We started our day with a wonderful breakfast at our guest house.  This is the plate that was placed before us.  I initially thought it odd that we were served whole potatoes and hash browns with our eggs, but what appeared to be whole roasted potatoes were actually sausages that our hostess buys from a company in Calgary.  Very tasty chicken sausages.

We headed out of town and very quickly came to the site of the Frank Slide.  In 1903 Turtle Mountain collapsed and spread tonnes of rock and debris across highway 3, the river, the railroad tracks and parts of the town of Frank, Alberta.  The debris field is still amazing to see.  From what we read on the information boards it is suspected that mining activity caused the weakening of the north slope of Turtle Mountain causing the slide.  The mining company has disputed this claim for well over 100 years.  The geologists for that same period of time hold fast to their beliefs.

Farther east from here the landscape flattens out and we are now in farmland where we come across the amazing yellow fields of canola.   They command us to photograph them.  🙂

We are also noticing that in this part of southern Alberta a new type of farm has emerged.  Wind farms.  There are many wind turbines dotting the landscape in this part of Alberta.

We are now travelling on long straight flat highways.  We can see mirages in our path.  There is a very scientific explanation for this phenomenon, probably quite boring.  What we see is what looks like water about 100 meters ahead of us, never getting closer or farther away.  Quite interesting.

We are seeing signs of very large agricultural operations.  It seems that the small farms are long gone and huge farms have taken their place.  Here we see massive irrigation systems.

Also huge silos!

We had planned on staying in Shaunovan Saskatchewan tonight, but decided that we would like to stay in a larger city that has more dining options.  We decide to head to Swift Current.  We find a motel that reminds us of family trips when we were kids.  It has pretty great reviews and is very reasonably priced.  $70, including free wi-fi, a fridge, microwave and coffee maker.   Stu is taking a photo in the morning  🙂