We took the family up to Dinosaur National Monument on Memorial Day weekend. The Monument (or park) is located in Northeastern Utah near Vernal and actually crosses over into Colorado. We stayed up there for two nights, though we were only in the park for a day. The DNM is pretty cool. The Utah side has the Dinosaur Quarry, which is indoors, is where there is a wall of actual dinosaur fossils that were left as they were discovered, over 1,500 different fossils are there. There were also 350 tons that were removed from the same area. Anyway, the park lets you touch these dinosaur fossils that are 150 million years old. We hiked down from the quarry outside on a mile long trail. Along the trail were a few more dinosaur fossils that are sticking out of the rocks. It was cool. That was the best part of the park and the main reason to visit there.
Later in the day we drove around and saw some Freemont indian petroglyphs and we hiked around Echo Canyon. The weather was warmer than expected, but we had 30 mph winds that kicked up dust for most of the day. We had a good time. The girls were tired, but not tired enough to pass up swimming at the hotel later that evening.
Hiking back from the quarry.
Megan points out a femur from a dinosaur along the trail.
The girls standing in front of a group of petroglyphs.
An indian petroglyph of a man. Can you tell why they think it's a man from the picture?
Ashley in front of the quarry wall.
These are the most popular petroglyphs in the park: the lizards.
Echo Canyon
Ashley catching a break from all the hiking.
1 comment:
fun weekend! Knox would seriously be in heaven with all the dino stuff!
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