The Dinosaur National Monument park is very interesting; it’s reminiscent of Moab. The rocks are interesting and diverse, as is the weather and the skies.
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| Viewing petroglyphs |
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| The places a KTM can take you… |
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| So many petroglyphs to view |
We started the day with a moto ride out to one of the petroglyph sites, Cub Creek Petroglyphs. It was a nice trail with many pieces of art.
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| Zoom in to read about a fascinating woman |
Heading further down Blue Mountain Road we came to Josie’s cabin.
After viewing the homestead property, we headed up Box Canyon.
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| Box Canyon |
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| Well maintained NP trails |
Another beautiful short hike into the heart of different eras of rock. At one point, we found a rock with a hole to climb through, and that (with a little imagination) looked like two people kissing, and at the base, Dave spotted a #kindness_rock waiting to be relocated. I passed it on to another hiker to take and reposition. |
| Peaking trough |
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| Kissing rocks |
Heading back, we stopped at a second area, Swelter Shelter, and third area, farther east along the Cub Creek site, with many petroglyphs and a longer hiking trail (3/4 mile) that took us to the top of the rock walls where the views were impressive.
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| Petroglyphs |
After returning to the campground to move our camp to a shady site (A-18) and grab a bite, we set off for the visitor center, a nice structure with well organized informational displays.
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| The Dinosaur Quarry |
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| Your allowed to touch some of the bones |
From there, one can take a shuttle to the top to view the exhibition center where there is a “log-jamb” off dinosaur bones partially excavated and housed in a modern 1954 structure that preserves the site.  |
| More hikes with petroglyphs |
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| Split Mountain campground at Green River |
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| Hmmm… |
We hopped back on KT for another short hike, this time past a tremendous display of petroglyphs.
Finally, we checked out the other campground in the area, Split Rock Campground that includes day use and a boat ramp and is a pull-out location for rafters.
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