SW Saskatchewan: 10 Thrilling Places To Visit

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  • Опубліковано 10 чер 2024
  • From Happyland to Happy Valley, you’ll see a ton of amazing places that are mostly unknown and have very little tourists. Most of these places are in remote areas of SW Saskatchewan and have little or no services. They make for amazing photography and hiking.
    #saskatchewan #shaunavon #swiftcurrent
    I moved to Shaunavon, SK from Banff in 2006 and have explored most of these places many times. It’s still amazing how many people who live in the province never heard and or never visited any of these spots.
    SW Saskatchewan is also where you’ll find unique treasures such as the French town of Gravelbourg or the ghost towns along Highways #13 and #18.
    SW Saskatchewan is one of the most thrilling to visit in Canada if you are a photographer, and the adventure begins only 4 hours east of Calgary or an hour south of Regina.
    Did you know there is quicksand? Scorpions? Rattlesnakes? Places you can find dinosaur bones?
    As a bonus, if you visit Old Man On His Back, in the extreme SW, you can see the mountains on a clear day!
    Most people who drive through Saskatchewan take Highway #1. Next time, drive across using one of the southern highways and explore some of these places for yourself. You will be glad you did!
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    00:00 Introduction
    00:35 Great Sand Hills
    01:34 70 Mile Butte
    02:49 Valley Of 1000 Devils
    04:20 Grasslands East Block
    05:38 Grasslands West Block
    06:48 Ghost Town Highway
    07:47 Avonlea Badlands
    08:34 Claybank Factory
    09:05 Night Skies
    09:46 Castle Butte
    10:37 Eastend / Frenchman River
    11:05 Jones Peak
    11:46 Valley Of Hidden Secrets
    12:05 Storm Season
    12:50 Cypress Hills
    14:17 French Towns
    14:44 Canola Season
    14:59 Old Man On His Back
    15:18 Coronach, SK
    15:37 Checkboard Hill
    16:00 Shaunavon
    16:17 Tips
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  • @ehbrownj
    @ehbrownj 9 місяців тому +41

    Saskatchewan is a beautiful Providence in Canada, My mother and her elders were all born & raised on the Piapot Reserve outside of Regina SK, ever since when my great great uncle Chief Payepot (Piapot) signed the Peace Treaty #4 back in 1875 and I remember back in 1975 my grandfather used to ride me in his old Ford pick-up truck and when they have their Pow-Wows, he would sometimes take me on a tour of the park regions of Saskatchewan (Cypress Hill NP, Prince Albert NP, Grasslands NP, and Banff NP,) in that old Ford truck. And thank you for sharing this video, it brings back fond memories👍🏽

    • @attrell
      @attrell  9 місяців тому

      Thank you! I am glad you enjoyed it!

    • @jimlegalley6656
      @jimlegalley6656 8 місяців тому +1

      Amazing story and thanks for sharing. I'm from Washington State where I keep coming back to visit SK.

    • @mantistobogganmd6580
      @mantistobogganmd6580 Місяць тому +1

      It’s good that people are aware of their family history,especially one as interesting as yours

    • @micheleemcdaniel389
      @micheleemcdaniel389 15 днів тому +1

      You were a very fortunate person indeed.

    • @glen1arthur
      @glen1arthur 11 днів тому

      Hi from Meadow Lake, Sask.
      I encourage all people to go to Pow-wows learn about the culture and history of the 1st peoples. Many different 1st people each with their own knowledge and wisdom. Mostly Cree up here.

  • @fredspina1757
    @fredspina1757 8 місяців тому +21

    I just love videos about Canada. We are so fortunate to live in this country. We are blessed in the sense that we have everything, from rain forests to deserts, grassland, mountains and lakes, but mostly the friendliness of our people. Love you Canada.

  • @byronschmuland8912
    @byronschmuland8912 8 місяців тому +27

    Because of this video, I just spent 10 days of travelling, camping, and hiking in SW Saskatchewan. I saw most of the places in the video. Thanks for this!

    • @attrell
      @attrell  8 місяців тому +1

      That is awesome! Hope you had a super great time!

  • @gimenovax1
    @gimenovax1 Місяць тому +7

    I`m from here and like the fact no one knows about much of the sights, I get to keep them for myself, there are even better places than this that a tourist has never seen.

  • @FatimaDraws228
    @FatimaDraws228 29 днів тому +6

    Canada is a beautiful country with many hidden gems, i love it.

  • @jimlegalley6656
    @jimlegalley6656 Рік тому +43

    I'm from Washington State where I will be bicycling home from Flin Flon, MB across Saskatchewan which will be my 4th time. I love the wide open spaces, wind, sweet residents, grid road system and campgrounds in even the smallest towns. I've been to all most all you mention. Looking forward to riding through the boreal forest of the north country in Saskatchewan this summer on paved all weather roads equipped with shouldering for safety.

    • @attrell
      @attrell  Рік тому +6

      Oh wow that sounds like an amazing trip!!

    • @citibear57
      @citibear57 10 місяців тому +4

      That's awesome! I hope you have/had a great time. You have certainly seen more of Saskatchewan than I have, and I have lived here my entire life (I'm in my 60s now).

    • @displaychicken
      @displaychicken 8 місяців тому +5

      I salute your cycling stamina! Stay safe on our roads!

    • @Whatsahandle4
      @Whatsahandle4 8 місяців тому

      How did it go?

    • @jimlegalley6656
      @jimlegalley6656 8 місяців тому +4

      Howdy Jim Le Galley here,
      Great bike holiday especially on the Hansen Lk. Rd. SK 106. The Cree 1st nation's folks were awesome. They stopped to visit, take pictures, give water. Some wanted to give e me their their lunch and even money. Super people and totally unexpected.
      Had to end in cranbrook, bc due to heavy smoke from nearby st. Marie's fire.
      I'm 65 finishing my 50th year of bicycle touring.

  • @scottcurry7814
    @scottcurry7814 День тому +1

    I was born in Shaunavon in 58. I went to school in Gull Lake. Very cool video. Thanks for showing people the beauty of this sort of forgotten area.

  • @ateliersmelim651
    @ateliersmelim651 10 місяців тому +32

    Saskatchewan is the hidden gem of Canada. I crossed our country from Vancouver Island to Montreal, an although the rockies are obviously beautiful, Saskatchewan have some kind of magic. The endless horizons are of such beauty. Thanks for sharing these treasures!

    • @attrell
      @attrell  9 місяців тому

      I agree :)

    • @ryanduncan8470
      @ryanduncan8470 9 місяців тому

      Did you check out Cypress Hills? It’s an oasis in the middle of a desert !

    • @ateliersmelim651
      @ateliersmelim651 9 місяців тому

      @@ryanduncan8470 No, I was twice in Saskatchewan, but only for a few days, on the road. I'd like to come back for at least a few weeks. I'll check this out for sure on google maps. One place that still haunts me is Kandahar, on the 16. It was like a mirage, the water and the horizon were hard to differenciate and it was a windy day. The waves in the fields and thoses on the water were just beautiful. All I would have had is a chair and something to drink and I could have spent many days there, just enjoying the view.

    • @jefffisher1995
      @jefffisher1995 8 місяців тому

      this video is so fake I live in Alberta this is nothing more than click bait

    • @JesusSaves86AB
      @JesusSaves86AB 8 місяців тому +3

      ​@@jefffisher1995 How is it fake? The places exist.

  • @rob379lqz
    @rob379lqz 8 місяців тому +5

    Yup. I annually oil up my Saskatchewan Seal Skin Bindings. Passing them down to the great grand-chidrin soon. 👍🇨🇦

    • @attrell
      @attrell  8 місяців тому +2

      Ha ha I remember that Super Dave

  • @lanie6465
    @lanie6465 Рік тому +19

    Love this video, you did very well showcasing the beauty of SW SK! ❤

  • @leegifford2942
    @leegifford2942 10 місяців тому +8

    And they say Saskatchewan is flat!!!! Love being born and raised here. Love your stuff, Chris. Absolutely gorgeous.

    • @attrell
      @attrell  10 місяців тому

      Thank you!

    • @kh7794
      @kh7794 7 днів тому

      Ya, the morons that drive the #1 and never leave it are responsible for that crap. They probably think Manitoba lacks water too

  • @syntaxmsi
    @syntaxmsi 8 місяців тому +8

    Thanks for producing this video! Your photography is really stunning. We visited Cypress Hills and the Qu'Appelle valley two years ago and loved it. Looks like we missed a lot though, and need to plan a return trip!

    • @attrell
      @attrell  8 місяців тому

      Thank you!!! I hope you enjoy your next trip!

  • @dleblanc6883
    @dleblanc6883 8 місяців тому +11

    I visited all of Canada except for Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon and NWT. Had no idea Saskatchewan had such great scenery!

    • @attrell
      @attrell  8 місяців тому

      Yeah I was surprised when I moved here

    • @Hannah_The_Elon_Jew
      @Hannah_The_Elon_Jew 5 місяців тому +1

      Algae

    • @kh7794
      @kh7794 7 днів тому

      And that's just one small part. There is something to see in every section of the province. I prefer north due to trees and fishing but even at that you don't have to go into the very deep north for that. Fishing is all through the province but the mass of forest isn't.

  • @handiman5001
    @handiman5001 9 місяців тому +14

    I used to travel for a Wholesale food Company outta Speedy Creek and my territory was from Leader in the North, Chaplin in the east, the US Border to the south and the Alberta border to the west. Throughout my years traveling that territory I had the greatest of all pleasures of visiting almost all the areas in your Video and had the privilage of living in both Willow Bunch and Swift Current. The southwest is by far the greatest natural history area in the whole province and I have traveled this province from La Ronge to the US border and from Manitoba to Alberta borders. But in Saskatchewan if you are willing to travel and go off the beaten path you will likely find a small chunk of anywhere else in Canada or very close to it except the High Mountains (Rockies) and an ocean beach. Saskatchewan is a HECK of a place to call HOME.

    • @attrell
      @attrell  9 місяців тому +1

      You got to see all the great areas!

    • @batteriesnotrequiredtoysth7271
      @batteriesnotrequiredtoysth7271 Місяць тому +2

      I was raised on the family farm ten miles straight north of Willow Bunch, graduated high school from there in 1975.

  • @tamisullivan8548
    @tamisullivan8548 4 дні тому +1

    Driving through Saskatchewan I actually really liked it and I almost went back to it to live

  • @noellyp9767
    @noellyp9767 8 місяців тому +2

    My Dad is from Rockglen and have had the privilege of see a few of these spots. The people are great and very friendly. Night time skies are unreal.

  • @davidrobins4025
    @davidrobins4025 9 місяців тому +3

    I worked two summers on the Arnold Finnell ranch south of Ponteix back in the mid 60's. They were a great family to work for and I had the delight of working near where my father was raised on a small farm near Ponteix. Thanks for the tour

  • @LWilliamsYoutube
    @LWilliamsYoutube 10 місяців тому +16

    I was born and raised in Saskatoon and I had no idea there were so many badlands areas and dunes. Wonderful stuff! I now live in Florida, so this was fun to learn more about my home province from so far away.

    • @attrell
      @attrell  10 місяців тому

      Lots of cool places to explore, and you are mostly the only person there in some of these spots.

    • @emilepellerin6064
      @emilepellerin6064 10 місяців тому +2

      . I for several years trucked to most of the uranium mines. When Uranium City was still happening. For six weeks or a little more every winter the Ice road was opened. Maybe twenty miles before arriving at the south shore of lake Athabasca. One enters the desert. It's huge sand dunes all the way to the lake. Almost straight up and down. Nothing but big sand dunes. Almost zero vegetation

    • @billfarley9167
      @billfarley9167 2 місяці тому

      From Saskatoon to Florida!!! That was a huge downward spiral.

    • @robbalinski1606
      @robbalinski1606 2 місяці тому

      Been to Florida, it's actually pretty nice. Going down the Florida back highways and through all the small back towns is super cool. The humidity in summer is unreal tho, but the cool lizards everywhere help make up for it haha.

  • @bruced1429
    @bruced1429 Рік тому +11

    we did the Red Coat Trail both ways about 4 years ago, we came in from Alberta on road 502 I think , past Consul to Eastend , stopped at the Dinosaur museum ,to Shaunavon, then Hwy 13 to Cadilac then Val Marie and Grasslands Park. then to where Sitting Bull wintered then North via Weyburn ended up at Creelman for a night then Regina to start our northern loop. Now that our daughter is tranferred to Moose Jaw we will be back to see more of southern Sask. I really enjoy the southern Prairies. Being that we live in the Kootenays of BC, in mountains all the time is is nice to be in the big sky country. So many small towns and places to camp with no crowds from Alberta. We will be back a few times this summer for sure.

    • @attrell
      @attrell  Рік тому +1

      I am glad you enjoyed the trip! I love the fact htere are no crowds wherever you go in Saskatchewan!

  • @lefturn99
    @lefturn99 Рік тому +6

    Really enjoyed it, especially the abandoned building night shots.

    • @attrell
      @attrell  Рік тому

      Awesome, thank you!

  • @AndyFyon
    @AndyFyon 2 місяці тому +2

    Have visited most of the sites on your list. Sk is just fabulous.

    • @attrell
      @attrell  2 місяці тому

      I agree!!!!

  • @randalmoroski1184
    @randalmoroski1184 6 днів тому +1

    Tonnes of amazing footage! Great Video thanks!

  • @thekittyqueen3495
    @thekittyqueen3495 8 місяців тому +3

    Love this video

    • @attrell
      @attrell  8 місяців тому

      Thank you!!

  • @Keekonuts
    @Keekonuts 11 місяців тому +13

    We are thinking of retiring to Saskatoon as living in Vancouver is impossible. We have hiked in the Alberta badlands and we loved it. I’m doing my research!

    • @attrell
      @attrell  11 місяців тому +2

      You'll love hiking valley of a 1000 Devils!

    • @pike28
      @pike28 10 місяців тому

      We are moving to SK from ON. Very excited! Best of luck!

    • @juliansmith4295
      @juliansmith4295 9 місяців тому

      Living in Vancouver's easy, as long as you're a multi-millionaire who doesn't mind a few meth-heads parked on your front door.
      I escaped four years ago.

    • @billfarley9167
      @billfarley9167 2 місяці тому +1

      Saskatoon is the best city in Saskatchewan.

    • @robbalinski1606
      @robbalinski1606 2 місяці тому

      Saskatoon great, or even a near by town. Always something going on in stoon.

  • @pike28
    @pike28 10 місяців тому +2

    Amazing job on your video sir, great narration as well.

  • @larauch13
    @larauch13 8 місяців тому +2

    I visited the Badlands in 1973. My Mom was born in Rockglen so we toured around some of the sites. Your video was a great way to revisit the area. Thank you.

    • @attrell
      @attrell  8 місяців тому +1

      Thanks for watching!

  • @jimdawson1850
    @jimdawson1850 10 місяців тому +3

    We camped in Cypress Hills last year and it was amazing experience. We live in Ontario and want to return soon.

  • @MJibco.
    @MJibco. 10 місяців тому +2

    Excellent Video!!! I’m from Saskatchewan , originally.

    • @attrell
      @attrell  10 місяців тому

      Thanks for watching!

  • @gaynorgloria6958
    @gaynorgloria6958 8 місяців тому +2

    cypress hill is my fave place to go camping because the fact that less mosquito, tons of activity , i just like the place , clean washroom, their trails is nice. highly recommended for those who like to drive a bit longer depending where you came from.

  • @drew6194
    @drew6194 24 дні тому +2

    That was some video! I had no idea, but all I've ever seen was from the Trans Canada Hwy., and it was a long time ago. Great skies, I remember. Saskatchewan is clearly a helluva lot more than just wheat and Burton Cummings.

    • @attrell
      @attrell  18 днів тому +1

      Lots of these spots even people who live here don't know about

  • @BridgeandTunnelScooterClub
    @BridgeandTunnelScooterClub 8 місяців тому +2

    Just went to Saskatchewan this year by car, great place and people.

  • @sherih5993
    @sherih5993 23 дні тому +1

    I LOVE the SW. Such a vast landscape.

    • @attrell
      @attrell  18 днів тому

      I love it too!

  • @dudeorduuude5211
    @dudeorduuude5211 9 місяців тому +4

    You did a really nice job on this video. We were wanting to spend a few days in Saskatchewan, and you gave us lots of ideas :-)

    • @attrell
      @attrell  9 місяців тому

      Hope you have a great trip!

  • @Realtor436
    @Realtor436 5 днів тому +1

    The Saskatchewan wind swept away my sister when I was 9 years old. That was 20 years ago and we’ve never seen her since…

  • @richardzagozeski892
    @richardzagozeski892 14 днів тому

    I was at Cypress Hills Provincial Park as a young child with my parents. Fort Walsh wasn't developed as it now is. This was back in the early 1960's. I can remember being amazed at the Spruce & Pine Trees growing there & how high the elevation was compared to Pense, Sk., on the Regina Plains.

  • @kristinamikkelsoncasanova6287
    @kristinamikkelsoncasanova6287 26 днів тому +1

    I am amazed...looks like parts of Utah and Nebraska and the badlands in South Dakota.

  • @westrotter7847
    @westrotter7847 Місяць тому +1

    Saskatchewan is a place of ancient times. It still retains tbe landscape just the way it was when the Mammoth and other Ice Age animals lived on the land. Absolutely unspoiled and ancient dinosaur bones quick sand. An unbelievable place !! ❤

  • @brianhdueck3372
    @brianhdueck3372 9 місяців тому +2

    My formative years were in Saskatchewan. So many fond memories. Thank you for your great work bringing out the beauty of this great province.

    • @attrell
      @attrell  9 місяців тому

      Thank you too!

  • @JesusSaves86AB
    @JesusSaves86AB 8 місяців тому +1

    Those all look beautiful. So many amazing sights to be seen in the prairies. The most desolate places are some of the nicest. God bless.

  • @daisygoon
    @daisygoon 10 місяців тому +2

    This was a nice little walk through my childhood, I lived on a little farm at the bottom of the Swift current cut banks back in 1980, we used to go to the Shaunavon Rodeo every year. we passed our time hanging out with the Hudderites (Hey Curly!) and campfires on lake Diefenbaker.

    • @attrell
      @attrell  10 місяців тому

      Glad you enjoyed it

  • @shanny889
    @shanny889 Рік тому +1

    Great video showcasing beautiful SW Sk.

    • @attrell
      @attrell  Рік тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed it

  • @robbalinski1606
    @robbalinski1606 2 місяці тому +1

    Wow ive knew some of these existed but never had the opportunity to actually go to them. Thanks for sharing, im hoping i can go to a few this year.

    • @attrell
      @attrell  2 місяці тому

      I hope you do!

  • @mantistobogganmd6580
    @mantistobogganmd6580 Місяць тому +1

    I miss it there, been living in exile in the US for a few years now. Every day I miss it.

  • @bobw9297
    @bobw9297 10 місяців тому +1

    We drove the southern rout this summer (2023) , on our way from On. to the Yukon .
    It did not disappoint us , endless views and wild life .....

  • @KelCap
    @KelCap 9 місяців тому +2

    Awesome video thank you so much, The Willow bunch museum is a cool place I've been there many times very nice people there.

  • @gerrypocha175
    @gerrypocha175 Рік тому +1

    Wow! what a great watch! Thanks Chris!

    • @attrell
      @attrell  Рік тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @suddenlysolo2170
    @suddenlysolo2170 Місяць тому +1

    Thanks for sharing. I've driven through Saskatchewan several times and I would never have used the word 'thrilling' to describe any of the parts I've seen.

  • @percymcnabb4746
    @percymcnabb4746 9 місяців тому +2

    thanks for sharing, so awesome

  • @monicadzisiak7291
    @monicadzisiak7291 25 днів тому +1

    LOVE THE DEAD SEAS OF CANADA, SASKATCHEWAN. (watrous)

  • @martinbaird1406
    @martinbaird1406 8 місяців тому +2

    Good job, I think I'll visit.😊

  • @marmotwisdom
    @marmotwisdom Рік тому +3

    Excellent video! Went to grasslands park last year.Coming from west coast it was such an enjoyable contrast.I highly recommend visiting.The people there are as welcoming as is the scenery.

  • @glennupton2990
    @glennupton2990 10 місяців тому +1

    Chris - great video and very helpful to me. In September 2021 I spent a week by myself in Grasslands National Park - half in the West block and the other half in the East block. I really hope that I can come back to the park and the province for a longer period as I love Saskatchewan.

  • @forge7581
    @forge7581 2 місяці тому +1

    Beautyful photography and videography as a photographer my self looking for inspiration for visiting places you have definitely inspired me

    • @attrell
      @attrell  2 місяці тому

      Wow thank you! You will enjoy it, hope you have a great trip if you go!

  • @davidmackenzie9155
    @davidmackenzie9155 8 місяців тому +2

    Very nicely filmed. An excellent synopsis of a relatively untraveled region.

    • @attrell
      @attrell  8 місяців тому

      Many thanks!

  • @devinstetler3612
    @devinstetler3612 9 місяців тому

    Thanks for sharing! Incredible information and views!!!

    • @attrell
      @attrell  9 місяців тому

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @johbob5l
    @johbob5l 4 місяці тому +1

    Very well done video Chris. Lived on Saskatchewan for 15 years and thought I had found all the Gems but thanks to your video, I have more to explore. Sand dunes blew my mind and I had never heard of them in that location, which is an area I had hunted and fished in.

    • @attrell
      @attrell  4 місяці тому

      Glad you enjoyed it thank you!

  • @joeymyopic
    @joeymyopic 9 місяців тому +1

    Great video chris, visiting there next week, looking forward to it

    • @attrell
      @attrell  9 місяців тому

      Have a fun trip!

  • @seanfrank4158
    @seanfrank4158 4 місяці тому

    I have indeed been to SW Saskatchewan. I drove hwy 13 from Weyburn into Alberta and beyond. I'm looking forward to travelling Hwy 18 next. I love old ghost towns and I'm just fascinated about the railway history across the country, particularly Alberta and Saskatchewan. I'm sure loving your vids.

    • @attrell
      @attrell  4 місяці тому

      Thank you! I hope you enjoy your trip!

  • @rickhalas
    @rickhalas 8 місяців тому +1

    Wow, great imagery. A whole new perspective on Sask.

    • @attrell
      @attrell  8 місяців тому

      Hope you get to visit!

  • @shelleyduxbury918
    @shelleyduxbury918 Рік тому +3

    Great job Chris. Although I was born and raised in Climax, there are many of these l that I haven’t seen but the Sandhills are amazing and Jones Peak is almost a spiritual experience!

  • @alandyer910
    @alandyer910 Рік тому +2

    Excellent video. You’re a great ambassador for SW Saskatchewan. I’ve visited some of the sites you showed but have yet to get to the Big Muddy and Castle Butte area. Or the East Block of Grasslands. Maybe this year! Cheers and Happy New Year!

    • @attrell
      @attrell  Рік тому

      You'll love it! And thank you!

  • @chandanguptaSDET
    @chandanguptaSDET Рік тому +1

    Love your ride Chris. I must say the music that you put in, they are legend. ❤❤

  • @93gmc666
    @93gmc666 Рік тому +1

    Always great vids!!

    • @attrell
      @attrell  Рік тому

      Glad you like them!

  • @LiveInnerCity
    @LiveInnerCity 8 місяців тому +1

    Interesting!

  • @rad050564
    @rad050564 Рік тому +4

    Great vid Chris. The only problem. I get home sick each time I watch one of your videos. I grew up on a farm close to Hazlet Saskatchewan.

    • @attrell
      @attrell  Рік тому +1

      Thank you! Hope you have a great trip!!

  • @PFunk-kt9gc
    @PFunk-kt9gc 27 днів тому +1

    Great video!

  • @RealBoiJare
    @RealBoiJare Рік тому +3

    Thanks for all of the info! I’m planning on hiking to Valley of 1,000 Devils this weekend

    • @attrell
      @attrell  Рік тому

      Great time of year to do this!

    • @RealBoiJare
      @RealBoiJare Рік тому +1

      @@attrell I made it back from completing it today! I survived the -3 or so night time low. Perfect time the avoid almost all bugs. I picked off about 5 ticks though. It was a great adventure overall and a unique landscape to visit

  • @SteveSSBB
    @SteveSSBB 4 місяці тому

    I would absolutely love to visit Saskatchewan one day. Especially grasslands NP.

    • @attrell
      @attrell  4 місяці тому

      NO crowds!

  • @flyovercounty1427
    @flyovercounty1427 8 місяців тому +1

    Great videos Chris thanks

    • @attrell
      @attrell  8 місяців тому

      Thanks for watching!

  • @DonsaiRoadsOfficial
    @DonsaiRoadsOfficial 8 місяців тому +1

    Amazing video! Perfectly done.

    • @attrell
      @attrell  8 місяців тому

      Thank you very much!

  • @robswystun2766
    @robswystun2766 26 днів тому +1

    The Badlands are definitely on my list of places to visit, possibly next summer. I want to see all these places. I had no idea there was a T-Rex museum in Saskatchewan.

  • @davidhammond8239
    @davidhammond8239 Рік тому +1

    Thanks Chris. Hammond homestead 5 miles north of Climax. Lots of wildlife and big sky.

  • @MJibco.
    @MJibco. 10 місяців тому +1

    I miss the soft billowing of the open wheat fields!

  • @kevinmoore8780
    @kevinmoore8780 13 днів тому

    Thank you for the video. It makes me homesick especially for some of the less tangible things such as watching storms roll in from many kilometres away. If you ever revise this video I'd suggest adding a few things. 1) You mention that snakes are not found in certain areas. You should specify rattlesnakes as there are other species of snakes in those areas. 2) Add more about First Nations background as you can find tipi rings in many of the areas you've shown. There is something special about realizing that you are standing in a tipi ring where people camped likely pre-contact. 3) Eastend is also where Pulitzer Prize winner, Wallace Stegner lived as a child and is the area he writes about in his novel Wolf Willow. 4) You mention, almost in passing, about how you can be alone in this area but that is worth its own bullet. Even in summer you can drive some roads and maybe not pass another car for an hour. Outside of the summer season, it can be much longer. While this means people should be more prepared, more importantly it is as much a part of the attraction to SW SK as the storms, skies and stars. It also true while hiking and is really amazing for people who like to hike solo. 5) Perspective. Most people visiting SW are amazed by the vistas and the broad scope of the land. Yet in reality, many of those places are not actually that distant. The lack of trees in many areas removes any sense of perspective. 6) You show some of the great empty houses and other buildings on the ghost town roads but was surprised there was no images from Robsart which actually is a town. Not very big anymore with only a few streets but you can actually drive past abandoned houses and stores. There are still a few residents but the vast majority of the buildings are now abandoned. While these might make good additions to your video, you have still created an excellent video that I will now be showing to many other people.

    • @attrell
      @attrell  9 днів тому

      Thanks for the feedback!

  • @erixthr5366
    @erixthr5366 8 місяців тому +1

    ‘Butt Castle’ and ‘70 miles of Butt’ sounds about right 👍

  • @terrytuepah171
    @terrytuepah171 8 місяців тому +1

    Thank you very much for the videos i my self just moved to Fairlight S.K and love being out of the big city of Ottawa. So many cool places to visit now lol

    • @attrell
      @attrell  8 місяців тому

      Hope you get to visit these spots!

  • @DOM_4GOOD
    @DOM_4GOOD 8 місяців тому +1

    ok, as a photographer , you just confirmed that i need to see saskatchewan ! you made great shots !!!!

    • @attrell
      @attrell  8 місяців тому +1

      Yes! Thank you! You'll enjoy it!

  • @jimlegalley6656
    @jimlegalley6656 Рік тому +1

    Very well done video!!!

    • @attrell
      @attrell  Рік тому

      Thank you very much!

  • @rodolfoalonzo4749
    @rodolfoalonzo4749 8 місяців тому +1

    WOW! Kool Saskatchewan.

  • @DanielHolmes-mv1vu
    @DanielHolmes-mv1vu 9 місяців тому

    wow great I was from and raised in southern sask Gravelbourg area and elated to most of east end and shanavon thanks for showing my home town

    • @attrell
      @attrell  9 місяців тому

      Glad you enjoyed it

  • @FouadMegherbi-yd9my
    @FouadMegherbi-yd9my 11 місяців тому +1

    Great vdo

    • @attrell
      @attrell  11 місяців тому

      Thank you!

  • @vinnybruce2874
    @vinnybruce2874 2 місяці тому +1

    I like the landmarks in saskatchewan. It's so beautiful. I would definitely like to get a dinosaur bone. they're prehistoric

  • @timothyhume3741
    @timothyhume3741 3 місяці тому +1

    I have been to several of these places. I would love to see more of Sask. Cheers

    • @attrell
      @attrell  3 місяці тому

      The best part is, almost no people!

  • @jewel2022now
    @jewel2022now 8 місяців тому +1

    Omg, I want to go back there. Looks beautiful

    • @jewel2022now
      @jewel2022now 8 місяців тому

      Thank yoy for this video. Very lovely

    • @attrell
      @attrell  8 місяців тому

      Yes it is amazing! Thank you!

  • @magcs6233
    @magcs6233 9 місяців тому +1

    So cool seeing many towns I've been to in your videos, I visited Coronach for the first time this year with my father, its a nice little place, His family has a farm near there.

    • @attrell
      @attrell  8 місяців тому

      I like that town too!

  • @manuelgayer9880
    @manuelgayer9880 11 місяців тому +3

    I had been in Rockglen , Assiniboia and Regina back in 2009 as a tourist. I have relatives there in South Sask.
    I'm from Germany but never see more Living Skye as in Saskatchewan.

    • @attrell
      @attrell  11 місяців тому

      Hope you enjoyed your trip!

  • @KA-pq3yz
    @KA-pq3yz Рік тому +1

    Very beautiful and informative. Want to visit mastery rocks at Cypress Hill in June. Thanks you

    • @attrell
      @attrell  Рік тому

      I have never been there!

  • @shaunmckenna1923
    @shaunmckenna1923 8 місяців тому +1

    Great video for many years I have wanted to travel this area seeing it will be done next Spring , I just have to plan my trip well as my car is an EV :) I will be going through you list of videos . Thank you.

    • @attrell
      @attrell  8 місяців тому +1

      I hope you have a great trip! No lineups at EV charging stations here.

  • @SD-cz8og
    @SD-cz8og 8 місяців тому +1

    No services and remote! My favorite

  • @theodorepatton887
    @theodorepatton887 5 днів тому +1

    ☺️. Nice

  • @rad050564
    @rad050564 Рік тому +1

    Will do.

  • @DeanGelsinger-wq9lr
    @DeanGelsinger-wq9lr 6 днів тому +1

    Beautiful video and I have seen everything during the 1980’s. Rockglen is cool little town and the sand dunes are astonishing. There is the Red Coat trail nearby and does Shaunavon have water fit for a Queen?

    • @attrell
      @attrell  День тому

      YEs that is correct! I live in Shaunavon, I love it!

  • @shawnwatson5087
    @shawnwatson5087 Рік тому +1

    Awesome video Chris! I know your sister Heather, as she was my sister Gwen's troopmate. Lived in Red Deer with her and her husband Steve. Also have been to Cypress Hills camping with a couple of friends when I was 16.

  • @maggiecritchley7282
    @maggiecritchley7282 8 місяців тому

    Saskatchewan is beautiful.

    • @attrell
      @attrell  8 місяців тому

      I agree!

  • @DaveSully
    @DaveSully Рік тому +1

    great video

  • @douglasvirtue3575
    @douglasvirtue3575 Рік тому +1

    Hello, great vid

  • @Rancid-Jane
    @Rancid-Jane 9 місяців тому +2

    Old MAn On His Back is not the only place one can see mountains. In Consul area one can see, when air is clear, The Cherry Ridge mountains to the south east or the Bear Paw mountains in the south or the Sweet Grass mountains to the southwest, sometimes all three

    • @attrell
      @attrell  9 місяців тому

      Oh weird. I been there many times, never seen it. Next time I will try again

    • @Rancid-Jane
      @Rancid-Jane 9 місяців тому

      @@attrell It isn't often but when conditions are right. Last week I saw the BearPaws but not the Sweet Grass.

  • @DenisLaza
    @DenisLaza 9 місяців тому +1

    Very nice video.

    • @attrell
      @attrell  8 місяців тому

      Thank you very much!

  • @anniebrewer6930
    @anniebrewer6930 8 місяців тому +1

    way awesome! thanks from medicine hat ab

    • @attrell
      @attrell  8 місяців тому

      Thank you!

  • @greasypetes
    @greasypetes 10 місяців тому +1

    I worked with dept of hi ways ( road building) for a number of years and travelled from U City in the north to Govenlock in the SW and almost all points in between and there is a lot more to see in sask.