Land of the Dinosaurs

This might look a bit cheesy but that is only because it is. The town of Drumheller, population 7,000+, north and east of Calgary is now mostly a tourist destination with a couple of claims to fame: dinosaurs, the "badlands", and a history of mining.

The dinosaur connection is from extensive fossil remains found in the area. It was once a shallow sea with semi-tropical climate. Not today. Anyway, there is is a museum and the town is full of fake dinosaurs, including this one, the "largest dinosaur in the world". We didn't make it to the museum, have to do that later.

To give you a taste of the area I've also posted a slideshow. Just click on it. You can see all my slideshows in the list at bottom left.