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By super60
June 22nd 2007

NICOLLE WHO?

North America » Canada » Saskatchewan » Moose Jaw

22 june '07 Buffalo Pound Lake, Sk

NICOLLE WHO? Friday, 22 June 2007 Today we were all going to go to Buffalo Pound Provincial Park, named after the structures used by the natives to confine or trap buffalo ‘way back when. (I imagine they were something like the chutes used today for bringing in cattle from pasture) Using Blue I went ahead of Bob & Panna, who opted for some exercise & errands before meeting up with me. The road conditions were fine, not like yesterday’s winds, and I was 2/3 the way there by the time they passed me. As we weren’t 100% sure if I could [View Full Entry]

By super60
June 21st 2007

SORRY THIS IS SO LATE!

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SORRY THIS IS SO LATE! Thursday, 21 June ‘07 Hi fans - I want to apologize profusely for not having posted the last few days. Our motel in Moose Jaw has wireless internet access, but it doesn’t seem to work in our room, so we have to go elsewhere on site to use it, and I haven’t taken the time to bring the laptop very often - but tonight I’ve gone to a locale at our “resort” where the signal is pretty strong, so I’ve just posted a few entries. Now, I’m ASSUMING you are interested in this blog (or maybe [View Full Entry]

By super60
June 21st 2007

Pilgrimage to Rouleau

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21 june 2007 Roads leading to Corner Gas, Rouleau, Sk

Pilgrimage to Rouleau Thursday, 21 June ‘07 Today we all went to Rouleau. Rouleau, Saskatchewan is the site where “Corner Gas” is filmed, at least the outdoor scenes. Corner Gas is a Canadian comedy show, about life in a very small rural town called “Dog River”. It could really be almost any small rural town, in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, or any such place where agriculture is the mainstay & those who aren’t farmers have a pretty minor role in the general scheme of things. It’s one of our favorite shows. Anyway, it certainly seemed like a rea [View Full Entry]

21 june 2007 Set from Corner Gas, Rouleau, Sk

21 june 2007 Grain elevator at Rouleau (Dog River), Sk

By super60
June 20th 2007

Two Bikes in One Day

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20 june '07 Abandoned building, near Keeler, Sk

Two Bikes in One Day Wednesday 20 June ‘07 Day 2 was again nice & sunny. Bob drove me to Keeler, from where I intended to bike back to Moose Jaw. Again I was using Silver, this time because Bob had some small work to do on the blue bike and this way he could get it done. It started out OK, but I was troubled by a squeaking which had begun on Tuesday & which was continuing. On a bicycle, if you’re hearing squeaking, it usually means something’s rubbing, which can really add to the effort needed and possibly damage [View Full Entry]

By super60
June 19th 2007

Of ticks and prairie dogs

North America » Canada » Saskatchewan » Moose Jaw

22 june '07 Panna digging for prairie dogs

Of ticks and prairie dogs Friday, 19 June 2007 A brief interlude here to mention the ticks and prairie dogs that are very prevalent here. We first became aware of the ticks in Moosomin, on our way out. To be honest, I had one in my underwear, not exactly what I wanted to discover. Needless to say, I’ve been a bit paranoid since then. And so has Bob - he woke up one morning here in Moose Jaw to find one on his pillow! Panna too has picked up numerous ticks, which we’ve picked off her, usually before they settle in. [View Full Entry]

By R N O B
June 19th 2007

Questions and Answers

North America » Canada » Saskatchewan » Grasslands National Park

Our Little Pal
The little pal came in handy

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 [View Full Entry]

By super60
June 19th 2007

I GUESS SASKATCHEWAN DOES HAVE HILLS!

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19 june '07 Ready to roll! Douglas PP, Sk

I GUESS SASKATCHEWAN DOES HAVE HILLS! Tuesday, 19 June ‘07 Well, today was the starting day for the Super60 Cycle Tour. Up to now we’d been planning, getting stuff ready and travelling to the start-off point (Moose Jaw). Today would be Day 1 - FINALLY!! Last night Bob & I discussed the routes I might take. Bob really wants to know where I’ll be in case there’s a problem. At home I’d mapped out a route which would have avoided the principal roads, but they don’t seem to be as busy as around Ottawa, so I decided I’d rather use the [View Full Entry]

19 june 2007 Panna in field, Douglas PP, Sk

19 june 2007 Panna looking at something, Douglas PP, Sk

By super60
June 18th 2007

AND ON TO MOOSE JAW

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AND ON TO MOOSE JAW Monday, 18 June ‘07 The last of our travelling days started off rainy & cool. I put in one last exercise ride on the bike, travelling from the motel thru the town streets to a county road, dirt & gravel, and returned via another paved road to the motel, only about 17 km, took about an hour. Meanwhile Bob made sure Panna had some exercise at one of the local parks. We then loaded up Casper & hit the road. It was very, VERY wet. According to the motel owner, the previous 24 hours when we [View Full Entry]

By super60
June 17th 2007

A WET & DRY FATHER’S DAY FOR BOB

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17 june '07 Silly Panna & Bob, Moosomin, Sk

A WET & DRY FATHER’S DAY FOR BOB Sunday, 17 June ‘07 I was due, overdue really, for a bike ride, to try to keep in cycling shape, and the folks at the hotel suggested we go to St Vital Park to exercise both the females on this trip. However there was a marathon being run, involving the route we would have taken, so we drove to another park, which seems to have the TransCanada Trail running through it. As it turns out, it is also a dog park, so Bob was able to let Panna loose for part of the [View Full Entry]

By Saint Mike
June 11th 2007

T-minus 5 days and counting...

North America » Canada » Saskatchewan » Saskatoon

Hey. Just doing another blog entry for practice. So I've been booking flights and accommodation like mad. I think I'm pretty well done. I've got some well reviewed hostels booked so I'm looking forward to that. I haven't booked any accommodation in Ioannina, Greece yet but there are some hotels I've found. After the wedding in greece it's all up in the air. I'll have about 5 days to explore. I don't want to make any plans right now. I've got a car rented so we'll see where that takes me. I was planning to drive to Calgary this friday but [View Full Entry]

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