The Hoodoos, which now have a much better infrastructure that facilitates both viewing and protection.
The Atlas Suspension Bridge, built when the Atlas coal mine got tired of bringing their workers across the Red Deer River by crane.
This viewpoint, which appears on no map, but can be accessed by driving straight through the hamlet of Rosedale, out the other side, past yet another mine, and up a steep hill. Considering how prehistoric or Wild West most of the scenery around Drumheller is, I found myself wondering if early settlers perhaps found it reminiscent of Wales or Ireland.
The World's Largest Dinosaur, which left us feeling a bit down in the mouth (sorry, had to be done).
Assorted dinosaurs of downtown Drumheller.
Horseshoe Canyon, another amazing bit of Alberta topography.
And that just about brought us to the end of our adventures in the Drumheller valley. The 30+ heat dampened our enthusiasm a little, but we managed to see everything we wanted to, and have some unstructured time back at the campsite too.
Despite having a fire going though, we were so disinterested in cooking or cleaning up on our last night that we indulged Glory's request to order the Megasaurus from Bernie and the Boys Bistro.
This 16" brute of a pizza weighs in at an astonishing eight pounds and took over an hour to cook.
The cross section looks more like a deli sandwich than a pizza, and while you didn't quite have t unhinge your jaw like a snake in order to take a bite, shy eaters need not apply:
Once home and unpacked, the next order of business was washing the desert-like dust out of our faithful hound.
Thankfully he doesn't put up too much of a fight at bathtime.
And the results speak for themselves!
I'm confident (and grateful) the memories of our trip will not wash away so easily or so quickly.
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