It doesn't take you long to discover what Drumheller is famous for. The sign for the town is a subtle clue and if you 'somehow don't notice that, there are always the multitude of dinosaur models dotted around the town.
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| More of the sign is dedicated to the museum than the town itself! |
The town is in an interesting area, geologically. As with Medicine Hat the town is nestled amongst small hills that seemingly rise from nothing at a very steep rate and round out after only 30 or 40 metres. They reminded me of giant anthills.
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| Ooh Look kids, a dinosaur! our first sighting. |
Nearly every public space and many private yards had model dinosaurs in them, making this a truly dinosaur town.
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| Oh look another dinosaur, ho hum. Our 15th sighting along one street! |
The museum itself was away from the township and seemed to be in the middle of nowhere; after driving through the town and into the hills, we turned onto the museum road expecting it to be in sight - no such luck. Another kilometre drive through bare hills and you turn again before snaking your way along the final drive towards the museum - I was beginning to think it was a state secret by the time we got there, only the plethora of signs made it not so state secret like.
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| The dinosaur museum. |
Inside the museum was very interesting for adults, but not so much for the kids with limited hands on activities. We all enjoyed the ball blowing room however - a true family bonding spot where we got to shoot one another with soft balls from high-pressure pipes!
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| A real dinosaur leg bone. |
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| Megan and friend. |
The sheer number of dinosaur fossils, both complete and near complete was amazing. The stories behind how they were found was just as interesting as the fossils themselves. People noticing funny looking rocks or even bones sticking out of the ground or locked in rocks have led to major fossil discoveries.
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| Ash and friend. |
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| You'd be an angry dinosaur too if you had a light pole stuck up your nose! |
After leaving Drumheller the landscape changed a little - now we seemed to be on top of the funny little hills that I noticed in the town - turning the view into low rolling hills which were very pretty with the new snow cover.
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| The countryside away from Drumheller. |
The drive from Drumheller to Calgary was not long, but it was still rough in terms of weather.
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