Sometimes, I think that anytime it involves a bus, that will be my kids' favorite tour. When I asked what was their favorite activity over break, Dinosaur Ridge was at the top of the list.
Dinosaur Ridge is located in Morrison, CO, and is home to many fossils of the earliest recorded dinosaurs found in Northern America. Dinosaur Ridge has both an Exhibit Hall and a Bus Tour that lasts approximately 90 minutes.
We considered doing both, but once we got done with the bus tour, we were hungry and tired. The bus tour was stuffy and didn't have quite enough room for everyone to sit down. Nonetheless, the tour guide was very informed and provided facts that were easily digested by everyone. There were four stops along the way, and these stops included four ridges (the ridges are literally sideways walls that got pushed up after the landscape changed to a more mountainous region). Cemented footprints were pointed out within the walls.
Another stop showed us brown fossil bones that have been recorded in the ridge. These bones were first discovered in the 1870's, and then rediscovered again in 1930's when a road was built next to the ridge.
The ridge had a lot of various kinds of stone to see, and points to the variety of things that happened over time in the area. The different layers tell all kinds of stories to the scientists who study them.
There were benches and other types of seating at each stop, which supported a wide variety of ages able to go on the tour. We liked standing on the benches for better visibility.
Once the tour was over, we had a picnic lunch in a very nice area set aside with picnic benches.
Back in the main area, there were still other outside dinosaur models to see, a gift store, and there was also a place for the kids to dig for fossils. They got to keep whatever they found, which the ridge must restock every day.
Dinosaur Ridge is located in Morrison, CO, and is home to many fossils of the earliest recorded dinosaurs found in Northern America. Dinosaur Ridge has both an Exhibit Hall and a Bus Tour that lasts approximately 90 minutes.
We considered doing both, but once we got done with the bus tour, we were hungry and tired. The bus tour was stuffy and didn't have quite enough room for everyone to sit down. Nonetheless, the tour guide was very informed and provided facts that were easily digested by everyone. There were four stops along the way, and these stops included four ridges (the ridges are literally sideways walls that got pushed up after the landscape changed to a more mountainous region). Cemented footprints were pointed out within the walls.
Another stop showed us brown fossil bones that have been recorded in the ridge. These bones were first discovered in the 1870's, and then rediscovered again in 1930's when a road was built next to the ridge.
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