Leaving Winnipeg we headed northwest through the plains of Manitoba and crossed into Saskatchewan. Between Winnipeg and Saskatoon there are not many cities along the highway. Once you get a little west past Winnipeg, you have the choice of taking either the southern route, Trans-Canadian Hwy 1, which would take you through some larger cities including Regina, or the northern route Hwy, 16, which we did, which heads more directly to Saskatoon. The only city of any size (19,000) is about two thirds the way along that route before arriving in Saskatoon.
It was beautiful scenery with many lakes and fields of Canola and pleasant villages dotting the highway here and there along the way.