I took a trip to Alberta a couple of weeks ago to visit my family - and took a side trip to Drumheller to ramble about in the Badlands and take some photos.
Nikon F100 - Velvia 50 slide film - cropped.
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BTW: I was born in Drumheller, and my family lived in a tiny little shack on the top of the ridge on the left overlooking this valley (top photo).
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WhhooooooOO!
I want to emigrate.
Why is it called Badlands? It's a beauty!
Oh wow! It looks like a beautiful location and a great place to grow up!
Are there fish in the water? Are they called 'Badlands' because they're not very fertile, no good for agriculture?
Polly
Why is the area called the Badlands?
Probably because it is so un-hospitable as far as sustaining life - high temperatures, rattlesnakes, and dust.
These pictures along the river valley show the Badlands at their most pastoral. You would not have wondered about the name if I had posted a photo of one of the less hospitable areas, such as...
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Not to mention one of the largest places for dinosour fossils.
Great shots Toadster.
Snakes in Canada? One thing I liked about living further North, no snakes, no spiders! Must be fairly close to the border, I went down through to Montana for a cattle auction but didn't see anything like this.
It is a very strange place - a small area geographically where the higher strata of stone is much harder than the lower stratas - which causes bizarre erosion patterns - and it is this erosion that reveals the dinosaur remains in such abundance in the Badlands - the world famous Tyrell Dinosaur museum is in Drumheller.
As for snakes - they are pretty common in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan - I don't know much about the rest of the country,
Well I'm certainly learning all sorts of interesting, fascinating things here, thanks.
I see the clear lines of different strata in the rocks.
Polly
Cool. although not as spectacular as the more famous Badlands of South Dakota.
Excellent work Toad, I would have liked to go out there with you.
Sorry Peter - I went all on my own, and would have been happy for your company.
Take me too!