally sold to the great-nephew of Motherwell's neighbour. The farmstead was donated to the Saskatchewan government and since then Parks Canada has been restoring it to its full capacity as a historical landmark. Since we got ...

... . The town is dominated by a massive church, and a very nice cafe. There are numerous little communities in south Saskatchewan, all with their own grain elevator - usually looking in various states of decay, but occasionally, as at Gravelburg, seemingly ...

Morning at Moraine Lake then up the Icefields Park Way to the Saskatchewan River Crossing for the night, traveling via Bow Lake, Num-ti-ja Lodge and Payto ...

... dozen times, when I've strayed from the normal route. One radio commercial trying to attract people to (or rather, keep people in) Saskatchewan has a line that goes: "just because most of us come from small towns, doesn't mean that we are all hicks". ...