Those Young Guys – Finding Our Way
We departed Elkwater at Cypress Hills in southeastern Alberta and headed to Medicine Hat via Highway 1. From Medicine Hat we continued on north to Highway 56 and entered the Canadian Badlands of Drumheller! Welcome to Drumheller! We were staying at The Hoodoo RV Resort which is a
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Elkwater Elkwater is a small town in Alberta about 40 miles southeast of Medicine Hat with a population of just under 100 people. It sits at about 4,000 ft elevation and is located along Elkwater Lake and in the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. The area provides a cool respite from
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We had a reservation at Ferguson Hill Campground but when we saw the heavily treed site we realized it would be a bear to get into and the road in and out had lots of low hanging branches. No fun. We found a first come first serve site early
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From one Cypress Hills to another. We left Cypress Hills Centre Block in Saskatchewan and headed to Cypress Hills Elkwater in Alberta. Both are part of the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park (CHIPP) but the Alberta Cypress Hills has the highest point amongst them. More on that in a future post.
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Lookout Point Lookout Point is on the way to Bald Butte and sits at an elevation of 1275 m so not quite as high as Bald Butte but close. This viewpoint looks to the north and on a clear day you can see the town of Maple Creek and maybe
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We departed Grasslands National Park and made our way to Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, AKA CHIPP. Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park is an area in southwestern Saskatchewan and southeastern Alberta and has the highest point between Labrador and the Rocky Mountains. It is a unique topography as the pine forest
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Grasslands National Park is divided into 2 sections, the West Block and the East Block. They are separated by a distance of about 100 miles. The West Block is centered about the Frenchman River Valley and the East Block is centered on the Kildeer Badlands. We only visited the West
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We departed James Kipp and headed north via Malta and Loring Montana before entering Saskatchewan. We then crossed the border into Saskatchewan and headed to Val Marie and on to Grasslands National Park. The road once we entered Canada was rough and narrow and luckily was not heavily traveled
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We headed north on highway 87 to 191 from Billings via Roundup to the Upper Missouri River Break National Monument area. Along the Missouri River on Highway 191 is the James Kipp Recreation Area which has a campground and boat launch. Campground: James Kipp National Recreation Area Location:
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We stopped by Billings for a night to allow us some access to banking and shopping facilities. There are not many choices for parking a rig overnight even though Cabela’s along I-90 is an option. It was extremely hot and humid and we opted for hookups to allow us
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