Driving to Helena

Its a 1900km drive from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories to Helena, Montana and there some good scenery on the way. Here what it looked like right before I cross the Alberta/Montana Border. And after I crossed it was just as great: As get closer to Helena, it gets more mountainous.

More on the Ingraham Trail

The Ingraham Trail is 70km long and has many scenic spots. The two I want to discuss are Prelude Lake and Cameron Falls. Prelude Lake is a large lake that is still frozen at the end of may and has great overlooks from the nature trail. (...)

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Finally exploring Yellowknife

After several days on the road, I finally come to Yellowknife, the Capital of the Northwest Territories, where in June, the sun never sets. Some things you'll want to see in Yellowknife are the legislative building and the Prince of wales Northern Heritage Center.

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Landscape, Great Slave Lake, and scenery of the Northwest Territories

In the land of the midnight sun, it never gets darker than twilight. It is a land of lakes, swamps, and waterfalls.

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Into the Northwest Territories We Go

After saying goodbye to Alberta, we head into the Northwest Territories. The sign marking the border was one of the biggest I've ever seen for a state line. (...)

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Lesser Slave lake and camping in Alberta

On the road past Alberta, I stopped at Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park and then stopped at Hutch Lake to camp for the night. Lesser Slave lake was nice but it would be nicer if it wasn't cloudy: (...)

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The Beauty of Saskatchewan

The Canadian provinces are beautiful due to the lack of people and the pristine nature of the landscape. Just forty minutes out of Saskatoon, and you run into this:

Northern Canada is a huge expanse of Taiga Shield without farms because you reach the arctic Tundra. You really get a sense of being along out there.

On to Saskatoon

Next stop on the roadtrip, Saskatoon. The city is about the size of a mid-size city in the States but has a large river flowing through the center. Check out the skyline.
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Winnipeg

Next we head to Winnipeg, Manitoba. The city looks great at night and has some buildings to see. Best place to see the skyline is from the Pedestrian bridge. (...)

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Hecla Provincial Park

I like to visit large lakes so Lake Winnipeg was on my list of things to visit. I did that by going to Hecla Provincial Park (...)

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