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  DIG SOME DINOSAUR FAMILY FUN IN GRAND JUNCTION
To learn more about these pre-historic creatures, there are several museums, attractions and programs to explore. Here are several ways to interact with a dinosaur's past: Take a one-mile walk on the Dinosaur Hill Interpretive Trail. Located in the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area and managed by the Bureau of Land Management, here you'll see bones of the stegosaurus, brachiosaurus and other "terrible lizards." Open year 'round, weather permitting. Experience Dinosaur Journey. This place is anything but a boring museum. It features the latest exhibits
Get dirty on a "Dino Dig." Dinosaur Journey - operated by The Museum of Western Colorado - offers summer dinosaur digs for kids ages 5 and older (and their families) at the Mygatt-Moore Quarry. Who knows? Maybe the next dinosaur will be named after you. Hike the "Trail Through Time" beginning at the Rabbit Valley Natural Research Area. This 3-mile (roundtrip), self-guided tour offers an array of significant dinosaur specimens still preserved in ancient stream channels on 286 acres of natural terrain. Stop at 21 interpretive sites and get hands-on with dinosaur fossils. Managed by the Museum of Western Colorado in conjunction with the Bureau of Land Management. Explore the Colorado National Monument. No family vacation
Canyon bottoms have ancient pre-Cambrian rocks covered by Triassic-age Chinle, Wingate, Kayenta, Entrada and Summerville formations, as well as the Morrison Formation bearing dinosaur fossils. Be sure to check out the great Independence Monument, a freestanding monolith that rises 450 feet from the canyon floor. Motor with the family on the historic Rim Rock Drive, a 23-mile paved road that climbs from the Colorado River valley to the top of the Uncompahgre Plateau, then winds along the plateau rim. Interpretive plaques at viewpoints explain the origin and development of surrounding geologic features. For hikers and campers, this road also offers access to a nature trail and 13 Colorado backcountry trails. Check out the area with a Google Earth Tour here. |
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