I've met a lot of neat people here on the prairie in Saskatchewan and have learned quite a bit about life here. First and foremost, things are quiet. Very, very quiet. Even in bigger towns like Swift Current or Moose Jaw, stores don't open until 9 or 10 and many close at 5 or 6. Even the Safeway doesn't open early. I've learned to pick up groceries in the afternoon and not wait until the town I plan on camping in since everything will be closed by the time I pull in and even the main street will be completely abandoned.
I can tell that I'm approaching a town because there is a grain elevator.
When I ask about winters, they tell me that it gets down to -30 in January but it's a dry cold so it's not so bad. Right...
There are lots of strange looking farm machines being transported on the highway. I think machismo around here is measured in the size of one's combine.
When bicycling in a group, people call out, "car back", if a car is approaching. In this case, "house back", would be more appropriate.
They like to hold the title of world's biggest. There is the biggest teepee.
And the biggest moose.
Hockey and curling are huge. Even tiny towns have ice rinks. Here is the hockey stick display in a bike shop in Moose Jaw... in July.
-- Post From My iPhone
Location:Saskatchewan, Canada
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