The typical view of Saskatchewan - that it consists solely of unrelentingly flat plains - could not be further from the truth. The highest elevation in Saskatchewan is 1,392 metres, in the southwest corner of the province at Cypress Hills; the lowest point, a mere 213 metres, is in the northern shield, at Lake Athabasca.
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"Above, a bleached-denim sky and flying cloud. Below, the valley bottom, the quilt of crop and summerfallow darkening and lightening with shadow and sun as the clouds streamed overhead, the turtle-backed sandbars sunning themselves in the slow pulse of a drought-starved river. Across the way, the tops of the poplars shivered in unison as the road switched back and forth like a cat’s tail up the sides of the opposing hills."
~ Guy Vanderhaeghe, Homesick
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| 110. Goulds Quarry near Eastend | 111. Whitemud formation near Ravenscrag | 112. Cliffs of Cypress Hills |
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| 113. Rock Formations of Cypress Hills | 114. Ice thrust feature | 115. Frenchman River near Eastend |
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| 116. Jackpine Forest Adjacent to the Nipekamew Sand Cliffs | 117. The Sand Cliffs above the Nipekamew River | 118. The Sediment Layers of the Nipekamew Sand Cliffs |
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| 119. The Weathered Pinnacles of the Nipekamew Sand Cliffs | 120. Erosion of the Nipekamew Sand Cliffs | 121. Nipekamew Sand Cliffs La Ronge |
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"This antelope haven of ridges and meadows, knolls and hollows, is the rangeland. It is distinguished by white clay hills filled with glacial moraine deposits in the coulees and hollows and on the small plateaus. Between the slopes and through the gullies flow some very pretty little streams, some too small to be of interest to anglers, other just deep and wide enough to make you want to slow down and do some serious water gazing. Nowhere else on the Canadian prairie can you ogle such streams."
~ David Carpenter, Courting Saskatchewan
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| 122. "Alkali" salt flats near Centuar | 123. Ice-shove deformation, Dirt Hills | 124. Great Sand Hills |
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| 125. Great Sand Hills | 126. Great Sand Hills | 127. Great Sand Hills |
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| 128. Great Sand Hills | 129. Athabasca Sand Dunes | 130. South shore Lake Athabasca |
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| 131. McFarlane River | 132. Surrounding forested areas | 133. Rare plants and flowers |
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| 134. Athabasca Sand Dune Provincial Park |
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