Drumheller

Last weekend we spent 4 days in Drumheller, as we do every year on our annual Dinosaur holiday.

I am surprised to find that I, personally, have not tired of it yet, even though we visit the same museum and attractions every time.

There is something about the bad lands that make you sit and stare in wonderment (in between slapping mosquitoes).

Each time I go, I get the chance to learn alittle bit more, thanks to my sons insatiable appetite for the science of paleontology.

Here's the part that always makes me stop and think, we humans, as a species, have only started on our journey of life in the bigger picture. There have been species that have survived on this earth for millions of years. There have been several extinction cycles, some larger than others. Some species become so specialized and dependant on one resource that they cause their own extinction.
They become a blip in the Earths time line.
Some species thrive, survive and evolve into magnificent creatures, even their fossilized remains make you stare in awe, and how could you doubt there is a God, when you witness some of these spectacular creations.

It is incredible to realize how old the Earth is , how young we are, how much this planet has changed and aged, we are arrogant to think we have the future of the planet in our hands,  we have nothing to do with it. we are in fact, along for the ride.
 So back to the human species, as much as we may damage the environment around us, there is no doubt in my mind the damage we create will be absorbed, this planet would heal and move on without us.


Hopefully we are not one of those species that causes their own extinction, a species that  comes and goes in a moments time.
 
JC Masterson, Silent River Kung Fu, Alberta, Canada