Crossfield to outside of Dorothy
176 km. mainly sunny (behind clouds).
Windy, more crosswind than tailwind.
Few passing rainstorms in the evening.
Allo,
It was a tough start of the day. Leaving family and friends was a little barrier that I had to overcome. Shortly after the departure, a Feist song came on, so I decided to listen to the whole album (it is playing songs in alphabetical order, so it is fairly random). It was a great album for that moment.
At one point, I had to go through approximately 7 km of torn-up road (gravel and rocks). I am still surprised that my rear tire is holding up. I hope I didn't jinx it. Other than that, most of the roads were quite nice (including some that were repaved maybe 1 year ago, with wide shoulders).
The scenery changed from the Rockies. It is mainly open (rolling hills), but no trees. You can see for quite a while. Before Drumheller, I could see the water tower 10 km out of town. But, entering Drumheller, that's where the scenery changed, big time. Welcome to the Alberta Bad Lands. It was an area rich in dinosaur findings, and interesting geological stuff. See pictures for what I am talking about (I can be on occasion not the best with words).
In town, I saw the World's biggest Dinosaur (man-made), the Royal Tyrrell Museum (slightly out of town in another direction) where tons of dinosaur bones were discovered and they could replicate entire (or close to) creatures. Very good museum. I also headed towards the Hoodoos, also out of town (but luckily in the right direction). Fun. There, I got hit by the 2nd (of three) passing rainstorms. The first was on the way to the Museum (the rain came down quite hard, I couldn't tell if it was hail or not – it stung the skin). I wanted to climb the path to the top at Hoodoo area, but the rain stopped those plans. Once the storm passed (along with the lightining), I attempted the climb. But, the entire area was slick, where the mud was thick under the sandals.
So, off I went to see how far I could ride before darkness set in (and find a spot where I could be slightly hidden). For miles, there were no “closed” spots – just open farm land with no trees and such. I found a spot behind a fire station in the middle of nowhere. There's a brick wall in the back that is offering me shelter from 3 directions, but I hope the 4th direction doesn't have much traffic that would make me visible.
Well, I will call it a night.
I hope you lovely folks are doing quite well. I will look forward to hearing from you guys soon in some form.
Cheers,
p2
1 comment:
P2-2 loved the dinosaur pictures! :o)
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