Day 15 Dorintosh Saskatchewan to Redberry Lake Provincial Park Saskatchewan 173 miles
Very peaceful night. We locked the three flies in the bathroom. Hopefully they had a good night.
The weather looks mostly cloudy with a slight breeze. Several people stopped to take pictures and ask about the car. One motorcyclist was especially friendly. He offered another suggestion to visit. We were finally off with a later than normal start. We have what should be a shorter than average driving day.
We saw a doe today. She was quickly lost in the brush.
After about 2 hours we came to our first stop. That was a lighthouse that sits up on a hill. A very long staircase leads up to it. Neither of us feels like that climb. Based on two other folks the lighthouse isn’t open. So off we go again.
The terrain is a mixture of farmland and woods. The woods now are more aspen and less evergreen. Lakes of various sizes are scattered throughout the area. Some cattle and a few horses are in pastures. We have also seen several large horse trailers going on the road.
We turned on one of the township roads. They are gravel which is smoother than much of the asphalt roads. The dust however is much worse. Far less traffic but the dust is so thick we must slow way down to avoid going off the road. We drove on these roads for over an hour before we reached the crooked bush. Well this was incredibly disappointing. Just didn’t see much of anything. No sign even. There was a picnic table sitting in the sun. Really hard to believe this is one of the 54 Wonders of Canada. This a small area of aspen trees that are twisted and bent rather than standing tall. All the trees are related since new trees come up from the roots of existing trees.
We paused long enough to take a few photos. Now it’s head to the Provincial Park to camp for the night. We did drive a few miles on an asphalt highway before once again turning onto gravel. You would have to know this park even existed. There are no signs on the highway. After a few turns we did see on very small sign pointing in the direction we were going. Sure enough we came to the park. It’s a large park located on a lake. We were told you must register online. The web site isn’t easy to use. Even with the attendant’s help it took Rob at least 20 minutes. Then came the next difficult task. Finding our spot. A surprising number of permanent RVs are parked along our route. We have spot “O”. We never found the marker but we parked where we thought it was. The fee was $20 Canadian. Seems like a lot of vehicles going by on the road. They are ether headed to the showers or to the only place to buy food.
The car ran fine today. However, the trailer decided to have a flat. Time for Rob to go into maintenance mode.
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