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6 Red Rock Coulee National Area albertaparks.ca
Some of the biggest sandstone concretions in the world are scattered around the coulee. These round rocks — some up to 2.5 metres in diameter — were formed when the area was covered by ocean. Sand particles stuck to objects — like bones or shells — then continued growing, layer by layer. QUICK FACT: Take a close look and you might spot fossilized leaves, shells, or bones in the layers.
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7 Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park albertaparks.ca
8 Vulcan Tourism and Trek Station vulcantourism.com If you’re in this corner of the universe at the edge of the Badlands,
North America’s largest concentration of First Nations rock art is found at this national historic site in the scenic Milk River valley. A self-guided trail will lead you to some accessible rock paintings. To view the best paintings and rock carvings, which are protected, you’ll need to arrange a guided tour. Other ways to pass the time here include hoodoo hikes, swimming in the river, and camping. QUICK FACT: Rock carvings, or petroglyphs, were etched into the soft sandstone in the shape of humans, animals, and objects like bows and shields. Paintings, or pictographs, were created using the ironstone mineral hematite, also called red ochre.
stop by the town’s visitor information centre. It’s built like a giant space ship. Check out the Star Trek memorabilia collection or pose in a costume on the main bridge.
Photo Credits, page 75: Big Dinosaur - photo courtesy Antony Stanley/Wikimedia Commons Star Mine Bridge -photo courtesy mascdman/Wikimedia Commons Horseshoe Canyon -photo by istockphoto.com/GeoffHardy
page 77: Petroglyphs - photo by istockphoto.com/Photawa Centro Skull -image courtesy Julius T. Csotonyi/Royal Tyrrell Museum Red Rock Coulee -photo courtesy Jim Knelson Photography
Horsethief Canyon - photo by istockphoto.com/knapjames page 76: Fossil Dig Kids and Seven Wonders Hike -photos courtesy Royal Tyrrell Museum Brooks Aqueduct -photo courtesy Alberta Culture and Tourism
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