Thursday 22 August 2024

Qu'appelle Valley Tour

 Friends of ours from Edmonton, Jim and Tanya, who we met in Australia in 2015, came for their annual visit to Crooked Lake. The weather wasn't conducive for boating, so we took a tour through the valley. The valley was gouged out from glacial meltwaters and stretches across half of Saskatchewan.

Qu'appelle Valley consists of  6 lakes. They start at the west end with Pasqua Lake, then Echo Lake, Mission Lake, Katepwa Lake, Crooked Lake, and Round Lake with the Qu'appelle River joining them all.

I love this valley!

 




                                                The Qu'appelle River


                                                  

                           Ellisboro was a small historical picturesque German town in the valley.

 
                                                       My beautiful friend Tanya!







                                         Katepwa Lake






                                                   The Motherwell Museum

I worked a summer during university as a labourer along with others for 3 archeologists who were hired by the government to turn this site into a museum. We learned a lot about archeology digs, categorizing artifacts, and sharpening our trowels. It was interesting work that paid well for a post secondary student.

                                          Tour guides in periodic costumes.

                                                             The Motherwell barn

 

                                                          I loved this barn!




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