Our travel begins...we are starting in DFW on Delta...flying to Minneapolis...then to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Layover in Minneapolis is long enough (7 hours) that we will probably go see a movie and get some food. The Mall of America is just 4 miles from the airport. All of the travel today is really just 2 flights of 2.5 hours each but we won't get to Canada until about 12 hours after we leave. We are scheduled to be in bear camp Sunday afternoon and the best way of doing that is by flying in the day before and overnighting. The airport has rental cars and hotels right there so that's easy. It's simple logistics on this trip.
There is a Sportsman's Warehouse and Wal-Mart next to each other in Saskatoon that is really convenient for last minute items like butane fuel canisters for the Thermacells. It's also ideal for getting a cooler or duffel bag for flying frozen bear hides back home. The bear camp has a walk in freezer, which helps tremendously.
The drive to bear camp tomorrow is about 3.5 hours to get up into the boreal forests where the bears are located. Once we leave Saskatoon, there are no large towns for supplies so we will get anything needed before leaving town.
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