By Adam Waxman

Carved by time and crowned by snow, the jagged silhouettes that rise out of the western prairies quickly come into view as the imposing giants of the Rocky Mountains. Punctuated by turquoise lakes and wild forests, and ribboned by undulating roads and switchbacks, the crisp mountain air beckons. We rev up to follow.

Setting our coordinates for the Mesozoic era, we pass through endless fields of yellow canola that wave to us as we drive by en route to the Badlands . One heart-stopping speeding-ticket later we arrive at the famed Royal Tyrrell Museum . Time was, Drumheller was tropical. A diversity of dinosaurs flourished. Now, within this bedrock of history lies a wealth of fossils that have made this the Dinosaur Capital of the World .

Royal Tyrrell Museum. PHOTO BY

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