Red Rock Canyon

 

Cameron Lake

Cameron Lake is at the end of Akamina Parkway.  There were a lot of tourist so we hike Cameron Lakeshore trail.  The mountain range still had snow and ice against the black mountain peaks.

Bear Sightings Waterton Lakes National Park

We saw several bears on Red Rock Parkway and Akamina Parkway.  I freaked out if the car got too close.  These bears are large and I did not want to get into a bear jam but people are crazy and will not drive slowly pass them. 

Bighorn Sheep Waterton Lakes National Park

This Bighorn sheep was on Red Rock Parkway outside Waterton Lakes Village.  We saw a lot of wildlife driving around the park.

Waterton Lakes National Park Gallery II

Waterton Lakes National Park Gallery I

  

Where the Dinosaurs Roam "Dinosaur Provincial Park"

The nearly 29-square-mile park is best known for its extensive fossil beds which have been identified with 35 different species of dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous Epoch (about 100 to 65 million years ago). There are also fossilized remains of Cretaceous fish, reptiles, and amphibians.  It was a spectacular sight and my camera does not give the depth and magnitude of the canyons.

Road Trip to Dinosaur Provincial Park

A few sights on the road trip to Dinosaur Provincial Park.  I particularly like the large steers quietly resting behind the fence-in pasture.  The old rusty truck with a dinosaur in a cage. The lonely decaying cabins surrounded by a golden prairie and blue skies.

Last Chance Saloon

 

I had to visit Last Chance Saloon.  It was not what I had expected but I got to see "Bee's Knees" and the small western town of Wayne.  You have to cross 11 bridges to get to Wayne.  I tried to keep count each time a bridge was crossed.  It was not a scenic drive because the river was very muddy green.  This trip was definitely out in the middle of No Where and I did not stop at the Last Chance Saloon for a drink!  I took my chances further down the road in Drumheller.

 

 

This is my favorite picture of Wayne.  It was two old rusty cars.  I am always looking for old cars and trucks left abandon sitting in fields or people's yard.  It just goes to show that there are rednecks in Canada too.

The Hoodoos a Land of Fairy Chimneys

A Hoodoo is also called a "fairy chimney."  These hoodoos are located in the heart of the Alberta Badlands.  The sediments comprising these hoodoos formed between 70 and 75 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period as clay and sand sediments from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation were deposited. These hoodoos have a unique mushroom-like appearance.  What fairy would use a hoodoo as a chimney?

 

I looked for a painting of a fairy and I like "Midsummer Eve."  Artist Edward Robert Hughes (5 November 1851 – 23 April 1914) was an English painter who worked in a style influenced by Pre-Raphaelitism and Aestheticism. One of his best known work is Midsummer Eve.

 

 

 

Ground Squirrels at Horse Thief Canyon

Red Deer River

 

Late afternoon view of Red Deer River from North Dinosaur Trail.  Red Deer River is 450 mile long and got its name from the translation of Was-ka-soo which means "elk river" in the Cree language.

Drumheller's River Valley

  

 

More photos of the valley and Red Deer River.  I particularly liked the cloud formation over the valley.

Horse Thief Canyon Canadian Badlands

 

It's obvious how the canyon got it's name.  Cowboys would rustle horses and hide them in this canyon.  Alberta Canada has it's cowboys and wild west history very similar to the states. Drumheller is part of the cowboy trail for those who are interested in the cowboy history. Horse Thief Canyon is located off the North Dinosaur Trail.