Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park crosses the Saskatchewan-Alberta border. It is the highest point east of the Rocky Mountains. Perhaps because of its altitude, it has virtually no mosquitoes! That made for some lovely outings, since the mosquito is the provincial bird of Saskatchewan!

The hills are covered with a 100-year-old lodgepole pine forest. The height of the trees is amazing, and so was the scent of pine. Hiking can be strenuous at times up the hills, but well worth it....

From Saskatoon, our first stop was Sask Landing Provincial Park. We were in the overflow area, so we had no water or power, but the site was beautiful. We were on the river, so through the shrubbery, we had a wide expanse of beach. Goliath, our Chesapeake Bay Retriever, had a great run and swim. Daisy, our Shih Tzu, never understands Goliath's zeal for the beach. He was "dog-tired" after his romp.

Unfortunately, it started to rain during the night and we had to pack up in...