Day 47- August 12 North Dakota to Saskatchewan

Day 47- August 12  North Dakota to Saskatchewan

Didn't take long to get going this morning as we didn't put the mat or awning out last night.  The landscape is starting to resemble the prairies with wide open fields and bails of hay.  The use of irrigation sprinklers in also used here similar to back home.  Also seeing lots of CPR locomotives pulling train cars with Alberta and Saskatchewan tankers.  We even saw one with Crossfield on it!

Familiar prairies

Irrigation systems at work

We've noticed the landscape also had lots of water towers decorated in a variety of ways at each town.  Kids played on their DS, read, colored and watched a movie during our drive today.

Yes we are still in the USA



Starting to look more like the prairies

Just outside of Minot we saw the area where the Intercontinental Balastic Missles are in the underground silos, just in case.  Scary thought!

Drumheller??

As we got closer to the boarder there were white rocks on the hillside from previous high school grads, the earliest we saw was '62.

Great graduation idea

A quick stop for fuel and Duty Free before crossing the boarder at Portal.  No waiting at all as we crossed into Saskatchewan.  We saw the many pilings along the road from the coal mine.  We drove through Weyburn where Grandpa was born.

Coal mine pilings

Coal mining scoop shovel

My dad's birthplace

Looks like a nice place

Then we drove passed Rouleau Saskatchewan where they filmed Corner Gas.  The make believe town was called Dog River.  We saw the café with the police car sitting out front.

police car ready to roll

Ruby's

Arrived at 8:00 pm, now 7:00 with the time change, in Moose Jaw to Camp Walmart.  We didn't set up at all, not even taking the bikes out tonight.  Had Greek salad with chicken for supper before doing some shopping and then playing Yahtzee.

Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Travelled 9 hours today, but it's good to be back in Canada.