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Waskasiu
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June 13, 2015
Prince Albert National Park
by: Timothy W. Shire
images by: Judy and Timothy Shire
Prince Albert National Park
by: Timothy W. Shire
images by: Judy and Timothy Shire
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This is not the definitive story on Prince Albert National Park, but rather it is the preliminary, this is where we begin. I had never been to this magnificent park, my wife had visited it, almost everyone I talk to has been there at one time or another, but somehow I had not, until now had the pleasure.
A pleasure is exactly what Prince Albert National Park is, vast in size and run by the almost dysfunctional federal government, it is not a place, but a whole range of almost magical scenes and experiences and on Tuesday, June 2 we began our stay at the Red Deer campground, right at Waskasiu.
At this time of the year, camping conditions were ideal and the really huge campground only had a few handfuls of rigs. The Red Deer Campground is for RVs (recreational vehicles) with full electrical, water and sewer hook ups, so it is not primitive camping. The other campground, Beaver Glen, is even larger for the number of camp sites, but each site is smaller and is currently being renovated and expanded.
The village of Waskasiu is one of many cabin environments where cottagers build their home away from home and we have not included pictures of these almost urban, side by jowl housing areas with streets and patios. These neighbourhoods are seriously overcrowded, but that is probably to make sure that the park value is maintained. Though we drove around the tourist cabins and hotels, these are modest and fit in perfectly with the scenery and spirit of the landscape.
Landscape is what it is all about. a forested park with towering trees, it is clear that in the recent past this area has had to deal with the outrage of wild fires, but as one drives around, scene after scene is hardly worth photographing, because these are the scenes we identify with northern Saskatchewan, scenes captured time and time again and published extensively.
Since is a preliminary story on this park, we will look forward to future visits, to explore much more and it is to be hoped, share those scenes with you. Today, we have thirty nine pictures that will get you and us started on our appreciation of Prince Albert National Park. Click on “the pictures” to see more.
A pleasure is exactly what Prince Albert National Park is, vast in size and run by the almost dysfunctional federal government, it is not a place, but a whole range of almost magical scenes and experiences and on Tuesday, June 2 we began our stay at the Red Deer campground, right at Waskasiu.
At this time of the year, camping conditions were ideal and the really huge campground only had a few handfuls of rigs. The Red Deer Campground is for RVs (recreational vehicles) with full electrical, water and sewer hook ups, so it is not primitive camping. The other campground, Beaver Glen, is even larger for the number of camp sites, but each site is smaller and is currently being renovated and expanded.
The village of Waskasiu is one of many cabin environments where cottagers build their home away from home and we have not included pictures of these almost urban, side by jowl housing areas with streets and patios. These neighbourhoods are seriously overcrowded, but that is probably to make sure that the park value is maintained. Though we drove around the tourist cabins and hotels, these are modest and fit in perfectly with the scenery and spirit of the landscape.
Landscape is what it is all about. a forested park with towering trees, it is clear that in the recent past this area has had to deal with the outrage of wild fires, but as one drives around, scene after scene is hardly worth photographing, because these are the scenes we identify with northern Saskatchewan, scenes captured time and time again and published extensively.
Since is a preliminary story on this park, we will look forward to future visits, to explore much more and it is to be hoped, share those scenes with you. Today, we have thirty nine pictures that will get you and us started on our appreciation of Prince Albert National Park. Click on “the pictures” to see more.
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