Drumheller.
Aka, The Dinosaur Capital of the World.
Right in the badlands of Alberta about 110 kilometres northeast of Calgary.
The Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology is an internationally recognized dinosaur museum, and after over 7 years in Alberta, I still had not visited.
Gasp. I know.
But sometimes you take for granted amazing local sites that tourists travel great distances to see. So Robbie and I made a leisurely day trip to visit the hoodoos, eat at Bernie and The Boys (a diner that was featured on the Food Network’s “You Gotta Eat Here!”), and of course, visit the museum that has been in our backyard for so long.
The trip did not disappoint!
I will show my ignorance and say I had no idea there were Badlands and hoodoos in Canada! I’ve visited the Badlands in South Dakota (found them surprisingly beautiful) and the hoodoos in Bryce Canyon in Utah (ditto). Your hoodoos look more like the “fairy chimneys” in Cappadocia, Turkey, though – how fascinating that these odd geological features are replicated all over the earth. I love your prairie photo also; I always find grasslands and prairies to have a simple, spare beauty.
Yes, before moving here, I didn’t know Alberta was filled with such varied scenery either. And even though I love the mountains, the endless views of the prairies are really beautiful as well. That said, driving across the country, through the prairies over a couple of days, provides little visual stimulation. Coffee is a must!