At the Royal Tyrrell Museum . . . there was lots to see!
We went to have a snack and saw prairie dogs outside! It was the first time I'd seen one in the flesh - they obviously know that people drop food around here!
Down the road, about 15 km from Drumheller, we stopped to see some hoodoos . . . . . yes, hoodoos! They are very cool and you can look at one and it will look completely different from all angles.
Here is some info from the following site:
http://www.traveldrumheller.com/index.php/directory/7-Drumheller-Hoodoos
"Hoodoos take millions of years to form and stand 5 to 7 metres tall. Each hoodoo is a sandstone pillar resting on a thick base of shale that is capped by a large stone. Hoodoos are very fragile and can erode completely if their capstone is dislodged. The name "Hoodoo" comes from the word "voodoo" and was given to these geological formations by the Europeans. In the Blackfoot and Cree traditions, however, the Hoodoos are believed to be petrified giants who come alive at night to hurl rocks at intruders."
A little monkey had a nap on our way to Golden, BC. She still loves her "bedang" and uses it to hide the fact she is sucking on her thumb!
The drive from Alberta back to BC.
