The Dinosaur Quarry

After years and years of telling Jenn how awesome the Dino Quarry is, I was finally able to show her. It has been closed down for awhile and is now re-opened. I hesitate even blogging about it as I am not sure Vernal has the capacity to hold all those that will be booking hotels in response to this blog. But, for your sakes I did anyway. Your welcome!

Just a few morsels and tid-bits to pique your interest: %50 of the the Dino species identified in North America have been found in Dinosaur National Monument; Many of the species original excavated can be found in the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh and the Smithsonian.

"Bob Trapping"

On Friday, December 16th, an hour and a half after finishing my last test, we had the van loaded and were heading to Kansas City for the night. The Next morning we made the rest of the trip to Utah. Porter had been wanting to go "Bob trapping" ever since his grandpa made the proposal. So the Monday after we got into town we went with my dad and brother to check their traps.

Vernal has to be one of the coldest places on earth. The frost on this tree tells it all.

Making the hike up to one of the traps.

At the end of the day we ended up with two foxes, two rabbits and a bird and zero bobcats (Porter kept count for us). It was fun though I couldn't talk Porter into going out for the next trip. His excuse: "it's too cold!"

The Fungus Ball

Before everyone took off for Christmas, we all attended the Fungus Ball (Prom for Nerds and me). Babysitting was provided and we all had fun gettin "jiggy with it."

Jenn, Ben and Sarah M, Aimee and Tyler S.