When we were at Drumheller last fall, we went to the Historic Site for Star Coal Mines. We used the suspension bridge to cross the Red Deer River and get a closer view of the badlands where some coal mining used to take place. In the picture below you can see an abandoned coal mine shaft in […]
Category: Rivers and rapids
Maligne Canyon
When we went to Jasper, we decided to go to places we hadn’t been before. Our brother-in-law suggested going to Maligne Canyon. Advertised as one of the most spectacular gorges in the Canadian Rockies, its sheer limestone walls plunge to depths of over 50 meters (165 ft.). This was well worth the trip. The views of […]