Day 7 – Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Today was a pleasant drive along the Yellowhead Highway. The Yellowhead was named for Yellowhead Pass in the Canadian Rockies. The pass was named for fur trader and explorer Pierre Bostonais who was said to have yellow streaks in his hair and was nicknamed “Tete Jaune” (Yellowhead).

The prairie continues and gets greener as we go from Saskatchewan to Alberta. The highway follows along the Saskatchewan River for the first section but drifts away by the time we reach Alberta. The red-winged blackbirds serve as the sentries along the highway’s edge. The many small ponds host a variety of waterfowl. It seems to be the time of return to the north for Canada geese. But they share the water with a variety of ducks. We have seen swans once and pelicans too.