Writing on Stone

On Saturday, Sept 4th, our family went to Writing on Stone Provincial Park. It is less than 1 1/2 hrs from here but we had never been there before (except Austin who went with this Gr 4 class). It is in the valley of the Milk River about 45 km from the town of Milk River. The valley is full of geological formations called Hoodoos. They are columns of Sandstone that didn't erode when softer rock around it did. the river valley there was a sacred place for Native Americans and they carved in the stone. The picture below is of a battle scene. There is also a nice sandy beach on the Milk River. We had a fun time walking the Hoodoo trail (about 4Km) and then playing at the beach. We finished the day with a picnic dinner. Another time, if we go, we'l have to do what we saw some other people doing--bring nerf guns and have a nerf war in the hoodoos. They are super fun for climbing! We didn't climb nearly as much as Austin wanted to because the hoodoos on the hoodoo trail have steep drop offs/cliffs in many places. Other hoodoos in the park are more climbing friendly, but exploration of those ones will have to wait for another day.