Hoodoo You Think You Are?

We decided that we should spend our final day in Milk River adventuring so this afternoon, we drove back out to Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park for a hike.

Who wouldn't want to go here?

Even though we had climbed all over the hoodoos on Tuesday, we hadn't gotten to hike any of the trails or see any of the petroglyphs, so this was perfect. When we drove back in, I was overwhelmed again by just how incredible this place is. This isn't the type of place people dream about visiting, but it should be.

It's just glorious.

The hike on the Hoodoo Trail to "The Battle Scene" was 2.7 km according the sign and for once, we actually started walking in the correct direction! I don't think that has ever happened to us. Along our walk, we heard someone singing Christina Perri's Jar of Hearts, which inspired the name of this post "Hoodoo you think you are." Clever word play! 10 points to the random stranger walking the opposite direction of us!

Hoodoos are also known as fairy chimneys and I am moving into one. A) Because I love them and B) because that is the coolest name ever and it's an awesome mental picture. 

Circle of life

This hike was not a straight forward one -- walking across windswept rocks rarely is (or is it? I don't know, but this serious climb). Along the hike, we saw lots of cool things (including deer that jumped out and surprised us on our walk back), but we also saw this something that appears to be a jaw, which I thought was neat and Mandy thought was gross. 

We took a small detour on our way to "The Battle Scene" to go to a viewpoint. The viewpoint was beautiful but after the long, windy trek to the top, we realized that we could have driven up there. Not the point, because I like walking, but that's just the way these things always work out.

After that, we walked out to the Battle Scene, which is where the petroglyphs are. Now, my photo of the petroglyphs didn't really work out because they're pretty faint, but I did take a picture of the sign!

After we were done with our hike, it was back to Milk River for some homemade noodles for dinner! Noodles! That were made at home! So good. Excited to be back in the States tomorrow