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PHOTOGALLERY |
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Native grassland on Pinhorn Grazing Reserve |
| Wildflowers in the shadow of the Sweetgrass Hills |  |
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Elk can be found resting in the secluded canyons |
| Cliffs are home to
Golden Eagles and Prairie Falcons |
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The Milk River valley is the main attraction. |
| Lush groves of Cottonwood give welcome shade. |  |
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Unusual birds can be seen here. |
| Rugged badland hills
reach over 400 feet high |
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Historic chuckwagon
at the Bar U National Historic Site |
| Canvas tent
similar to what early ranchers used |
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Release of bison in Grasslands National Park, May 24, 2006
(l to r)Lyndon Tootoosis (aboriginal educator) Hon. Rona Ambrose (Canada Minister of Environment) Cheryl Penny (Superintendent of Grasslands National Park) Alan Latourelle (C.E.O. of Parks Canada) Click on photo to get larger version |
| Bison at their new home
in Grasslands National Park Click on photo to get larger version |
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Wildflowers between Medicine Hat and Manyberries
including Buffalo Bean, Three-flowered Avens, Shooting Star west of Eastend |
| Bullshead Reservoir
west of Cypress Hills, AB April 8, 2006 |
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Sweetgrass Hills
viewed across the Milk River valley |
| Late autumn colours along the Milk River |  |
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Frenchman River valley
west of Eastend |
| Frenchman valley
No snow in March, 2005 |
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Hiking in the snow
along Peigan Creek |
| Moose along Highway 887,
1 km north of Peigan Creek (Sweetgrass Hills in background) |
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Cemetery of the Salem Evangelical Church, Newburg,
south and east of Irvine |
| Elk was a grassland species, but is
now restricted mainly to the Cypress Hills and the Milk River valley |
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Cavan lake Recreation Area,
20 km east of Medicine Hat, AB |
| Photo from Palliser's Country
digital archives New contributions are welcome |
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| Peigan Creek, 200 degree panorama
SW 24, Twp. 7, Rge. 7, W4 |
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Peigan Creek,
on Hwy 887, 30 km south of Seven Persons, AB |
| Peigan Creek Conservation Property
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Red Rock Coulee Natural Area,
On Hwy 887, 20 km south of Seven Persons, AB |
| Red Rock Coulee
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Medicine Lodge Coulee,
at the south end of Eagle Butte Road |
| Medicine Lodge Coulee,
at the south end of Eagle Butte Road |
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East Butte of the Sweetgrass Hills, MT,
looking southwest from the Heydlauff Ranch, AB |
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| Heydlauff Ranch branding party
Twp. 1, Rge. 1, W4 |
| Longhorns on the Heydlauff Ranch |  |
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Checking the cattle, Heydlauff Ranch |
| Peigan Creek, south of Seven Persons, AB |  |
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Peigan Creek, south of Seven Persons, AB |
| St. Margaret's Church, Eagle Butte Road near Elkwater, AB |  |
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Christmas hayride at Police Point Park,
Medicine Hat, AB |
| Christmas hayride at Police Point Park,
Medicine Hat, AB |
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Spring range south of Cypress Hills |
| Wind-carved snow, 2004
South slope of Cypress Hills, AB |
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Looking southeast from the west end of Cypress Hills, AB |
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| Winter panorama of the Milk River Canyon,
Milk River Natural Area south of Manyberries, AB |
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Milk River valley
downstream of Writing-On-Stone, AB |
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Rattlesnake
sometimes found near river valleys |
| Boyhood home of author Wallace Stegner
Eastend, SK |
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| Bison on the Porter Ranch,
south of Irvine, AB |
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East & West Ranch,
north slope of the Cypress Hills, AB |
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