near Kemmerer, Wyo. Visited: September 19, 2004 NPS Site Visited: 97 of 353 NPS Website; Local Website WHAT IS IT? The fossilized remains found in an Eocene Epoch (37-58 million years ago) lakebed. The unique Fossil Butte circumstances have produced remarkably detailed skeletons of thousands of prehistoric fish. BEAUTY (6/10) As you drive up to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Wyoming’
Fossil Butte National Monument
Posted in National Monument, tagged Fossils, Paleontology, Prehistory, Wyoming on September 19, 2004 | 2 Comments »
John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway
Posted in Parkway, tagged Parkway, Wyoming on September 17, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
northwest Wyoming Visited: September 17, 2004 NPS Site Visited: 95 of 353 NPS Website WHAT IS IT? An 82-mile section of road that travels from West Thumb Geyser Basin in the southern portion of Yellowstone NP and follows through Grand Teton NP all the way to its southern entrance and Jackson Hole, Wyo. The Parkway [...]
Grand Teton National Park
Posted in National Parks, tagged Backcountry, Bald Eagle, Glacial Lakes, Hiking, Wildflowers, Wyoming on September 17, 2004 | 3 Comments »
near Jackson, Wyo. Visited: September 17, 2004 NPS Site Visited: 96 of 353 NPS Website; Local Website Want More? Click Here for our Grand Teton Hiking Story WHAT IS IT? A thin spine of magnificent mountains, twelve rising over 12,000 feet, which stand, unobstructed by foothills, over glacial lakes and rippling meadows. BEAUTY (10/10) When [...]
Yellowstone National Park – Central
Posted in National Parks, tagged Wyoming on August 25, 2004 | 3 Comments »
Madison Junction, Norris, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Canyon Village, Yellowstone Falls northwest corner of Wyoming Visited: August 25, 2004 NPS Site Visited: 84 of 353 NPS Website Yellowstone National Park is a diverse natural wonderland roughly twice the size of the state of Delaware. Because of the Park’s immense size and staggering variety of [...]
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Posted in National Recreation Area, tagged Canyons, Dam, Wyoming on August 21, 2004 | 1 Comment »
south-central Montana and north-central Wyoming Visited: August 21, 2004 NPS Site Visited: 83 of 353 NPS Website We spent so little time at Bighorn NRA that we cannot fairly offer you a full review. The best things about Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area were the Indian tacos we ate in Crow Agency, Mont. before our [...]