The crossing - Gull Lake, SK, 2021
Although fast disappearing, Grain Elevators are synonymous with Saskatchewan
Pronghorn Antelope
Mule Deer
Prairie dogs are considered a 'keystone' species because their colonies create islands of habitat that benefit approximately 150 other species. Their burrows are used by other creatures such as ferrets and foxes and burrowing owls. They help aerate and fertilize the soil, allowing a greater diversity of plants to also thrive.
Black-tailed Prairie Dogs - Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, 2021
It was difficult managing water, grasslands and cattle
Larson home
Cattle grazing benefits the prairie ecosystem and the park cooperates with local ranches to manage the land
Cattle corrals and teepee stones
Frenchman River
Sunflowers
Ericameria nauseosa - rabbitbush
Windswept
Red Chairs at the overlook
It's 160 km one way between the west block and east block of Grasslands National Park = it's an early start
Beef on the Hoof
Canada Geese
White Tailed Deer
Canola Fields
Glentworth
Ferland
St Jean Baptiste Parish, Ferland
Paterson-Orkney
Mankota
Shaunavon
Shaunavon
Climax
Val Marie
As newer homes are built, and as more farmers move to urban locations, old homes and buildings are abandoned
The location of the Lonesome Butte Residential School
A horrific situation for First Nations families
These tipi poles are covered with canvas in the summer and are then available for walk-in camping.
Snowberry - the fruit was used medicinally and to make soap by Indigenous Peoples, who also used the wood to make arrows.
Buffalo Berry / Shepherdia - they can be made into jams, jellies and syrups.
Killdeer Badlands - Ta Sunka Watogla viewpoint
Park Rangers show and tell
Layers in the sedimentary rock - 37 to 34 million years old
Survey stakes from the 1800s
Fossil
The badlands are the richest source for dinosaur fossils in Canada and the first in North America were discovered here.
Indigenous Heritage - Teepee Stones
Aspens in the coulees
The Milk River valley
Milk River - great for swimming or kayaking with a buddy
