The Battlefords, Saskatchewan.

The drive from Prince Albert was, I think, the most picturesque (the prairies are not flat - well some of it is - but not all) Rolling hills, different colours depending on the crop: yellow-rapeseed to Europeans canola to Canadians, green wheat, grass for hay which is a lighter shade of green, contrasting with the blue of the small lakes dotted around. The vistas around Blaine Lake are stunning, one of the best drives of the trip to date.   We had intended to stay at Batoche and visit the historic site of the Métis uprising but we couldn't get into the camping, pity because it looked really nice.  So on to North Battleford and The David Laird Campground where we spent 2 nights. Visited The Allan Sapp Gallery, wonderfull paintings of First Nation life seen from their point of view, well worth a visit. distance Prince Albert to North Battleford via Rosthern 296km.

 Grass cutting on a Canadian scale at North Battleford

 The David Laird camping

Ruth planning the next part of the trip to The Eiling Kramer Campground in Battleford distance 11km.

 And here we are in the trees next to Fort Battleford.

 Our view looking back towards North Battleford

 Fort Battleford.   

A  North Western Mounted Police Fort, which played an important part in the 1885 uprising.

This is a really good camping, we stayed three nights here.

 Between North Battleford and Battleford is the North Saskatchewan River, a big river; there is a little island which is a nature park, this flower we found on one of the trails.

 Another Saskatchewan Provincial Flower

 Two frolicking butterflies

This is my trail, I live here, go away

  The disused bridge between the Battlefields, no traffic, only used by pedestrians now to visit the island.

 Monday  15/07 we plan to move on to Lloydminster.