Great Sand Hills Route

Today we traveled from Saskatoon to Medicine Hat. Since we were in the area we decided to go see the Great Sand Hills. We've viewed the Sand Hills from Bald Butte in Cypress Hills but have never actually been there. We were on the northern portion where the dunes meet the ranchland. The area we were on was private land owned by the Sand Hills Stockman's Association but it was open to the public. There were some trails, so we went for a little walk onto the dunes. It was so windy. We got a bit sand blasted. I crouched down to take a picture and the wind blew me over. That gave me the opportunity to experience the sand hill up close and personal. As I write this post I am still chewing on sand.

I have an added bit more to this post. We stopped for our overnight stay in Medicine Hat. Our first stop was supper at Papi's. It was roadhouse type food and was very good. Sorry, I should have taken pictures because the food looked great but I didn't. On the way out I noticed a painting of the wooden arch with the cowboy boots nailed to it. It was the same arch that we saw at the Sand Hills. Turns out that the guy who was the rancher that took care of the area for Sand Hill Stockman's Association was the owner of the restaurant. The arch was erected in his honour.

Also, there was a wood stove from Scotland in the front entrance to the restaurant. Very cool. Didn't notice it going in. I must have been hungry.

Also, also, I added a video with our room. It's pretty nice. Especially for the price we paid. I was expecting just a bed and a bathroom.Read more