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.
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.
