Bad gal heading for the “Badlands” today. Haha. “Badlands” means ‘extensive tracts of heavily eroded, uncultivable land with little vegetation’. And Horse Thief Canyon has breathtaking views of a previous glacier valley that was 1 km in depth! When the glacier melted, Red Deer River carved the canyon. 

Drumheller is definitely worth a stop if you are into dinosaurs – the Royal Tyrell Museum is the worldwide authoritative guide in all matters prehistoric!! And the township celebrates the critters with sculptures on most street corners…

A lovely drive on 11 Bridges to Wayne trail.

Hoo doo rock formations on the way back – they look like little chimney pots and are formed with soft rock topped by hard less easily eroded stone that protects each column from the elements. 

And then back to Calgary with the contrast of delightful prairie views (yellow crops foreground with strong puffy white/grey clouds and blue sky in the background; farmers taking in the hay crops leaving a white dust trail behind).