http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Saskatchewan/Moose-Jaw/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , Canada , Saskatchewan , Moose Jaw en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:17:48 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:17:48 UTC Wersquore in Moose Jaw and I thought Irsquod send these pictures. We should cross the border tomorrow and wersquore just praying we donrsquot have any problems there. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Saskatchewan/Moose-Jaw/blog-200891.html IF AT FIRST YOU DONrsquoT SUCCEED...Saturday 23 June 2007Took Silver out today as I REALLY wanted to locate the TransCanada Trail in Moose Jaw and I wasnrsquot sure how rough it would be. It would pretty much be my last chance to do so as wersquore leaving for Regina on Sunday. Needless to say I completely botched up the first times I tried to locate it. I rode directly from our motel http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Saskatchewan/Moose-Jaw/blog-188945.html NICOLLE WHOFriday 22 June 2007Today we were all going to go to Buffalo Pound Provincial Park named after the structures used by the natives to confine or trap buffalo lsquoway 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 r http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Saskatchewan/Moose-Jaw/blog-188941.html Of ticks and prairie dogsFriday 19 June 2007A 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 Irsquove been a bit paranoid since then. And so has Bob he woke up one morning here in Moose Ja http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Saskatchewan/Moose-Jaw/blog-188937.html Pilgrimage to RouleauThursday 21 June lsquo07Today we all went to Rouleau. Rouleau Saskatchewan is the site where ldquoCorner Gasrdquo is filmed at least the outdoor scenes. Corner Gas is a Canadian comedy show about life in a very small rural town called ldquoDog Riverrdquo. It could really be almost any small rural town in Iowa Nebraska Kansas or any such place where agricul http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Saskatchewan/Moose-Jaw/blog-188933.html Two Bikes in One DayWednesday 20 June lsquo07Day 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 http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Saskatchewan/Moose-Jaw/blog-188932.html I GUESS SASKATCHEWAN DOES HAVE HILLSTuesday 19 June lsquo07Well today was the starting day for the Super60 Cycle Tour. Up to now wersquod been planning getting stuff ready and travelling to the startoff point Moose Jaw. Today would be Day 1 FINALLYLast night Bob I discussed the routes I might take. Bob really wants to know where Irsquoll be in case therersquos a problem. A http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Saskatchewan/Moose-Jaw/blog-188930.html AND ON TO MOOSE JAWMonday 18 June lsquo07The 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 http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Saskatchewan/Moose-Jaw/blog-188929.html