Alberta Badlands/Royal Tyrrell Museum - your advice for a daytrip ?
Mar 22nd, 2006, 06:56 AM
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Alberta Badlands/Royal Tyrrell Museum - your advice for a daytrip ?
Hi there - two of us will be in Calgary later this summer and plan to drive out to the Badlands on a weekday. One of us is very interested in seeing any dinosaur digs that are currently going on (perhaps even participating). Both enjoy hiking and dramatic scenery.
I have visited the Tyrrell Museum website...there's a lot of choice. As the drive will consume about three hours of the day, I would really like your advice on how best to allocate the 6-7 hours we will actually have in the area.
Many thanks.
I have visited the Tyrrell Museum website...there's a lot of choice. As the drive will consume about three hours of the day, I would really like your advice on how best to allocate the 6-7 hours we will actually have in the area.
Many thanks.
Mar 22nd, 2006, 08:49 AM
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A person who has a modest interest in paleontology can get through the museum in 2 hours. However, if you are more interested in the topic, you can easily spend 4 - 5 hours in the museum.
Stop to have a look at Horseshoe Canyon just before you reach the town of Drumheller (it's just off the main road, and is pretty obvious), add time for lunch, add on the 90-minute Dinosite! hike, and you'll have a full day.
Depending on your departure point in Calgary, the drive may take from 1.5 hours to 2 hours in each direction.
Here are the details of the Dinosite! hike:
http://www.tyrrellmuseum.com/program...2.php?adults=1
Stop to have a look at Horseshoe Canyon just before you reach the town of Drumheller (it's just off the main road, and is pretty obvious), add time for lunch, add on the 90-minute Dinosite! hike, and you'll have a full day.
Depending on your departure point in Calgary, the drive may take from 1.5 hours to 2 hours in each direction.
Here are the details of the Dinosite! hike:
http://www.tyrrellmuseum.com/program...2.php?adults=1
Mar 22nd, 2006, 02:02 PM
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The Royal Tyrrell Museum usually has a trip or two planned. Often they leave early in the day.
If you are interested in seeing an excavation site, I would look first at the web site and, if that is insufficient, give them a call. The staff there is very friendly and usually well informed.
The educational program at the museum itself is also outstanding. Although it is often geared more for children, I found the programs to be very interesting for just about anyone who had an interest in the subject.
If you are interested in seeing an excavation site, I would look first at the web site and, if that is insufficient, give them a call. The staff there is very friendly and usually well informed.
The educational program at the museum itself is also outstanding. Although it is often geared more for children, I found the programs to be very interesting for just about anyone who had an interest in the subject.
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Hi there! If you golf, the golf course in Drumheller is absolutely spectacular. The front 9 holes are boring, but the back nine are absolutely amazing. You have to rent a golf cart, so it IS possible to book a tee-time, rent a cart, and simply drive the course! The scenery can't be beat.
Have fun!
Have fun!
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