We thought it was time to take a day of from ‘being educated’ and just have a day of fun and shopping… not that I ever really like shopping to begin with. We drove around Edmonton for a bit just to see the Legislative buildings as Edmonton is the capital of Alberta and get aContinue reading “May 31 Edmonton/West Edmonton Mall”
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May 30 Metis Crossing to Edmonton, AB
Coffee and breakfast outside again this morning! We have arranged for a ‘Metis guide’ to walk us around the site and talk about the history of the area. Our guide was a young university student working here as a ‘live actor’, registered Metis of Scottish/Cree decent rather than the usual French. We have enjoyed meetingContinue reading “May 30 Metis Crossing to Edmonton, AB”
May 29 The Battlefords, SK to Metis Crossing, AB
Absolutely gorgeous morning, full sunshine, no wind, very happy birds serenading us. We had breakfast outside for the first time since we left home. Bird sightings: king bird, killdeer, coots, magpies, same ducks and geese as before, Lloydminster is a city in Canada which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan. The city is incorporated by bothContinue reading “May 29 The Battlefords, SK to Metis Crossing, AB”
May 28 Saskatoon to The Battlefords
This is another day when we don’t have far to travel. This is a day we built into the schedule for rest, van clean up etc and we did not have a place to stay particularly. Rather than staying an extra night in Saskatoon, we decided to give ourselves a couple of hours on theContinue reading “May 28 Saskatoon to The Battlefords”
May 27 Melville, SK to Saskatoon, SK (Gordon Howe campground)
Bird sightings: white pelicans, egret, ducks (northern pintail, buffleheads, mallards and ??), cormorants, Redwing blackbirds, Canada geese, ravens, small hawks, terns, loons, plovers Not a lot of miles to drive today, only about 3 1/2 hours and we are taking our time. Sky is still overcast with threats of rain. The topography is much greenerContinue reading “May 27 Melville, SK to Saskatoon, SK (Gordon Howe campground)”
May 26 Riding Mountain NP to Melville, SK
Bird sightings: Redwing blackbirds, terns, pintail ducks, swallows, bald eagle, bufflehead ducks. We drove across the rest of Manitoba for about 2 hours this morning passing farmlands, marshlands and, wetlands still following the fur trade it seems at times. We unexpectedly came down into a broad valley where the Assiniboine (remember the Assiniboine River inContinue reading “May 26 Riding Mountain NP to Melville, SK”
May 25 Winnipeg, MB to Riding Mountain National Park
This morning was bright, sunny and warm … finally… but still windy. Today we headed to Riding Mountain National Park about 3.5 hours (theoretically) north and west of Winnipeg. We stopped to do some food shopping at the Sobeys in Birds Hill. It was one of the best food stores we’ve found yet. We nowContinue reading “May 25 Winnipeg, MB to Riding Mountain National Park”
May 24 Winnipeg, MN
It was still cool, windy and cloudy this morning. We ditched our ‘camp’ clothes for ‘city’ clothes as today is sightseeing in Winnipeg. Our campsite is about half an hour northeast of the city, more or less. We headed for the area of Winnipeg called ‘The Forks’ and the National Museum of Human Rights. It’sContinue reading “May 24 Winnipeg, MN”
May 23 Kenora,ON (Rushing Riving PP) to Winnipeg, MN (Birds Hill, PP)
Last night was finally warm enough to have a window slightly open. Woke up to bright sunshine streaming in the windows once we took down all the curtains. We can hear the loons this morning. That alone has made my day. Since we are only 3 1/2 hours to Winnipeg, we are going to spendContinue reading “May 23 Kenora,ON (Rushing Riving PP) to Winnipeg, MN (Birds Hill, PP)”
May 22 Kakabeka Falls PP (Thunder Bay, ON) To Rushing River PP, Kenora, ON
Bird sightings: trumpeter swans Bird sings recorded: chestnut sided warbler, Nashville warbler, white crowned sparrows Today was one of our longer drives… almost 6 hours from not quite Thunder Bay to not quite Kenora. It was an easy, uneventful, unstressful drive. It’s a holiday in Canada today and not as many trucks. We both drove,Continue reading “May 22 Kakabeka Falls PP (Thunder Bay, ON) To Rushing River PP, Kenora, ON”
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