The Quarry Exhibit Hall is a preserved bone-bearing layer of the quarry wall containing the bones of 10 different species of dinosaurs that existed in the Morrison ecosystem 149 million years ago. A handy guide book helped us to identify each fossil by sectioning off the quarry face and cataloging each bone. It was the largest seek and find we have ever done, and it was a lot of fun!
After we left the Quarry we did the Auto Tour of the Tilted Rocks, a scenic drive through the Utah side of the park that highlighted petroglyphs, Split Mountain, Green River, and a cabin of a homesteader who lived in the area until 1964. The drive was beautiful, as you can see below. We loved this park and can't wait until we can come back and explore the Colorado side!
From Dinosaur National Monument we had a long drive to our motel for the night in Winnemucca, NV. On the way we drove alongside the Great Salt Lake and the Great Salt Lake Desert. Both were pretty spectacular.
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| Freshly cooked hot breakfast |
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| Utah side |
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| Shuttle ridin' |
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| View from the parking lot |
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| Morrison formation |
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| Welcome... to Jurassic Park |
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| Look at all the fossils! |
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| Stegosaurus vertebrae |
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| Human radius and ulna compared to dinosaur radius and ulna |
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| Fossilized skull |
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| Stegosaurus seek and find |
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| Depictions of the dinosaurs found in the quarry wall |
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| Us and the entire quarry wall |
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| Touching real dinosaur fossils |
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| Greg got in on the action too |
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| Most complete skeleton of a baby stegosaurus ever found |
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| It's it's a dinosaur |
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| Cub Creek Road |
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| The yellowish stones look like a dinosaur! |
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| Split Mountain |
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| Really neat campground location |
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| Green River |
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| Turtle Rock (see the turtle?) |
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| Petroglyphs (can you spot the lizard?) |
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| Josie Morris Cabin |
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| Great Salt Lake and Antelope Island |
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| Great Salt Lake Desert |
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| Winnemucca from a very dirty windshield |
Bonus video!
