Looks like Betty and her back porch have been gone a long time! Do you think this was a cafe???
More gorgeous, billowy clouds! Thoroughly enjoyed the drive!
This is the view from the Dinosaur National Monument near Vernal, Utah. Made a stop here, although the visitor's center is being remodeled and won't reopen until October.
We find it very fascinating to see how the rocks are angled from the earth's thrust!
This is Allesaurus Jimmsdseni, on display at the Dinosaur National Monument. This specimen was found in 1990 during a survey for fossil sites in the Morrison Formation. It took 3.5 years to excavate, a helicopter to lift out, two years to prepare and three years to study. Prior to this discovery, only one species of Allesaurus was known to science.
The head of Allesaurus Jimmsdseni. The display said that understanding the Morrison ecosystem is the ongoing focus of research at Dinosaur National Monument. Other info: it died 5 million years before the dinosaurs in this quarry lived. It's full length was 18.5 feet long and weighed 1,350 pounds!
Utah certainly has a beauty all its own! The contrast of green vegetation and red rocks is beautiful!
Mining salt at the Great Salt Lake located outside Salt Lake City. Looks just like snow! If you go to Salt Lake City, beware - they have serious traffic and smog issues!
Next stop - Lake Tahoe. We spent a fabulous week there on the south side. It's beautiful - you'll love it!
How beautiful! But I'm betting Betty's was probably something other than a cafe?
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