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June 8,2022:Drumheller Hoodoos and the Hoodoos Trail

Drumheller, Alberta is one of the most popular summer stops in Western Canada, famous for its amazing Badlands terrain. Along with a photogenic collection of valleys, coulees and ravines, the Drumheller hoodoos draw awestruck visitors from all over North America. If you’re planning a Canadian road trip you need to try walking the Hoodoos trail to enjoy these fascinating geological marvels.

What are Drumheller hoodoos?
A hoodoo is a tall, thin sandstone spire that is soft and sandy along the sides but hard and solid on top. Often this rocky top will look like a cap or hat, protecting the eroded pillar below. Not a fashionable hat, but a hat, nonetheless.

How old are the Drumheller hoodoos?
Most hoodoos date back to the Cretaceous Period roughly 70 to 75 million years ago. So, I guess you could say, pretty old. But they still look fairly good for their age (if you’re into that whole weathered look).

Of course, the material itself may be that old but by the time they reach the hoodoo stage – when they look like fairy chimneys and spend their days posing for tourist selfies – they are really at the tail end of their life span. Some estimates suggest they erode about 1 centimetre per year, or a full metre every 100 years.

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