Vacation Pt 2

[jknaus]

Okay after the foothills we went east to Drumheller. It is in the prairies in a canyon. From lush to badlands. Saw the Royal Tyrell Museum and if you come up this way take the time to see it especially if you are a dino nut like me. http://www.tyrrellmuseum.com/
So coming in to the canyon.

Into Drumheller

Museum

Some exhibits are very dark and as I still don't understand Fstops and speed very well some exposures took time ans so got blurry.

James

 

[jknaus]

Some exploring.

A suspension bridge that used to be used for the coal workers to get across the river to worl. The year after the mine shut down the cliff side caved in burying the entrance.

Some Hoodoos and surrounding area. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoodoo_(geology)

Museum in Rocky Mountain House.

Some of the 157 types of barbed wire that where collected.

Forrest Rangers cabin for 1 cira the 30s.

A School House

Stream tractor.

Hope you didnt get bored.
James

 

[Jeeves]

Awesome stuff! Really love looking at this sort of thing, so no boredom here

 

[moon puppy]

James I always love to see photos of far off places. Thanks for sharing these buddy!

 

[Hawkwrench]

Wow, I bet it's nice there. 157 different kinds of barbed wire huh? I would have never guessed that many were even made. So all those dinosaur bones were found in that area?


Tim

 

[SA Dave]

Same here I love seeing how people lived not that long ago That school looks very interesting

 

[moon puppy]

Wow, I bet it's nice there. 157 different kinds of barbed wire huh? I would have never guessed that many were even made. So all those dinosaur bones were found in that area?


Tim

Yes they were found there. IIRC, that valley is a virtual time capsule into the past. James, do I understand they think the glacial movement deposited those bones there or was it just the happenin' spot for Dino back in the day?

 

[jknaus]

If you look at the striations on the sides of the cliffs, those are various time periods. About half way up is the extinction band. Over time the area was above and under a great sea which ran from the Arctic ocean to the gulf of Mexico. Most of the bones etc were found there. There is another new Dinosaur museum called the Philip J Currie Dinosaur Museum northwest of us I want to get to that is supposed to be in another fossil rich area. If I remember correctly the biggest carnivore that looks a bit like Tyrannosaurus Rex was found here and called Albertosaurus. I'll have to check my facts though. I am hoping to go back next year and spend a bit more time. Also want to go to Banff and Jasper National Parks and get some pics of the Rockies. Been about 29 years since I have driven through them. Got this book but have not had time to read it yet.

Cretaceous time.

James

 

[Gator]

 

[Sherman 18]

Thanks for sharing James!

I do like steam tractors

 

[lupanzer]

... Beautiful!

Luiz

 

[moon puppy]

If you look at the striations on the sides of the cliffs, those are various time periods. About half way up is the extinction band. Over time the area was above and under a great sea which ran from the Arctic ocean to the gulf of Mexico. Most of the bones etc were found there. There is another new Dinosaur museum called the Philip J Currie Dinosaur Museum northwest of us I want to get to that is supposed to be in another fossil rich area. If I remember correctly the biggest carnivore that looks a bit like Tyrannosaurus Rex was found here and called Albertosaurus. I'll have to check my facts though. I am hoping to go back next year and spend a bit more time. Also want to go to Banff and Jasper National Parks and get some pics of the Rockies. Been about 29 years since I have driven through them. Got this book but have not had time to read it yet.

Cretaceous time.

James

Man you start thinking about this stuff and you realize how little we all are compared to the history. Those things were around for millions of years before we came along.