Explore the majestic Rocky Mountains west of Calgary and the otherworldly Alberta Badlands to the east ... and the stratigraphy (the layers of rocks) of the stunning Kananaskis valley.

Nestled in Alberta’s badlands ... In Drumheller, Alta., the badlands take us back in time. Exposed layers of rock show us what Canada was like during the Mesozoic era, a pivotal time in Earth ...

Over millions of years, the Alberta Badlands have been a sea, a tropical forest and a massive ice field. Each of these eras is inscribed as layers of stone. Glaciers carved out the landscape ...