After entering Canada, we drove through Riding Mountain National Park. We stopped at this rest site because there was a pretty good view of one of many lakes roadside.
This is the view of the lake. These lakes were not overrun with boaters or fishermen, which made it ideal for a future vacation as they were all loaded with fish.
Another roadside lake captured our interest. Again, the complete absence of boater and fishermen was evident.
We stopped for lunch at this interesting roadside point of interest. After reading the plaque, we took a stroll (about a mile uphill) to a viewpoint of the Black River Valley.
The trail was mostly fern-lined dirt and rock, with the last hundred yards or so was an elevated wood walkway due to the steep hillside.
This is the view of the valley below. Over the years the trees grew back. You can barely see the roadway off in the distance, but it was not visible in this photo.
We stayed in a lakeside park near the Manitoba border. This lake was miles long with no boats or fishermen visible. Apparently, they catch muskies, walleyes and some fish I have never heard of in these waters. The landowner offered me a guided fishing day on the lake, but I declined as these fish have teeth!
We spent the next night in a Walmart parking lot and woke up to this view. What I thought was fog was actually smoke from the many wildfires that are burning in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia due to a long drought. We were given warning that the Al-Can highway was was closed. Time for some rerouting…
Travelling with the Schinglers 