I am officially in the Prairies, with endless fields in
every direction I turned. I was amazed by the amount of land that has been used
for fields; it goes out as far as the eye can see and beyond. I found riding in
the Prairies quite challenging. Although the terrain was quite easy to cycle,
there was not much to see which made for a tiring day. As well, ones position
on the bicycle does not change much because of the terrain; as such I became
more aware of the aches and pains of my body.
A neat sight today, however, was seeing an incredibly long
train chugging along, disappearing in the canola fields.
I stopped in the town of Acme with other riders for a snack
break. The name “Acme” is associated with the comic “Road Runner” and the cafe
we stopped at was called “Road Runner,” which was cute :)
Reaching the town of Drumheller, which is situated in
Dinosaur Valley, was incredible. It was such a drastic change from the
landscape I cycled just moments before. I was cycling alongside fields and fields
and then I passed a sign signifying a downhill and all of a sudden I found
myself in the Red Deer River Valley. The valley was absolutely amazing; I had
never seen anything like it before. There were mounds within the valley that
were composed of layers of different coloured soil. The area has been coined
the “Badlands” by First Nations in the region because the land quality is poor
due to the soil’s high clay content. What also made this region unique was the
large quantity of dinosaur bones which have been uncovered. Drumheller was
essentially a dinosaur graveyard.
I was happy to finally arrive at camp in the depths of the
Red Deer River Valley. I was on galley duty that evening. We
made chili and the result was a significant improvement from our first experience :)
Tomorrow was a rest day. I decided I would venture to the
Royal Tyrrell Museum and learn about the history of the dinosaurs.
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