Canadian Badlands






A trip to the Calgary area wouldn't be complete without a side trip to the badlands.  Nancy was a little skeptical, but it turned out to be a highlight of our trip. We used GPS driving guide that was so helpful and entertaining I am thinking of contacting them to put one together for the area where I grew up. http://gypsyguide.com/package/drumheller/
Day started in the Rockies.  Sunrise from hotel window.
 Wheat fields as far as you can see. As a teen I fantizied running a wheat combine and following the harvest.  Too busy on our own farm to pursue, but took a minute to admire the combines on the way to our destination.

 Irricana is a town of about 1,000, with murals painted everywhere. Just off the highway along the way. This one reminded me of an old pick up I drove for a while, many years ago.
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Royal Tyrrell Musem in Drumheller is a world class musem of natural history and possibly the best dinosaur musem exhibit in the world.


Illustration of time near entrance, beginning with the big bang, putting life on Earth into perspective.






The canyons of the badlands.
World's smallest chruch, room for 6.


Ferry over river, only a few of these left...

One of 11 bridges on the way to the ghost town of Wayne. All 11 bridges within 3-4 miles across same river.

 Foot suspension bridge once used by coal miners going from town to the mines.  There were almost 140 mines here at one time, all gone now.


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