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August 13, 2018
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First stop Ogema
August 13, 2018 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
First stop Ogema. We stopped here because there is a touristy train and a very good pizza restaurant. Both are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. Apparently the whole town is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays except the bar.Read more
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Big Beaver SK
August 13, 2018 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Tried to find Castle Butte in the Big Muddy Valley but missed the turn off.
Ended up in Big Beaver SK. We wanted to go to the Aust's Store in Big Beaver anyways so no big deal.
Pretty cool little store. They have one of everything and only take cash or cheque. The clerk in the store told us how to get to Castle Butte but it would have required backtracking. Yup, we don't do that.Read more
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St Victor Petroglyphs
August 13, 2018 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We went to St. Victor to see the petroglyphs. What's a petroglyph you might ask. It is a carving left in stone. It is believed that the Dakota and Nakota people left the petroglyphs on these rocks. They are hard to see but if you look hard enough they are there.
St. Victor on the other hand is one of those blink and you miss it towns. I took a picture of the downtown core.Read more
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Getting to the National Park
August 14, 2018 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
So we miscalculated a bit and stayed in Shaunavon which is an hour from Grasslands National Park. We had to backtrack through nothing but grain fields to get to the park. These farms must be huge because there were not even any farm houses.Read more
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Grasslands National Park
August 14, 2018 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We thought since we got the yearly pass for the national parks we would go see Grasslands National Park. Turns out this park is free to get into. Oh well.
Grasslands is the only park of its kind in Canada. It is the prairies in its original form. They are reintroducing animals that were near to extinct and they are thriving - bison, prairie dogs, ferrets, burrowing owls. There are also rattle snakes.Yuch!
Interesting place. Not sure if I would like to camp here but the area does need to be preserved.
When we were in Shaunavon we went to visit some friends. Found out that they are camping at Sask Landing so that is our next stop.Read more
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Ghost Town Blues
August 15, 2018 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
This is where we are staying in Maple Creek. Ghost Town Blues is probably one of the most unique places we have stayed. The rooms are decorated with rustic antiques. You have to take in the experience because there is no TV and the wifi is sketchy. Each accommodation is separate - small cabins, back of grain trucks and covered wagons. Bathrooms are shared. A bit problematic first thing in the morning but fine otherwise. The dogs are hilarious. The black one brings you the ball to throw it and the white one waits in the bushes to steal it once it has been thrown.

From here we will check out the Cypress Hills area. Sounds like the roads we usually drive on in this area are closed due to fire risk. We will have to stick to the highways and grids to see the sights.Read more
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Fort Walsh Cypress Hills
August 15, 2018 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Today we set out to find the Mystery Rocks. Turns out these rocks are on private land with no roads leading up to them. You have to get permission from the owner to go on the land but you have to hike to the rocks through the Cypress Hills or go on horse back. So no.
We were told that if we went on the bus tour at Fort Walsh we might be able to see the rocks. We went on the tour but no luck. So we spent most of the day touring and walking around Fort Walsh.
We wanted to go on a short easy trail that walks along the Battle Creek. Instead we ended up on one of the back country trails. We realized something was wrong and turned around. Good thing, that trail was 6.5 km. We found the easy trail and it was a nice walk along the Creek.Read more
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Trip end
August 15, 2018