Author: Mary-Ann Knight

Today we got intimate with “Tyra”, The World’s Largest Dinosaur  For $5/person you enter her bowels!

The view from Tyra’s mouth!

For certain 106 steps deserves a reward!!

From the ground

Tyra’s stats:

Conceived:  October 02, 1999 Born:    October 06, 2000

• 86 ft (25 meters) tall
• 106 stairs to climb to the top
• 12 People can fit in the mouth at a time
• 4.5 times bigger than a real T-Rex
• 151 feet (meters) long
• 65 tonnes (145,000 lbs) in weight
• She cost $1,065,000.00 to build

On Tuesday we explored the outdoor grounds, today in we go! We wanted to do just one museum and many have said the Royal Tyrrell is the one to visit.

I do not have words for each photo so here it comes! A bombardment of photos

Such an interesting museum. Lots of reading, not so much walking so we leave and go to a trail. North Drumheller trail, we have to walk 1/2h one way to obtain our 10k steps.

We are off to see the dinosaurs!

We are going to walk the trail but first the lookout

The sites…

My new passion! Cacti!

Up close and personal!

Back at the campsite, this is kind of redneck mobile firepit

Fire time!

Then this rolls in

Travel day from Gas City RV, Medicine Hat to Horseshoe Canyon Campsite, Drumheller.

Checking in, they have a new section with 50amp but no trees. We’ll take it…

Bonus, we or at I didn’t realize. Across the street is Horseshoe Canyon

July 4th – raining raining raining… Let’s make the best of it

Had many recommendations to go to Last Chance Saloon so we head there on this rainy day. Established in 1913, it’s really old, this is where the miners came for a shot.

Cool place but no room for us. They have several large groups coming in. We crossed 9 bridges to get here, oh well at least we got to see it.

Can’t get a beer at the Last Chance Saloon, we bounce back quick and head to the Valley Brewery

Hoping for a no rain Tuesday!

We’ve been admiring the rolling hills and dreading the day we decide to walk them. Still aren’t fans of ups and there are many.

We walk around the park and discover we need more steps to reach our 10k daily. Turns out today is, therefore the dreaded day.

We did not know there were cacti anywhere in Canada, but here they are.

Twisty, turny, beautiful countryside

This is the view of the shed from Bailey. Follow the yellow arrows. Was quite a hike!

Never have we ever seen something like this before

Morning adventure

Mr. Cucumber here we are!

The sales are on an honour basis.  You select your goodies and pay in the locked box.  We scrambled to make the correct change, they take cash only.  We don’t carry much cash, luckily, we do have a change wallet in Bob that came to the rescue.

Our haul!!  All for $8.50 🙂Tip! (just learned tip):  To ripen tomatoes place in a warm spot in a paper bag.  Worked!!

Afternoon adventure

We each select our flight beers!

We liked all but one of the beers, Allan’s favourite remains the red.  This one named     Midday Mariachi       

End the day with a blazing fire 

Wake up to these visitors

On FB, I did a “Spot anything on the top right side of this photo?”

Received several guesses, the best one came from Mags who commented with this photo. Now check the top right LOL

I laughed too hard!

June 24 – repair the chip day

Marking the spot within the circle then working his magic!

Suspect all Speedy’s aren’t as efficient and friendly as these guys. We loved the quick service.

Back and set up at our new spot in Gas City, it’s time to celebrate! No rewards just a celebration with “Knight’s Soul Warmer”

Lethbridge to Medicine Hat, 1h40m what can go wrong?

The train, the train! 

What the heck are these tents?  We’ve passed several fields with them.  A friend suggested it may be to prevent cows from hitting the gaslines.  Good guess?

Driving a little car passes us.. BANG… yet another crack on our less than 3 week old, brand new windshield.  We went 3ish years without an incident now 2 within 3 weeks.  GRRRR

Made it with no more incidents

Learning at Wilf & Brenda’s yesterday, tonight’s bacon wrapped sausage will be cooked on the campfire  🙂

     Delicious!

So ends another fine day! 

              With my fire god!

We arrived on Saturday, June 11th at our first working farm. Very nice day, as is Sunday when our friends, Wilf & Brenda are coming for dinner. Sunshine warmth galore. Sunset

The farm has sheep, lots of sheep who we quickly learn love to talk at night, 4 cows, see only one photo on the previous post, 2 alpacas and 1 donkey also on previous post.

No names are supplied so we named the alpacas are Salt & Pepper. They aren’t beautiful but cute. Think they need to be brushed.

And sheep to keep straight, so no names for these critters. Ba, ba….

Then the down pour for 3 straight days. This video does not give it justice

Still had a good week ending up with a BBQ at Wilf and Brenda’s RV park on Friday night. Hum, looks like it may rain, up go the tent. This isn’t just working, turns out it is inside out..

.. Whoops, lets try again

Got it done, before the rain started, with many, many laughs

We are much old for this to be our first, but our first it is. Cooking real food on a fire pit (not just s’mores)

So ends another week 🙂

Bracing for the longest drive we’ve had in awhile, 4-1/2 h.

We plan to leave 9ish.  All’s good and on schedule until….  Allan attempts to retract the slides, neither side want to move which is a first.  The repair place said we just have to have more patience.  OK give it time and try again, not moving.  Allan used the reset and the kitchen slide comes in.  Not so much for the big slide.  More patience and it finally retracts.

Yep. for some crazy reason we are still loving, OK not loving but working through all the issues we encounter.

A cloudy start, back in the wildlife corridor 

Sunshine then rain

We fly by Fernie. They have a brewery here, no we didn’t stop    

We’ve encountered lots of interesting stuff.  Add this to the list, “The World’s Largest Tandem Axle Truck“Wildlife Detection Zone.  Click here to see it in action. Our first ever, first photo no detection, 2nd detection

No, we didn’t see any critters on the road or on the sides.  We did on this leg, see deer, mountain goat, a fox.

Mountains, rivers, BC’s finest

Hello Alberta!!

We’re elevated! 

Alberta’s fuel cost are a little more realistic  Back in wind combine territory.  They get some wicked winds

We are here, arriving at 2

   Bailey waiting to be checked in

Our site, #16 of 16 sites

The farm has many sheep, two alpacas, three cows, one miniature donkey AND

one Allan!

Think we’ll have fun here!