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Highlights
Aerial Photos
Flooding 2020
The Rock Garden
Highlights
Strathclair Bend Area
North of Newdale on Highway #250
North of Minnedosa off of Highway #10
Minnedosa
West of Minnedosa
Between Minnedosa & Riverdale
From the Rapid City Dam
North of Rivers
North of Kirkham's Bridge
The Rock Garden - south of Kirkham's Bridge
Glenorky Ski Hill Site
Aerial photos taken around 2001.
| We flew north from
Brandon,
along the Little Saskatchewan River, past the former Genorky Ski Hill,
the site of the Ten Mile Dam and Kirkham's
Bridge (1) , Cossar Crossing 2) , and
the old Grand Trunk Pacific Dam (3) south
of Rivers Also at Rivers we saw the Dam &
Spillway (4) ,
and then the spot where the Little Saskatchewan
River empties into Lake Wahtopana (5) . The next stop was Rapid
City
(6) and the nearby site of the old railway
bridges.(7) We were then approaching Riverdale
(8) and
soon in
sight of Minnedosa (9) and Ski
Valley (10) . We passed over an old chruch
(11) that used to be a landmark in the valley north of
Minnedosa,
From there passed over the many twists, turns
and potholes (12) before reaching the wild country of Riding
Mountain National Park (13) and heading
back south to Erickson (14) and home. |
A few kilometres north of the where the Little Saskatchewan empties into the Assiniboine we passed the former Glenorky Ski Area (top - right) and the remains of the Ten Mile Dam (centre).
Kirkham's Bridge and area.
Cossar Crossing - Former RR line - south of Rivers
Site of GTP Railway Dam and Pumphouse - just south of Rivers
Dam & Spillway at Rivers
The Little Sasktachewan entering Lake Wahtopana
Rapid City
Two rail lines crossed here, just east of Rapid City.
The Riverdale Road
Riverdale - Site of a station and tiny village.
Minnedosa
Rock Festival Site
Ski Valley
Former landmark - now gone.
Approaching Riding Mountain National Park
Erickson
Flooding in 2020
Before,,, and during
North from Daly Bridge - before
July 2020
South from Daly Bridge - the river was considerably widened by the flood.
From Kirkham's Bridge - before 2020
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The Rock Garden
See also...
Toll Bridge Trail
Rapid City Rail Crossing
MapsPlus...
