Blogs from Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, Canada, North America

As we descended down from Cypress Hills Provincial Park, we crossed the border into Saskatchewan... and onto a hunting trail. Outside the park boundary we were met with what appeared to be endless fields. It was incredible! The road ahead travelled straight towards the horizon, with a few small knolls between us and the ‘end of the earth’ as I started to call it. Following dirt roads for what felt like hours, we ended up back on bitumen outside a town called Consul. We noticed that most vehicles were heading towards the outskirts of town where there were a few large festival type tents set up. A rodeo!!! Talking to the lady on the gate, who happened to be Linda Brown, the Mayor of Consul, we were sold on the idea of staying for the rodeo ... read more

Since our last visit we have had an incredible week! In this blog I will answer some FAQ's regarding our trip and share a couple of our experiences since our last update. My final administrators meeting of the 2006-2007 school year took place in Val Marie. Since our family had never visited the area we went the night before with the intention of setting up our tent at the local campground. Unfortunately when we arrived we found that the town campground did not have fire or BBQ pits. The idea of cold smokies on a bun was somewhat of a downer to say the least. So we headed to a privately owned campground located 6 KM's out of town. The Crossing- is a B & B and campground located on the border of the Grasslands National ... read more