Maple Street?

Who knew that Maple Creek was just waiting to be discovered by the intrepid Maple Dixie? Surely the highlight was the fabulous cutouts on the signs throughout this town a few kilometres off the TransCanadian Highway.

Maple Street in (where else?) Maple Creek

Maple Creek is one of the many rural communities dotted across the Canadian prairie between Medicine Hat and Moose Jaw. We visited quite a few of these communities that are surrounded by wheat, corn and canola. The huge fields have no fences and no trees - it's a green Nullarbor!

All that grain has to go somewhere

Even out here, the smoke from BC continued to make an impression with a hazy sky. Luckily we found a few places to stop, enjoy a change of scene, and even enjoy a few respectable coffees.

David in Maple Creek

Trainspotters will be excited to know that there are any number of long, looooong, trains carting produce across the country.

Trainspotter alert!

We also enjoyed some Canadian hospitality at a B&B in the oldest house in Moose Jaw and read up on the history of the area and tested out the pancakes and maple syrup.

Breakfast reading

After all this sitting and eating, Maple is off to do a little walking and contemplate a new exercise regime!