Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park Photos

Spoke wheels Red River cart shaganappi tires Fort Walsh National

Photo of spoke wheels of a Red River cart with tires made of shaganappi (rawhide) on display at Fort Walsh National Historic Site, Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Photo of spoke wheels made of shaganappi (rawhide) on a Red River cart on display at Fort Walsh National Historic Site, Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Saskatchewan, Canada. A Red River cart sits on display on the green lawns of Fort Walsh National ...

Wagon Stables Fort Walsh National Historic Site

Photo of wagon outside the stables at Fort Walsh National Historic Site, Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Photo of a wagon sits outside the log cabin stables at Fort Walsh National Historic Site, Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Saskatchewan, Canada. A wagon painted green with red and white trim with the stables in the background sits on the grounds ...

Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park Landscape

From the Conglomerate Cliffs is a view of the wonderful landscape of the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Saskatchewan.

The rolling landscape of the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park is seen from the Conglomerate Cliffs. From the rocky ledge of the cliffs, evergreen trees and rolling hills go off into the far distance. A few mountain ranges are seen in the backdr ...

Costumed Interpreters Fort Walsh

Costumed interpreters standing outside a log cabin can be seen through the spokes of a Red River cart at Ft Walsh National Historic Site.

At the Ft. Walsh National Historic Site, a group of costumed interpreters gather in front of a log cabin. The group can be seen between two spokes of a Red River cart. The costumed interpreters act out historical events of the site. the Ft Walsh ...

Statue Mounted Police And Indian Fort Walsh

At the Fort Walsh National Historic Site, a detailed statue of a Northwest Mounted Police Officer and an Indian greet each other while on horseback.

This statue shows the wonderful detail of the police officer and the Indian. Each of the men sit on their horse while greeting each other. This statue sits at the information centre at the Fort Walsh National Historic Site. An open field is their ...

Red River Cart Wheel Spokes Fort Walsh

This Red River cart has Shaganappi wrapped around its large spoke wheel. Shaganappi is a Cree word for rawhide.

This close up is a spoke wheel on a Red River cart. The wheel is wrapped in Shaganappi, which is the Cree word for rawhide. This wooden cart has two large wooden spoke wheels. The cart sits at the Fort Walsh National Historic Site. Red River ca ...

Elkwater Lake Pink Wildflowers Alberta Canada

During the spring and summer, the shores of Elkwater Lake in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park in Alberta, Canada, are adorned with pink wildflowers.

As the climate warms up in the town of Elkwater in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park in Alberta, Canada, the wildflowers come to life and blossom in an array of colors. These pink wildflowers decorate the landscape along the shores of Elkwater Lake ...

Horse Nails Fort Walsh National Historic Site Saskatchewan Canada

Boxes of horse nails on display at the Fort Walsh National Historic Site in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Boxes of nails stacked at the Fort Walsh National Historic Site in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park in Saskatchewan, Canada are separated into groups, each weighing 25 pounds each. Different size of nails are used for each horse, some being Num ...

Fort Walsh Costumed Interpreter Saskatchewan Canada

At the South Gate of the Fort Walsh National Historic Site in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park in Saskatchewan, Canada, a costumed interpreter role plays for visitors.

A costumed interpreter plays his part at the South Gate of the Fort Walsh National Historic Site in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park in Saskatchewan, Canada. Dressed in uniform from the days when this area was used by the North West Mounted Pol ...

Police Sleeping Quarters Fort Walsh National Historic Site

Beds are nicely made and uniforms hung with care in the sleeping quarters used by the North West Mounted Police at the Fort Walsh National Historic Site in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Inside a log building at the Fort Walsh National Historic Site in Saskatchewan, Canada, beds are nicely made with fur blankets in the sleeping quarters which were used by members of the North West Mounted Police. Four beds and shelves span across ...

Fort Walsh Wagon Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park Saskatchewan

A wagon used in the 19th century by the North West Mounted Police who resided at Fort Walsh, now a tourist attraction deemed as a National Historic Site in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park in Saskatchewan, Canada.

A green painted wagon with spoked wheels was used by the North West Mounted Police who resided at Fort Walsh in 1875 and later this area was a horse breeding ranch occupied by the police. Behind the wagon, white buildings are scattered across the ...

Red River Cart Spoked Wheels Fort Walsh Saskatchewan

A Red River cart on display at the Fort Walsh National Historic Site in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park in Saskatchewan, Canada shows the making of the spoked wheels.

When visiting the Fort Walsh National Historic Site in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park in Saskatchewan, Canada, one can trace the history of the North West Company fur trading. One of the displays is this Red River Cart with its massive spoked ...

Elkwater Lake Wildflowers Alberta Canada

Beautiful pink wildflowers blossom along the banks of Elkwater Lake in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park in Alberta, Canada.

The banks of Elkwater Lake in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park in Alberta, Canada come to life when the wildflowers begin to blossom across the landscape. Beautiful pink flowers open to their fullest as the sunlight shines down upon them during ...

Reesor Lake Viewpoint Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park Alberta

At a viewpoint, people can look out over the beautiful landscape of Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park and Reesor Lake in Alberta, Canada.

While hiking throughout Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park in Alberta, Canada, there are some spectacular viewpoints where you can appreciate the scenery of the region and admire the layout of the land. From the Reesor Lake viewpoint, visitors overlook ...

Elkwater Lake Hiking Scenery Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park

Hiking through Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park in Alberta, Canada, one will find the scenery of Elkwater Lake beautiful from Old Baldy viewpoint in the town of Elkwater.

From a viewpoint in the town of Elkwater in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park in Alberta, Canada, visitors can look out over the scenery of Elkwater Lake. Due to the fact that Elkwater is located in a provincial park, a small population of a little ...

Firerock Campground Camper Elkwater Lake Alberta

A camper has parked at one of the sites for at day or two at the Firerock Campground which is located along the shores of Elkwater Lake in Alberta, Canada.

In the wilderness of Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park in Alberta, Canada, visitors will find serenity while camping at Firerock Campground. Tourists have pulled their camper into a site located in a wide open field which looks out over Elkwater ...

Fort Walsh North West Mounted Police Saskatchewan Canada

A costumed interpreter dressed as a North West Mounted Police stands besides a Red River cart at the Fort Walsh National Historic Site in Saskatchewan, Canada.

An employee at the Fort Walsh National Historic Site in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park in Saskatchewan, Canada dressed in period styled clothing from the North West Mounted Police during the 19th century. Beside this costumed interpreter, is ...

Commissioners Sleeping Quarters Fort Walsh National Historic Site

The sleeping quarters are beautifully adorned in the Commissioners home at the Fort Walsh National Historic Site in Saskatchewan, Canada.

The sleeping quarters at the Commissioners suite in Fort Walsh National Historic Site in Saskatchewan, Canada are decorated with a beautiful wooden bed frame and a dresser to match. All the necessities needed, plus more, were supplied for the Com ...

Fort Walsh Sleeping Areas Saskatchewan Canada

Sleeping areas for members of the North West Mounted Police at Fort Walsh National Historic Site in Saskatchewan, Canada.

In one of the buildings at the Fort Walsh National Historic Site in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park in Saskatchewan, Canada, the sleeping areas have been reinvented from the early years of 1875. Two beds in each room, with a fur blanket for th ...

Fort Walsh National Historic Site Saskatchewan Canada

An view of the entire Fort Walsh National Historic Site in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park in Saskatchewan, Canada.

The wilderness of Cypress Hills surrounds Fort Walsh National Historic Site in Saskatchewan, Canada where the buildings were reconstructed to create a tourist attraction which takes people through seven thousand years of Canadian history. Costume ...

Fort Walsh Jail Guard Saskatchewan Canada

A guard stands outside the jail at the Fort Walsh National Historic Site in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park in Saskatchewan, Canada.

A costumed interpreter dressed in a period North West Mounted Police uniform stands guard outside the jail window at the Fort Walsh National Historic Site in Saskatchewan, Canada. The police patrolling the west at the Fort in 1875 would chase whi ...

Fort Walsh National Historic Site Costumed Interpreters

A reconstructed building with costumed interpreters out front at the Fort Walsh National Historic Site in Saskatchewan, Canada.

A group of costumed interpreters role playing from the days of the 19th century at the Fort Walsh National Historic Site in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Saskatchewan. These buildings were used by the members of the North West Mounted Polic ...