The Milk River near Poverty Rock with the Sweetgrass Hills in the background.
The Milk River is in the extreme south of Alberta – it flows from the US and back into the US. But there is a spectacular stretch in Alberta that’s definitely worth canoeing. This is a shallow river where you want to be really skilled at dodging rocks though. And there are a few big rapids although you might not expect them given the leisurely flow of much of the trip.
Just Anna and I went on this trip in early summer – it was a chance to spend time together before I left for the arctic.
No posts for a while again as I’m off on another few weeks of trips.
We started off from the town of Milk River with a couple of beautiful warm days.
Hoodoos started showing up as we got close to Writing on Stone Provincial Park.
The soft prairie landscapes were so peaceful.
We did get a solid day of rain as we left Writing on Stone Provincial Park – still beautiful but cold.
The rain cleared up for our final campsite and left us with quite a sunset.
Still a few showers here and there.
The variety of rock formations is fascinating.
Sunset and sage brush.
We scared this guy on our final day as he was having a drink in the river.
