Northern Explorers Magazine

Dinosaur Provincial Park is one of our favourite destinations in the Canadian Badlands. It has some of the province’s most impressive badlands scenery, with flat-topped buttes, mushroom-capped hoodoos, sandstone formations, and giant cottonwood trees; the landscape alone is enough to draw you here. Beyond the landscape, this provincial park has something else special: dinosaur fossils! The post Fossil Explorers! A Guided Tour at Dinosaur Provincial Park appeared first on Northern Explorers Magazine.

A visit to the Royal Tyrrell Museum is a must-do when visiting Drumheller. It’s usually the main attraction for families visiting the region. Kids love dinosaurs (and big kids do, too)! My family has been a few times over the years, both with toddlers and school-aged kids, and it’s worth the trip every time. As The post The Royal Tyrrell Museum Brings Alberta’s Remarkable Prehistoric Past to Life appeared first on Northern Explorers Magazine.

Tucked away in Alberta’s stark, dramatic badlands, Drumheller is the ultimate prehistoric playground for a family road trip. You’ll find yourself in a surreal landscape of striped canyon walls, towering hoodoos, and the meandering Red Deer River valley. If you have a kid who loves dinosaurs, you’ve got to come here. When you drive into The post 10 Fun Things to Do in Drumheller with Kids appeared first on Northern Explorers Magazine.

Did you know there is a free river ferry in the heart of the Canadian Badlands in Alberta? The Bleriot Ferry takes vehicle and foot passengers across the Red Deer River. The ride is short and sweet, but it’s a fun, scenic roadside adventure for kids. My 9-year-old son got a kick out of riding The post A Boat Ride in the Badlands on the Kid-Friendly Bleriot Ferry appeared first on Northern Explorers Magazine.

Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park, located near Trochu, Alberta, is a lesser-known destination in Alberta’s Badlands. The park offers extensive, meandering hiking trails through coulees and grasslands along the Red Deer River Valley. It also protects a unique natural landscape that is rich in Indigenous history and culture. Dry Island Buffalo Jump: What’s in The post Dry Island Buffalo Jump: A Badlands Destination to Remember appeared first on Northern Explorers Magazine.

For a taste of everything Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park offers, hike the Matapiiski (Hoodoo) Trail. It takes you through sandstone columns and hoodoos, across grasslands, offering sweeping vistas of the Milk River Valley, coulees and the Sweet Grass Hills (Katoyiss) behind it. It also showcases a few Indigenous rock markings, including the epic Battle Scene. These The post Hiking the Matapiiski (Hoodoo) Trail in Writing-on-Stone/Áísínai’pi Provincial Park appeared first on Northern Explorers Magazine.