Leg 231, Stanley, North Dakota, USA to Fond-du-Lac, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Heading back to Canada, still plenty to explore there before continuing to check out the rest of the states.
04-09 Ellig Field ND99 5:01 PM Fargo PG Area
04-09 Hector Intl KFAR 5:17 PM
04-09 Dakota NA60 5:26 PM
04-09 Hillsboro Mun 3H4 5:31 PM
04-09 Central Valley Aviation Inc NA81 5:38 PM
Restart, it says it’s overcast on the weather network, live weather not working
04-09 Central Valley Aviation Inc NA81 5:45 PM Still clear skies, it worked this morning, odd
04-09 Grand Forks Intl KGFK 5:53 PM
04-09 Hallock Mun KHCO 6:13 PM
04-09 Steinbach (South) CKK7 6:31 PM
04-09 Lyncrest CJL5 6:41 PM
04-09 Winnipeg Intl CYWG 7:04 PM PG Area
04-09 Southport CYPG 7:21 PM
04-09 Gladstone CJR5 7:34 PM
04-09 Neepawa CJV5 7:43 PM
04-09 Erickson Mun CKQ6 7:52 PM
04-09 Russel CJW5 8:16 PM 25 knot headwind
04-09 Grenfell CKU6 8:43 PM
04-09 White City (Radomsky) CWC1 9:06 PM
04-09 Regina Intl CYQR 9:15 PM
04-09 Lumsden (Colhoun) CKH8 9:21 PM
04-09 Regina Beach CKL9 9:28 PM Unclear runway
04-09 Watrous CKU7 9:48 PM Unclear runway
04-09 Corman Air Park CJN5 10:03 PM
04-09 Saskatoon/Diefenbaker Intl CYXE 10:09 PM
04-09 Saskatoon/Richter Field CRF5 10:13 PM
04-09 Leask CJH8 10:30 PM
04-09 Debden CKH3 10:46 PM
04-10 Debden CKH3 8:20 AM
04-10 Big River CKX8 8:29 AM
04-10 Pinehouse Lake CZPO 9:11 AM 25 knot headwind
04-10 Cree Lake (Crystal Lodge) CKS8 9:58 AM
04-10 Fond-Du-Lac CZFD 10:41 AM
Flight time 7:58 29 stops
First up, Fargo, well known for the movie with the same name and excellent series based on the movie
Downtown at the Northern Pacific Railway Depot
Flying over Main Ave crossing the Red River
Hector International Airport serving Fargo
North Dakota is pretty much flat as well with lots of colorful farm fields
Dakota NA60, a random narrow airstrip with a giant barn
Central Valley Aviation Inc, still a bit wide
Over Donnelly Township, Minnesota. Must be slightly hilly considering the drainage patterns
Lorette originally named Petite Pointe du Chêne, Manitoba
Winnipeg, the capital of Manitoba where the Assiniboine River joins the Red River
The Forks with the striking Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Beautiful location with many things to see and do
The Golden Boy, historical landmark statue situated at the top of Manitoba Legislative Assembly
Bell MTS Place, the big dome between the buildings, home of the National Hockey League’s Winnipeg Jets and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Manitoba Moose
Holy Trinity Angelican Church on the other side of Bell MTS Place
Zooming down Main St, checking out the mural at McDermot
Winnipeg is one beautiful city!
Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport
Looks like I visited just in time, rain incoming
Riding Mountain National Park
Clear Lake at Riding Mountain National Park
Flying over Division No 17, Manitoba
Russel Airport, err that’s not a very Canadian thing to do
Excuse me, just gonna sneak right past ya
Spy Hill No 152 Saskatchewan, ahead one of the Potash Mines in the area
Kahkewistahaw First Nation, economic development area
Regina, the capital of Saskatchewan, flying over the legaslative building on Wascana Lake
Landing at Regina Airport, flying by Sheldon-Williams Collegiate (oval track)
Can’t see a thing but pretty way to land
Regina Victory Park and the Saskatchewan Legislative Building I flew over
RCMP Heritage center (Royal Canadian Mounted Police)
Also here The Royal Saskatchewan Museum
Sunset by Pelican Pointe
Last glimpse at Little Manitou Lake
Saskatoon on the South Saskatchewan River
Leask, administrative centre of the Mistawasis First Nation band government
Debden along Highway 55
The ‘airport’ would be impossible to see if it weren’t for the highway
Landed, lit up by the street lights while enjoying the stars
Debden Airport, I guess I’ll be spending the night in my plane
After a restful sleep, back to the skies
Big River airport, marked by the snow on the runway
Delaronde Lake
Smoothstone Lake
Division No 18, Unorganized, Saskatchewan
Regimbal Island
Pinehouse Lake, pretty place for taking off
On the way to Cree Lake
Cree Lake
At Crystal Lodge
Good place to catch some fish
Further on to Fond-du-Lac
Lake Athabasca
Fond-du-Lac, main settlement of Fond du Lac Dene Nation
A Dene First Nation located in the boreal forest area of northern Saskatchewan
A bit windy at the airport, nothing too serious
Fond-du-Lac and McKenzie Lake
Next leg onwards to North West Territories and British Columbia.