Best Western Dinosaur Inn Vernal

... a sort At the visitor centre we were able to handle some real dinosaur bones and then went for a walk around the dinosaur quarry outside, past a palaeontologist who was starting work for the day. We found some real dinosaur bone fossils on the fossil discovery trail including some vertebrae.

... embedded in the rock in different areas on this hillside. It was amazing to think we were actually touching the fossils of a dinosaur!! We continued our walk down the trail and came across fossils of clams and insects. It is incredible to think that this area was actually under the sea at some point in history. The land here is so dry and arid now. On the hike back to the visitor center we saw a group of park service people on top of a hill doing some excavating. The ...

... pass, we understood. Between the ultra blue water in the resevoir and the color of the rocks on the mountain pass out, we could not get enough. Plus, we climbed and climbed up to about 8,000 feet. At the top there were the normal (for us) free range cattle all over the roads. I don't think I will ever get used to, or bored by seeing these creatures all over the road. Enjoy the pictures...

We had a few days to play with before we needed to be in Breckenridge, CO, so we decided to vising Flaming Gorge NRA and Ashley NF (2 days). Friends of ours said that Flaming Gorge NRA was awesome and so we went. Disappointment could not be found. It was an amazing place. Also, the temperature was a little cooler from Salt Lake City. Our campsite was in Ashley NF among aspen trees ...

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 ...

... had to evacuate to the minivan for half an hour. Cathleen and Kevin have to get tent training. Then we finally get to Dinosaur National Monument to see the dinosaurs!!! Except, they condemned the visitor center with the big wall in 2006! So instead they let you hike a desert trail for 90 minutes in 100 degree heat to see 3 bones stuck in the side ...

... souvent arrivé jusqu'à maintenant. Finalement, on a fini de manger en paix sous un beau soleil et on est parti en camion pour un circuit dans les montagnes afin de découvrir des pétroglyphes ; ce sont des dessins gravés dans la pierre par les habitants de la région, il y a des centaines d'années. On en a trouvé plusieurs et c'était fascinant de s'imaginer des gens laissant des messages en dessins dans ...

... to a stage-point and back every day) were earning the equivalent of a year's salary every month - but we reckoned they earnt it. Interesting thing about the Pony Express was that it only lasted 15 months and actually lost the investors significant money. They had had to set up the stage points and buy the pony's etc. It ended once the trans-continental railroad was completed a few months after they commenced trading. The cost of a packet from Independence to Sacramento was $5 which at ...

Hello, Thank you all for subscribing to my travelpod. I learned so much; travelling with just a carry on is so much easier, read and reread the Lonely Planet in advance, negotiate taxi prices before you get in, Myanmar has some of the nicest people in the world, I want to travel to Nepal and Tibet on my next trip, I love being an American, I love the fact that I speak English. We met people from Aspen and people who knew my ...

... As we drove through Woodward, Oklahoma we stopped into the local Plains Indians and Pioneer Museum, a little gem of local history and culture. One quote caught my eye, describing the massacre of the huge buffalo herds in the tens of thousands as an effective way to remove the Indians from the Plains. I never could fathom why the earlier settlers were so determined to kill all of the buffalo, but this explanation and the growth of the cattle ...