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Lake Athabaska, Saskatchewan - When you think of Saskatchewan you usually think of flat prairie land stretching for as the eye can see, but that's not the whole story. Visit Lake Athabasca in the northwest section of the province near the border for the Northwest Territories and you can see some of the most northerly major sand dunes in the world. The constantly moving Athabasca Sand Dunes reach heights of 30 meters (98 feet), and stretch 100 km (62 miles) along the south shore of Lake Athabasca. Home to Arctic terns and delicate orchids, plus 10 plant species found nowhere else in the world, what makes this dunes especially cool is there proximity to water. They nudge the largest lake in the province, and within the dunes you can find lakes large enough for a floatplane to land. The area is a Provincial Wilderness Park, with no community, services or roads - access is by floatplane only. A 43.9 km world record lake trout was caught here. |
