1810_2314 Mule Deer Tracks
Large numbers of Mule Deer find home and haven in the badlands. I saw them at dawn and dusk, but by mid-morning only tracks in fast-drying mud reveal their presence, as most of them take shelter in cottonwood groves along the Red Deer River. There were no human footprints in sight; by late October the tourist season is over.
Much of Dinosaur Park's badlands are off limits due to the international significance of palaeontological finds here. Digs are ongoing. Even in the open areas such as this, where hiking and exploring is encouraged, I have found fragments and shards of fossilized bone. It's fascinating stuff, but I came for the landforms and related photo ops.
Photographed in Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2018 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
1810_2314 Mule Deer Tracks
Large numbers of Mule Deer find home and haven in the badlands. I saw them at dawn and dusk, but by mid-morning only tracks in fast-drying mud reveal their presence, as most of them take shelter in cottonwood groves along the Red Deer River. There were no human footprints in sight; by late October the tourist season is over.
Much of Dinosaur Park's badlands are off limits due to the international significance of palaeontological finds here. Digs are ongoing. Even in the open areas such as this, where hiking and exploring is encouraged, I have found fragments and shards of fossilized bone. It's fascinating stuff, but I came for the landforms and related photo ops.
Photographed in Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2018 James R. Page - all rights reserved.