Tuesday, August 2, 2016

The Yellowhead Trail

Day two launched from Edmonton after a leisurely morning of coffee, showers, and visiting with cousins.  We made it the short distance to Elk Island Park where we stopped for lunch in Norman.  Beautiful, hot, sunny day.  A bit of relaxation on the beach was nice.

Our trip is taking us down the Yellowhead Highway, and we are looking to see unique sights along the way.  Vegreville is home to the world’s largest Pysanka!  How could you pass that one by.  We made a brief stop to check out the giant egg and then hit the highway again.

We made our goal North Battleford for the night.  I highlight for us was passing the Alberta/Saskatchewan border which passing cleanly through the town of Lloydminster.  The drive to The Battlefords was short, with some gentle hills.  Saskatchewan is not as flat as I had imagined, at least not in this region.  Perhaps along the Trans-Canada it is more flat.  We camped for the night at the David Laird Campground, wondering if there was any connection between the namesake and our own J.A. Laird Elementary.  Dinner, a fire with marshmallows, and some amazing northern lights capped the day.

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