To celebrate the second annual National Fossil Day the Museum of Western Colorado and Dinosaur Journey Museum will offer a variety of fun-fossil-filled activities. There will be special activities for kids of all ages on October 12 from 2:30 – 5:00 pm at Dinosaur Journey. The public will have the opportunity to speak with our staff [...]
*please note: This post and some of the details have been updated
Join us in celebrating
the first ever National Fossil Day!
October 13th, 2010
National Fossil Day is a celebration organized to promote public awareness and stewardship of fossils, as well as to foster a greater appreciation of their scientific and educational value.
The Museum of [...]
The Museum of Western Colorado’s 11th Annual Re-Enactors’ Day was held on April 30, 2010 at the Museum of the West. The day was a great success with over 500 students, teachers and chaperons attending. The event featured blacksmiths, Museum volunteers, archaeologists, Dutch oven cooking, military re-enactors, saddlemakers, gold panners and many more historical [...]
Canyonlands by Night… Canadian Rockies… Museums of Utah… Crow Canyon… Telluride… The Alaska Experience… Black Canyon of the Gunnison Hike… Leadville… Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta… Durango Adventure… Grand Canyon and Havasupai…
Trips far away and in our own backyard.
We make the travel arrangements, do the driving, include many meals and admissions - and, last but not least, [...]
Elmer Riggs’ Discovery at Dinosaur Hill
In 1900 Elmer Riggs, from the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, discovered what is now the bones of a 70 foot long, 30 ton Apatosaurus at Dinosaur Hill. He returned in 1901 with a crew and removed what turned out to be a major part of this dinosaur. [...]
Fruitadens, the Smallest Plant Eating Dinosaur in the World!
A small but excited crowd was given the pleasure of being the first to see Fruitadens today at Dinosaur Journey.
In case you’ve been hiding under a rock, Fruitadens is the latest sensation in the Grand Valley. Discovered in 1976 by George Callison, Fruitadens is the smallest plant [...]
Safely Secured: After wrestling 800 pounds of dinosaur, rock, and plaster down the mountain for nearly four hours, the team pauses for a photo with the field jacket chained down tight on a flatbed. Wrapped up in the rock and plaster are parts of an as yet unidentified dinosaur from the Morrison Formation in the [...]
Don’t forget that Dino DAZE are this weekend! The fun starts with a VIP reception at Dinosaur Journey Museum Friday, July 24 at 6:30 pm.
After the reception there will be a street dance with Ralph Dinosaur and the Fabulous Volcanoes! And it’s FREE! The Fruita Rotary Club will be selling libations.
Then, Saturday morning, the PTROT! [...]
Day one: During our first day we traveled through Colorado National Monument and became acquainted with some of the local geology, similar to what we would see once we arrived in Moab. We also took a trip out to Cactus Park to see a Jurassic dinosaur track site, where dinosaurs walked on a wet, sandy [...]