http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Drumheller/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , Canada , Alberta , Drumheller en-us Sun, 06 Dec 09 23:25:39 +0000 Sun, 06 Dec 09 23:25:39 +0000 We went to the MEC store in Calgary to get backpacks and some other travelling gear. On the way home Carla just had to stop at the Royal Tyrell Museum in Drumheller since she'd never been able to go before. We spent about two hours looking around which is not near enought time to really get through and appreciate all of the exhibits. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Drumheller/blog-442355.html May 29Hotel Fairmont Palliser CalgaryOur last full day in the Rockies. We didn't really have any plans for the day but we had to be in Calgary tonight as my wife was flying back home early tomorrow. We were looking at things to dosee along the way to Calgary or near Calgary. I had noticed the Dinosaur Park and the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller on our maps that sounded like a neat detour.. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Drumheller/blog-410228.html I gave the Last Chance Saloon its own entry because it is so friggin awesome. Anyway after wersquod finished there we went and saw a few of the other attractions in Drumheller. The first of which was the Red Deer River Valley Badlands. The Badlands landscape is moonlike in appearance with gullies and twisting and winding canyons that have been intricately eroded. It was named the ldquobadland http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Drumheller/blog-378600.html After our campervan trip Scott had to head back to work. The oil rig he works on is off the coast of India and he works 28 days on and then has 28 days off. Going back to work must suck but I can only imagine the excitement he experiences on his last day before 28 days off Irsquom excited enough on a Friday afternoon. Nic and Tinarsquos mum Jenn still had a week or so in Canada so we made a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Drumheller/blog-371724.html Am Samstag also am 18.10.2008 war also ein von CISSA organisierter Trip nach Drumheller und die Badlands angesetzt. Frueh um 8 Uhr war Treffzeit und um 8.30 Uhr gings los Richtung Flachland. Um mich noch weiter wettertechnisch zu verwirren fing es an zu schneien im Flachland. Der Schnee blieb natrlich nicht liegen es ist ja immernoch zu warm dafuer. Fuer den Trip hat sich ein CISSAVolunte http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Drumheller/blog-336713.html In order to take advantage of some very unseasonal warm weather we decided to hire a car for a couple of days and check out some of the sites of Southern Alberta Drumheller is about 130km out of Calgary and is almost certainly the Dinosaur capital of world. The town has a bit of an obsession with these prehistoric beings and is home to the Royal Tyrell Museum one of the worldrsquos largest di http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Drumheller/blog-333611.html