a series of structures in southern saskatchewan. all but the bottom photo are buildings which have either been abandoned or farms that are no longer used. there is a pretty wide open/rugged feeling when driving this part of the country. literally wiping the dust out of your mouth.

top) this was an old cattle or horse farm that was no longer being used.

second from top) this photo was taken right in the flats of the big muddy. everything was grown over, and really felt like i had jumped back a century when i went up to the old prairie home. nothing was in there, and i was kind of hoping for a little keep-sake, a broken porcelain horse or something.

middle) this was a on old cattle corral built right up into the side of the rock.

second from bottom) canada's best shed, it also might be an outhouse. this was taken in the big muddy, and was actually the site of the last RCMP detachment in the badlands. there is a monument near by saluting the history of the area, and commemorating the lawlessness of the land and the bootleggers that used to run here.

bottom) a home, and working horse ranch in the middle of the big muddy, if it is your thing it would be heaven on earth. if you were a teenager growing up here, you would be clawing at the ceiling to get out of there.