Day 9: Maple Creek - John Campbell

The grind continues. We decided to put our rest day off again since we had another beautiful day. We left Tilley a bit after 7 and followed along the Trans Can for the rest of the day.

Early on today we saw lots of critters crawling around in the ditches. They looked like a cross between some squirrel and albino chipmunk. Prairie dogs maybe? Funny little gaphers. We don't have any pictures to post though since they were a bit camera shy.

The biggest town we went through today was Medicine Hat. Actually, I think Medicine Hat was the only town we passed through with a population of more than 1000. There were lots of exits, stoplights, and hills with no bike paths to be found. Fortunately the drivers were pretty considerate of us weebling along.   

After the Hat it wasn't long until the Saskatchewan border. Another province bites the dust! We found a campground just outside of Maple Creek right along the highway. Maple Creek SK is pretty remote.. we feel right at home!

Claire