Alberta- more than just oil

Look at the jello on your spoon...it's vibrating. There is a T-Rex in the distance, VelociRaptors in your kitchen. We are in the Badlands!!

Driving from Medicine Hat our destination was Drumhellar- we didn't make it to there, instead we went to the Dinosaur National Park- about an hour and half north of Medicine Hat. The scenery was much the same as Saskatchewan except there were more cows and oil rigging machines. It really is like a northern Texas.

Dinosaur National Park was awesome!! The sun was shining, the mossies were biting, and the Prairies gave way to a beautiful gorge of rocky Badlands. We even saw a real fossil with a structure built over it's original excavation spot.


After a lovely day of exploring, it was back in the car for us with Calgary and the Rocky Mountains on the horizon. The car gave us some troubles in Calgary with city driving (never again) but smooth sailing on the highway. Squeals of excitement filled the buick as we entered the mountains- suddenly wheat gave way to evergreen trees and beautiful landscape all around.
...Which brings us to our current location- the Samesun hostel bar, Banff, pounding back a pitcher of Beaver beer. Tonight we sleep in the Buick on a residential street where we are very much out of sight. Life is good. Tomorrow- Lake Louise and Kamloops! Love to all!