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Very impressive, but also somewhat ominous.
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CBC had just announced that one of the wonders of Canada was "Prairie Skies". We spent quite a bit of time discussing this idea. And appreciating the skies.
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When we could see them. We'd stopped at this point. Hail is different from rain. It bounces. But you can't see much through either.
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A beaver lodge along the way.
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Wetlands in Riding Mountain National Park. Visit RMNP. It's lovely.
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Prairie skies, and fescue grasslands. Fescue grasslands are maintained by sandy soils, regular forest fires (which prevent forestation displacing the grass) and ...
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If you drive through the bison enclosure (which is much bigger than you might expect it to be) there is a trailhead for a few of the longer hiking trails in the park. We had been warned off the shorter hiking trails because of an aggressive bear. We then found this on the path we were walking along.
