Monthly Archives: July 2022

Mitten Park Trail (Dinosaur National Monument, CO)

Posted on July 23, 2022 by Andrew Wojtanik

Situated just north of Echo Park on the Colorado side of Dinosaur National Monument, a sudden break in the cream-colored Weber sandstone produces a multi-hued swirl of color—a peculiar twisting formation where the horizontal shelves suddenly thrust upward into vertical … Continue reading →

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Echo Park Road

Posted on July 23, 2022 by Andrew Wojtanik

Roughly straddling the border between Utah and Colorado, Echo Park Road extends 12 miles and connects the paved Harpers Corner Road with its namesake Echo Park—a hidden flat near the confluence of the Green and Yampa Rivers in Dinosaur National … Continue reading →

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Dinosaur Quarry (Dinosaur National Monument, UT)

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Andrew Wojtanik

Scenic hiking trails abound in the woefully underexplored canyons of Dinosaur National Monument, but it is the famed fossil quarry that gives this Utah/Colorado park its name. Here, in 1909, paleontologist Earl Douglass began what would become one of the … Continue reading →

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Sound of Silence Trail (Dinosaur National Monument, UT)

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Andrew Wojtanik

Like Canyonlands or Capitol Reef in southern Utah, Dinosaur National Monument in Utah and Colorado features nearly two dozen sedimentary rock layers that span the Permian through Cretaceous periods (66-300 million years ago). The view from Cub Creek Road at … Continue reading →

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Box Canyon Trail (Dinosaur National Monument, UT)

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Andrew Wojtanik

Two short and easy hikes take off from the parking area at the end of Cub Creek Road (Josie Morris Cabin) in the Utah portion of Dinosaur National Monument. The longer—and arguably better—is the Hog Canyon Trail. But there is … Continue reading →

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Hog Canyon Trail (Dinosaur National Monument, UT)

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Andrew Wojtanik

One of two short and easy hikes beginning from the old Josie Morris Cabin in the Utah portion of Dinosaur National Monument, the Hog Canyon Trail parallels the sandstone pitches of Split Mountain before turning and following a narrow cut … Continue reading →

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Jones Hole Trail & Ely Creek Falls (Dinosaur National Monument, UT)

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Andrew Wojtanik

Although most famous for its prehistoric fossils, Dinosaur National Monument in northeast Utah and northwest Colorado covers more than 200,000 acres of canyon country that rivals the “Mighty Five” national parks farther south. Here the Green and Yampa Rivers—and their … Continue reading →

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