I'm going to be stuck in rapid city SD for a week and I have never been to Canada so I might just make the trip. So is there anything good?
do I need a pasport to drive across the boarder?
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I'm going to be stuck in rapid city SD for a week and I have never been to Canada so I might just make the trip. So is there anything good?
do I need a pasport to drive across the boarder?
Yes....we don't need any of you stinkin Americans sneaking across the border
Yes....we don't need any of you stinkin Americans sneaking across the border
Well technically I'm not an American... the Fiance is though...
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Honestly, I wouldn't make the drive just to see southern Saskatchewan. You could take a shorter drive and go to Yellowstone or Denver.
There's a reason why the oldest joke about our trapezoidal neighbour is that if your dog ran away, you'd be able to watch him go for 3 days. It's flat and boring, and really not much different than the horrid landscape of North Dakota you'd drive through for hours to get there.
The most interesting thing about Regina is that its name rhymes with a part of the female anatomy.
Also, yes you do need a passport to cross the border. You can also get a passport card for land crossings, but you can't use it for air travel, so the full passport is probably a better buy if you ever plan on flying outside the US: http://travel.state.gov/passport/ppt...card_3926.html
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Being that it seems like you understand and appreciate geography, your best bets are to check out the Big Muddy river valley. It has some decent history with Sitting Bull etc. Beyond that, Grasslands National Park is great place to checkout some natural prairie. Depending how far West you are heading Cypress Hills are worth checking out.
How are the roads in South Sask these days? By 10 years ago, you pretty much needed a truck or something with a beefy suspension as it was all broken pavement and gravel. (Even the roads that were marked as paved on the maps.)
Honestly, I wouldn't make the drive just to see southern Saskatchewan. You could take a shorter drive and go to Yellowstone or Denver.
There's a reason why the oldest joke about our trapezoidal neighbour is that if your dog ran away, you'd be able to watch him go for 3 days. It's flat and boring, and really not much different than the horrid landscape of North Dakota you'd drive through for hours to get there.
The most interesting thing about Regina is that its name rhymes with a part of the female anatomy.
Also, yes you do need a passport to cross the border. You can also get a passport card for land crossings, but you can't use it for air travel, so the full passport is probably a better buy if you ever plan on flying outside the US: http://travel.state.gov/passport/ppt...card_3926.html
Actually, you don't need a passport to enter Canada from the U.S.:
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Required Documents
When entering Canada from the United States, U.S. citizens must show either a U.S. passport or other proof of U.S. citizenship - such as an original or certified birth certificate together with photo identification. U.S. citizens entering Canada from a third country must have a valid passport. A visa is not required for U.S. citizens for a stay up to 180 days.
This is the same for returning to the U.S., until June 1 when a passport becomes more or less a requirement:
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If U.S. citizen travelers to Canada do not have a passport, passport card or approved alternate document such as a NEXUS card, they must show a government-issued photo ID (e.g. Driver’s License) and proof of U.S. citizenship such as a U.S. birth certificate, naturalization certificate, or expired U.S. passport. Children under sixteen need only present proof of U.S. citizenship.
My wife is coming back from Canada today, and she used her driver's license and birth certificate.
As for making the trip, I agree that Denver and/or Yellowstone would likely be more interesting. There are quite a few things to do in the Rapid City area (touristy and historical stuff). Perfect for a 3-4 day weekend, but it could get boring after a week.
okay, well that sucks. shoot is closer to drive to montreal from were I live now than go from Rapid city to sk.
oh well Guess I wont get to see the great white north.
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The Tunnels of Moose Jaw is worth visiting if you are in the area. Grasslands and cypress hills are fantastic. Though it is not as breathtaking or as touristy as other areas the simple vast emptiness of the praries is an amazing site to see if you haven't been to somewhere that empty. It is very similar to looking out over the ocean.
Actually, there's a lot of places to see in southern Saskatchewan. It's just that they're all secrets. And the roads aren't very good, if there's roads at all. None of these places are easily accessible from the Trans Canada, which is why most don't know about them. I'd tell you where they are, but then I'd just have to shoot ya'll
anything good in south sk?
the Fiance is though...
