volvoshredder wrote:
Ugly Duck wrote:
I got it the first time
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Was looking at a map and remembering how pretty the North and South Dinosaur Trails are, there's a little ferry across the Red Deer river just north of Drumheller, there are the hoodoos, the Atlas mine tipple tour is awesome, there's a suspension pedestrian bridge over the Red Deer too. There are a few things to do and places to eat around there, too.
Then again, I've never been to Waterton...
Haha! Yes, I got it too. And now I know what those fancy old windshields are called.
The hoodoo area is pretty cool. Didn't know about the mine tour or suspension bridge.
Waterton is pretty fantastic. There are some beautiful roads, but they aren't really good for spirited driving, especially once you're in the park. Once you're down that far south, you might as well drive the Going to the Sun road too.
Did the ferry years ago, pretty cool area really. Have used the ferry South of Gleichen in the past, although it's a fair bit of gravel on either side and it got wiped out in the 2013 flood and is still OOS.
Waterton is great, but yeah too congested with tourists for a cruise unless you're just rolling through on parade. The one road that is fun and not as busy is Hwy 6 up to the Chief Mountain border crossing. It becomes US 17 in Montana and runs in to US 89 which runs from the Carway border crossing down to St. Marys which is the start of the Going to the Sun road. The Sun road isn't really an option for our time frame though as it's typical opening date is June 19th, last year the entire road never opened till the July long weekend. Great road but hopelessly clogged with traffic.