Category: wild landscapes

Three Must-do Scenic Drives in Southern Saskatchewan

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Brady Coulee near Eastend, SK

Saskatchewan is tailor-made for backroad exploring. We have more roads than any province in Canada—enough to circle the equator four times. Possibilities are mind-boggling, from drives through spectacular river valleys to sweeping natural grasslands, lake-studded boreal forest, wild badlands, some of Canada’s largest sand dunes, breathtaking viewpoints, little-known hideaways, and historic treasures. That’s the theme of our popular book, Saskatchewan’s Best Scenic Drives, Revised Edition,… Read moreThree Must-do Scenic Drives in Southern Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is Sand Dune Capital of Canada

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If you like sand dunes, Saskatchewan should definitely be on your must-visit list. It’s home to both the largest and second largest sets of dunes in the country, plus a few others thrown in for variety. Some are easy to visit and others take more effort and planning. All have stunning scenery. Here are four of our favourite areas to go play in the sand:… Read moreSaskatchewan is Sand Dune Capital of Canada

17 Photos to Put Grasslands National Park on Your Must-See List

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Saskatchewan’s Grasslands National Park is a rare place that has all the top features we look for in a travel destination – highly photogenic wild landscapes, plenty of wildlife, and no crowds. The park preserves one of the largest tracts of natural grasslands left in North America. The ruggedness of the landscape is the main reason that it escaped settlers’ plows, leaving us with extraordinary… Read more17 Photos to Put Grasslands National Park on Your Must-See List

Saskatchewan’s Surprising Avonlea Badlands

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  The Avonlea Badlands of southern Saskatchewan take you completely by surprise. There is little to prepare you for lies ahead as you walk across the gently undulating pasture. Then suddenly, the perfectly ordinary-looking pasture drops away, and you gaze below at an enchanting land of stone-capped hoodoos, weathered buttes, strange pillar formations, and eroded cliffs looking like dripping chocolate.   These badlands contain sedimentary… Read moreSaskatchewan’s Surprising Avonlea Badlands

12 Photos to Put Namibia on Your Bucket List

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When we think about places with magical landscapes, Namibia always springs to mind. For a photographer, a visit there is like dying and going to heaven. Some of the scenes are almost unreal, especially the colours. When we looked at photographs before our first trip to Namibia, we kept asking – are those colours for real, or are people just getting too carried away with… Read more12 Photos to Put Namibia on Your Bucket List