After landing in Calgary late, we raced two hours through monotonous oil and wheat field lined roads that suddenly gave way to hilly terrain dotted with ... dinosaurs! Not real ones, unfortunately, but life-sized, brightly painted dinosaur models placed all around the town of Drumheller - their main claim to fame and a healthy amount of tourists is the dinosaur-centric Royal Tyrrell Museum.
Matthew photographed a slew of toothy specimens while being escorted by a pair of locals that happily detailed factoids about various fossils, the surrounding landscape and even provided us with restaurant recommendations. The museum had some interesting installations that were beautifully lit. It's well worth a drive out there if you find yourself in Calgary for any length of time.
The town of Drumheller alone is a destination in itself and is good for a meal and a walkabout to see the various dinosaur specimens installed at street corners, in front of shops, and there is even the so-called "biggest dinosaur in the world," which visitors can actually walk into and view the town from inside his open mouth.





