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Badlands - Alberta, CanadaThe Hoodoos, Drumheller and The Royal Tyrrell Museum
During our pre-vacation web-surfing research we had seen pictures of the Hoodoos in the Badlands of the Red Deer River Valley, east of Calgary. The drive took us from green rolling countryside into the drier canyons, gullies and bluffs of the Badlands.
The Hoodoos
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The Hoodoos are towers of rock created by the action of glaciers. They were smaller than we had expected, but still an example of the stunning powers of nature. The Hoodoos are just south-east of Drumheller.
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Drumheller, Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology and Surrounds
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The area around Drumheller is rich in dinosaur history. The Dinosaur Provincial Park has one of the world's richest fossil beds (and has world heritage listing). Most of the dinosaur remains are from the late Cretaceous Period (about 75 millions years ago) when the area was a tropical swamp.
The Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology is well worth the visit. The exhibits follow the course of evolution. Most of the dinosaur remains on display where found in this area.
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Rosedale Suspension Bridge, Red Deer River, Alberta
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The Rosedale Suspension bridge spans the Red Deer River - it was built to help coal miners cross the fast flowing river.
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The World's Largest Dinosaur
Another more modern attraction, is the World's Largest Dinosaur - a 26m (86 ft) statue of a T-Rex. You can climb up the inside of the dinosaur (106 steps) and have a wonderful view of the area from inside its mouth! It is a popular stop with the children.
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