I thought I could show you some pictures of our trip last weekend and having learnt a lesson from previous occasions this time I won't start (and end) with people or random things but with nature so you actually get to see something..

Plains or our road to Drumheller, which is about 3 1/2 hours away from Edmonton





The area around Drumheller is called the Badlands, a surreal dry hilly area. We stopped at the Horseshoe Canyon for a long walk which was really great. I loved it. Out of the shoes and climbing all around barefoot. W00T! (My Canadian friends called me a crazy Austrian mountain goat)




But as good as it felt to be barefoot I had to watch my step - Cactuses again (this one even with blossoms) – in fact once I didn't pay enough attention and stepped a bit into one. But it was OK. I have robust hoofs. :)

Later the day we went to these strange stone formations called Hoodoos, situated a bunch of kilometres away from Drumheller. Apparently they are one of the most visited and most known natural sights of Alberta. Accordingly it was a bit more crowded - but it was nice.

As you can see - the nature is really great here - Edmonton (some people prefer to refer to it as Deadmonton ;) may not be the most exciting city in the world - but it's so easy to get out of it and soon you are either in the plains, or the mountains, or at lakes - or the badlands. So much diversity - it's fascinating!
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So this is a little taste of the Badlands - if you want to see a couple more pictures, click HERE!