The Dinosaur Diamond
Length: 486 Miles - Driving Time: 2-3 days |
In the heart of a forbidding but beautiful landscape, this route passes some of the world's most significant dinosaur fossil quarries and museums. After eons underground, the earth here coughs up rare treasures. You'll find skeletons bleaching in the sun that were buried 100 million years ago. You'll also find high mountains, barren plateaus, two national parks, two national monuments, and two of the greatest rivers in the West: the Colorado and the Green. The heavy, unending summer rains of 2006 have caused some significant changes in our access to sections of Dinosaur National Monument and to some of the Colorado State Highways in the area. The significant gas well drilling activity in the Vernal, Utah area has caused some changes over there as well.  |
 Dinosaur bones still in place |
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| The large photo and map are from the "Discover Colorado" brochure printed by the Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways Commission. Photo of dinosaur bones courtesy of National Park Service.  |
