Land of the Living Skies
30 mai 2023, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 25 °CCrossed the border to the Land of the Living Skies. Day one of our Cross Canada tour began with a stop in Taber to see Rod and ended in the Cypress Hills on the Saskatchewan side.
Crossed the border to the Land of the Living Skies. Day one of our Cross Canada tour began with a stop in Taber to see Rod and ended in the Cypress Hills on the Saskatchewan side.
From stands of bright yellow buffalo bean flowers, to spring green Cypress hills, to Canada-red serged Mounties, to the purple of liberated lilacs from Consul, to the deep black head of a lone,En savoir plus
It’s been a long time since I’ve had an unobstructed, 360 degree horizon. These Saskatchewan skies are something to behold. Beautiful but overwhelming.
In the last few days of driving the back roads of Saskatchewan, we’ve crossed over more cattle guards than met other vehicles. Small towns post billboard-size signs marking their native sons whoEn savoir plus
Ten kilometres … that’s the distance through The Valley of a Thousand Devils and daring to cross Hellfire Basin, not once but twice mind you.
It has been a grand and active day — a 24 km cycleEn savoir plus
“Go to Willowbunch, birthplace of Canada’s tallest man,” the camper told Coleen.
And so yesterday, we were the first, early-morning tourists knocking on the convent door that has swapped outEn savoir plus
Our days begin early, literally up with the dawn. Last night we boon docked at the Moose Jaw Walmart with about 5 other stingy campers. It worked out far better than I expected. ActuallyEn savoir plus
Finnegan’s form of air conditioning is rolling the van windows down as the Prairie heat wave has followed us from Saskatchewan into Manitoba. So we are trying all manner of ways to keep cool —En savoir plus
After 8 days of touring and 1,800 kilometres of travel, we took a sojourn in Spruce Woods Provincial Park to read, rest and reflect. Lazy day cycling part of the TransCanada Trail and chilling outEn savoir plus
Our day began in discovery and enlightenment before ending in disillusionment.
The morning would see us at the Canadian Indigenous Residential School Museum in Portage la Prairies, the exhibitsEn savoir plus
Voyageur Given your psychedelic shirt I thought maybe you were starting your Cross Country trip from SaltSping. Looking good. Happy trails.
Voyageur It was sure nice seeing you two. I’m looking forward to following your adventures.