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Gravel for sale near me12/13/2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() And, yes, just to keep my disrespectful neighbours honest, I rolled down my windows and played, kinda loud, a little Johnny Cash as I departed. On my last visit, my memories included getting up ridiculously early to photograph the three grain elevators just as a morning storm motored through. Its authentic heritage value, cool buildings, and small-town charms will leave you with lasting memories. And, if you need a pint of homemade liquid gold to wash down your adventure, Valley Brewing is a great little spot to celebrate.īecause I’m a sucker for ghost towns and old wooden grain elevators, Rowley (located approximately half an hour north of Drumheller) has always been one of my favourite little towns to explore and photograph. You’ve got beautiful badlands, cool ghost towns (go to Dorothy, Wayne, Sharples, and Rowley), old mine ruins, suspension bridges, colourful fields that tumble and roll in all directions, world-class museums, and a host of tours and attractions right in Drumheller itself. To me, it seems like there is more bang for your buck in this area than anywhere else. Courtesy,?Andrew Penner jpgīut perhaps my favourite place to explore is in and around Drumheller. Sharples is located in a beautiful valley just west of Drumheller. Massive wind farms, U-picks and open farms, small-town museums, historic wooden grain elevators, rustic saloons, and beautiful prairie scenes to photograph are just some of the things you’ll encounter in these places. Other cool areas where I love to explore are the backroads in and around Vulcan, Cardston, Pincher Creek, Longview, Mossleigh, and Sundre. There are not many services and facilities along the way so best to plan accordingly. Some of the highlights include Red Rock Coulee, the Etzikom Windmill Museum, and a few hanging-by-a-thread ghost towns like Skiff (population 10) and Orion (population less than 10). The far southeast corner of Alberta, for example, on and around the historic Red Coat Trail (this is the approximate route the Mounties took when they marched west to Fort Whoop-Up in 1874), is a pretty untapped corner of our province that’s ripe for exploring. Also, Alberta is home to more than 100 municipal and community Visitor Information Centres where knowledgeable staff can help point you in the right direction. A great resource to help you find your route is the Travel Alberta website. There are, literally, hundreds of routes, hundreds of cool little towns, and gazillions of things to see and do. The world is your oyster on Alberta’s back 40. Especially if those “spaces” are big – real big – and have something to offer. Simply put, freedom to move and spaces you can call your own are sought after. Social media, too, is ripe with far-away scenes where “out there” and “alone” is the dominant and romanticized theme. The pandemic has certainly done its part in terms of steering people to roads less travelled. The author enjoying the view at Red Rock Coulee near Seven Persons, Alberta.Courtesy, Andrew Penner jpg This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt. ![]()
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