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    • Sabbatical in Nordamerika
      Day 34

      Dinosaur National Monument

      June 9, 2020 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 13 °C

      Heute mal ein kurzer Abstecher nach Colorado, nachdem wir in den vergangenen 5 Wochen schon durch Kalifornien, Nevada, Utah und Arizona gekommen sind. Den Abschluss auf unserer Reise durch den Südwesten der USA wird übermorgen Wyoming machen.
      Statt in Vernal an unserer Unterkunft zu halten, haben wir gleich dem Dinosaur National Monument einen ersten Besuch abgestattet. Wir haben uns die lebensgroßen Nachbildungen im
      Eingangsbereich angesehen und uns erst mal in der Theorie weiter gebildet. Morgen wollen wir uns „den Rest“ (sicher spannender fürs Töchterchen) erlaufen. Schon beeindruckend, was man über Dinosaurier alles weiß und dass sie hier so viele Spuren hinterlassen haben ...      Read more

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    • TravelerVegas and Utah
      2
      Day 11

      Dino day!

      June 6, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

      Today was dinosaur day! I stayed in Vernal at the Dinosaur Inn and Suites, then headed to Dinosaur National Monument.

      There used to be a large quarry from back in 1910 where they excavated loads of dinosaurs. The guy who discovered it, wanted some to be left in place and protected for people to visit... so it is!

      They say there's probably more underneath the layer they display and also under the building, but it's being preserved.

      It was very cool to be able to see them all in place, so many bits, mainly Camarasaurus, but also stegosaurus and allosaurus, and others! Even encouraged to touch some of them!

      After that, I visited a dinosaur trackway next to a lake. Amazingly, when I got there, there was a local family just chilling out swimming next to the tracks, and throwing rocks into the water... rocks that could have things on them! I totally judged them.
      They were about to leave luckily and some other fellow Dino hunters appeared to help look for the tracks. We eventually found some and had to clear some debris. Some were underwater, but it was cool to see the ones we saw.      Read more

    • TravelerWild West is calling
      Day 11

      Roadtrip Day 1

      May 30, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

      Auf geht’s von Leadville Richtung Westen. Wir beschließen auf der Interstate 70 (I-70) durch den Glennwood Canyon zu fahren und dann kleinere Highways / Byways zu nutzen . Diese führen uns durch schöne, unberührte Weiten.

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      Let's head west from Leadville. We decide to drive on Interstate 70 (I-70) through Glennwood Canyon and then use smaller highways / byways. These lead us through beautiful, untouched expanses.      Read more

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    • Kim and AlexA semi-serious adventure
      1
      Day 32

      Trek America - Jackson to Vernal

      May 21, 2015 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 8 °C

      The landscape changed dramatically after leaving Jackson and heading south into the Mormon state of Utah. Gone were the snow capped and tree studded mountains as arid plains of scrubland rolled out into a never ending horizon. The Rockies reared up over our shoulders as we moved further south and east to the town for Vernal where we would camp for the night.

      On the way to our destination we stopped at the 'Flaming Gorge', a huge brimstone red gorge of rock turning up out of the water in front of it like the tail of a diving whale. Although it was not hot, it felt very warm compared to Yellowstone and we recognised how the land must become a furnace in the summer. We also stopped at the Dinosaur National Monument,created following the discovery of over 500 species of dinosaur fossils in 1909. The high concentration of bones is as a result of the area having been a river bed, drying out during a drought before flooding again, drowning a number of dinosaurs and trapped carcasses of others that had died in the drought. The river bed trapping and preserving their bodies to be discovered millions of years later. Although Alex was a little sceptical of this school trip detour it turned out to be interesting.

      When we arrived at the campsite, the sun and blue sky were out with the mood buoyant at the prospect of a dry warm night. However as the sun set a huge thunderstorm broke in the distance, lighting us up like the headlights of several cars. Rain started to patter across canvas and we retreated to our beds for the night.      Read more

    • Traveler2018 On The Road Again
      Day 89

      Dinosaur Quarry NM, UT

      May 18, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

      Dinosaurs once roamed here and the ‘Wall of Bones’ in the Dinosaur Quarry is an amazing display of around 1500 large dinosaur fossils still imbedded and exposed in the rock wall. The first find was in 1909 and many more have been extracted and are on display in museums across the US. The ranger told us that they think this area was a river which alternately flooded and dried up and the bones were washed up in a dinosaur log jam then buried under mud and silt. There were trails out from the quarry where we saw smaller fossils of clams and the odd bone, oh and also a few descendants of the dinosaurs... lizards. Also drove through the park where the Green and Yampa rivers run. Saw more petroglyphs, green fields irrigated from the rivers, a couple of campgrounds, mule deer, pronghorn antelope and a brilliant blue mountain bluebird.Read more

    • AC TC on TourAmerican Road Trip
      Day 21

      Dinosaur NM

      June 4, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

      A site that far exceeded our expectations. We knew that they had found a lot of dinosaurs but nothing really prepared us for the wall of bones in the Quarry Exhibit Hall. Sadly it does not show up well in the photos. We also walked the Fossil Discovery Trail and drove the Tilted Rocks Scenic Drive to see petroglyphs.Read more

    • Traveler2018 On The Road Again
      Day 91

      Moonshine Arch - Vernal, UT

      May 20, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

      Great hike up an off-road track to the amazing Moonshine Arch. Superb views over Steinmaker State Park. At our rest stop we were entertained by violet-green swallows flying overhead. On our way down a pickup on its way up beat a hasty retreat on the steep slick rocks and the occupants finished their journey to the arch on foot.Read more

    • TravelerWestern USA 2002
      Day 7

      Vernal

      September 15, 2002 in the United States ⋅ 20 °C

      Ons motel was volzet, grootdeels met jagers. Grote 4x4 trucks vol slijk en ruwe mannen in jeans en geruit hemd. Omstreeks 5u bij dageraad vertrok de een na de ander, wij hoorden het starten van de trucks.
      Wij waren iets later en om 9u vertrokken we met onze compact car. Ons doel was het Dinosaur Nat. Monument. Om 10u waren we aan de ingang, daarna was er een 50 km lange scenic drive tot aan Harpers Corner trail waar we om 11,40u aan begonnen. Dit 3 km lange pad leidde ons naar de samenloop van Yampa en Green River. Van moderate dus gemiddelde mogelijkheid maar voorzichtigheid geboden, op deze hoogte (2300 m) is men vlugger moe, eten en water moet je dus meenemen! Om 13,20u waren we terug, niet te moe maar wel voldaan en onze inspanning was de moeite waard geweest. In het park zagen we veel sagebrush, naast de geasfalteerde wegen rabbitbrush dat nu volop bloeit, juniper en pinyon pine allemaal woestijn planten.
      Nu nog 18 mijl verder naar de opgravingsplaats & museum: de quarry.
      Het grootse deel werd opgegraven tussen 1909 en 1950, de volledige skeletten zijn verdeeld over verschillende Amerikaanse musea. De tentoonstelling gaf de omgeving weer en hoe de beenderen gevonden werden. Een duidelijke info over de vermoedelijke gebeurtenissen 100.000 j geleden en hoe de grondlagen evolueerden tot op heden zodat de beenderen terug boven kwamen.
      Toen we buiten kwamen was het sluitingstijd.
      Nu zijn we in Utah, niet onze favoriete staat. Er wordt geen bier geschonken, om 18u is alles gesloten zeker op zondag is er niets open. Na de check-in nog een wandeling door Vernal Main street, window shopping uit noodzaak. Gelukkig nog een teahouse gevonden waar we een bagel konden eten en een lekkere koffie.
      Onze voorzorgen waren genomen en met een zelf gekoelde Coors en wat nootjes gezellig naar Discovery Chanel gekeken.
      P.S. we zagen een arend opstijgen vanop 10m afstand: indrukwekkend!      Read more

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    • Traveler2018 On The Road Again
      Day 87

      Fossil Valley RV Park - Vernal UT

      May 16, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

      City RV Park in Dinosaur country which kindly allows washing of vehicles. So we’ve spent a couple of days washing the Coach and Jeep which were desperately in need of a clean inside and out. Strangely despite lots of trees there are very few birds, however huge yellow monarch butterflies are flying round the Coach.Read more

    • TravelerUSA-Harley-Tour 2017
      Day 7

      Bryce Canyon - Escalante-Pass- Vernal

      June 24, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

      Der erste Teil der Route war richtig schön durch viel Wald und über den frisch geteerten Escalante- Pass, da machten wir nach 120 km eine Frühstückspause am Burr Trail Cafe. Danach hatten wir noch ca. 100 km eine interesante Gegend. Die restlichen ca. 300 km verliefen auf eher langweiligen, geraden Straße bis zu unserem Hotel Days Inn in Vernal.

      Heute wurden wir auch erstmals mit den etwas schärferen Alkohol-Gesetzen in Utah konfrontiert.
      Hier dürfen Restaurants nur zum Essen Bier ausschenken (bis max. 4 % Alc). Bars dürfen aus Fässern nur bis 3,2-prozentigen Alc ausschenken und Flaschenbier nur bis 4-prozentigen Alkohol wenn sie eine Liquor-Licence haben.
      Das alles war aber im Fall der Pizzeria in der wir jetzt zum Abendessen saßen wurscht, denn die liegt im Umkreis von 2 Meilen einer Schule- und da gibts gar nix.
      Dafür hat uns die Wirtin nicht nur als ihre "German Friends" in Facebook gepostet, sondern auch noch eine extra dicke Pizza für uns ausgegeben.      Read more

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    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Uintah County, مقاطعة وينتاه, Юинта, উয়িনটা কাউন্টি, Condado de Uintah, Uintah konderria, شهرستان یینتا، یوتا, Comté d'Uintah, Uintah megye, Յուինտա շրջան, Contea di Uintah, ユインタ郡, Uintah Comitatus, Uintah Kūn, Hrabstwo Uintah, ینٹاہ کاؤنٹی, Comitatul Uintah, Округ Јуинта, Юїнта, یواینٹاہ کاؤنٹی، یوٹاہ, Quận Uintah, Condado han Uintah, 尤因塔縣

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