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Monday, October 26, 2020

Dinosaur National Monument - Part 2

 Dinosaur National Monument has some spectacular scenery and interesting geology.  Many areas also had nice fall color during this visit.

This is Split Mountain.
The Green River winds right through the middle of it.

 
 
Split Mountain Campground near where the Green River exits the mountain
 




A little further downriver is the Green River Campground.



Typical monument scenes


 
 
Fall color reflected by the Green River


This outcrop clearly shows the "cross-bedded" layers of a petrified sand dune.


This formation is called "Turtle Rock".



There are many exposures of the Morrison geologic formation in Dinosaur National Monument.  The Morrison Formation contains these striking colorfully layered hills and is famous for containing Jurassic age dinosaur fossils.



Along the Island Park Road



The Island Park area along the Green River





A great lunch spot!



Mouse seen during our lunch stop



A pair of chipmunks "nose-to-nose"




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