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Dinosaur National Monument http://www.nps.gov/dino/ straddles the Colorado/Utah border. of second-class National Park, and Dinosaur became one in 1915 to protect the dinosaur quarry. About 10 different species of dinosaurs have been unearthed here including Stegosaurus. A National Monument ...

... the pass. They gave us a great deal on a two bedroom cabin. There is a fireplace and he supplied us with a couple bundles of wood. We walked into the cabin, after clearing away about a foot of snow and entered our rustic dwelling. In one of the small bedrooms we looked out of the window and snow nearly reached the top. There was a small room off of the back of the cabin with windows all around. It had a bed and we figured it would be great views in the morning of the lake.

Our new good friends, Dennis and Tonda, suggested that we go to Colorado, via Flaming Gorge, Wayoming/Utah. They said we would love it. We drove down the West Side through Green River, as they recommended, and, although the views and terrain were unique, we couldn't figure out why they said to do this. Then, when we got to the Utah side and actually started climbing out of the gorge through ...

... of the Rim Trail. Nice views of the gorge. Then we drove the Sheep Creek Canyon Geological Loop. We saw very interesting rock formations and layers, and a few bighorn sheep. First time for the sheep! Then we drove on to the dam. Hoping to take a tour, but just missed it. Had a campfire. Nice to have one again, it has been a while. Hooray for wood left at the campsite by previous occupants!

This is either the 2nd or 3rd time I've rafted/kayaked this river.  The Gates of Lodore section of the Green River is a class II-IV river and is one of the more beautiful rivers in Utah for sure.  The water is pretty and green, with steep canyons and great scenery.  Other sections of the Green River below this one turn dirty and brown for some reason.  I always thought it should be more like the "brown river" or "dirty river" or even better ...

As pretty as Southern Utah is, heading north of I-80 on Rte 191 is just as bland. I never saw so much nothing in my life! A long 4 hours out of Moab to get to Vernal for the evening, where we set up our tent at night, and a bit too quickly it turns out. A brief thunderstorm hit at 4am. Not much rain, but almost enough wind to knock over the tent! So ...

... photo), des coquillages fossilisés dans la pierre mais pour le reste, il a fallu faire marcher notre imagination. Diane en a eu de l'imagination, à un moment, on s'est cru dans le film Jurassic Parc et on en voyait partout des dinosaures, assez qu'on a pris notre dîner sur une table à pique-nique en se demandant si on ne se ferait pas attaquer par un dinosaure affamé plutôt que par des écureuils, comme c ...

... Pony Express. They place just blew us away - it is next to a small river and out on this huge quiet plain - you can see (but not hear) the I-80 in the distance. It was very peaceful - more so as we were close to the only visitors. There was an original pioneer wagon that had crossed the Californian Trail place on the site of the original "road" - now just part of the grass in front of Bridger replica trading fort. We also learnt that the Pony Express riders whilst doing 150 miles a day ...

... in Maine. Ugne met a Burmese man who delivered oranges to her hometown of Klapida, Lithuania. I am now sending information on biodiesel to a guy in Thailand so he can run his car on coconut oil. So many random details that enrichen life to the Nth degree. Chow, Brandon P.S. I will continue to use this travelpod for occasional updates before my next adventure, please let me know if you want to continue your free subscription.

... to the reservations in Oklahoma as a "migration," which is a euphemism if I have ever heard one. The Indians relocated here include the Cherokees from the Southeast (North Carolina), the Delaware (Pennsylvania and Ohio), and the Plains Indians (Apache, Kiowa). None of them wanted to be relocated. (Read Dee Brown, "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee). It is no small irony that the State of Oklahoma license plate reads "Native America" with an Indian ...