Where Dinausors Lived
The Town of Drumheller, Alberta is found right in the heart of the Canadian Badlands. It is about a 90 minutes drive from the City of Calgary. It offered a total contrast to what I am used to cosmopolitan cities, mountains, big trees, traffic, and the seas.
Past the Badlands signage, I was drawn to its unique landscape. At this time of the year, the air feels dry. I was amazed at the size of these lands that through the years have left formations because of the changing character of the elements and weather. Thus the Hoodoos were the result of these changes.
The entire Badlands is surrounded by mountains. Going through the Badlands seemed like going down under. It’s like a sunken body of land that has the mountains as its fort. Also, you will notice how low the cloud formations could be, or perhaps was it just my eyes playing tricks on me?
Drumheller is also home to Canada’s only museum dedicated exclusively to the science of paleontology. The Royal Tyrrell Museum is house to one of the world’s largest displays of dinosaurs. The museum is so rich with dino fossils mostly discovered across these badlands. We snaked our way to secure our tickets and appreciated the connection to species millions of years old.
The Little Church is another unique attraction boasting of its 10,000 capacity that seats people 6 at a time. :-) In 1991, it was reconstructed by inmates. The church was made not only to attract tourists but also as a place of worship (my claustrophobia in protest).
On a day like this, half my afternoon filled my eyes with the attractions. The blue sky and the cotton white clouds were perfect backdrops.
