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Fossil Butte National Monument, WY

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Andrew Wojtanik

Visitors to southwest Wyoming’s Fossil Butte National Monument, when they get out of their cars at the Visitor Center, are treated to a walk back in time: interpretive signs and markers along the deck and sidewalk point out different geological … Continue reading →

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Fossil Hills Trail (Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, NE)

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Andrew Wojtanik

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument in northwest Nebraska was established a mere quarter century ago—in June 1997—but its famed mammal fossils date to the early Paleocene Epoch, just after the mass extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago. Dozens of … Continue reading →

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Circle Trail (Pipestone National Monument, MN)

Posted on October 30, 2022 by Andrew Wojtanik

Pipestone National Monument in southwest Minnesota preserves the site of an active pipestone quarry used by the Sioux and other American Indian tribes to craft famed “peace pipes” popularized by groups in the northern plains of the United States. The … 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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Sibley Volcanic Loop (Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, CA)

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Andrew Wojtanik

Despite being located on the Ring of Fire, it is easy to forget California’s volcanic past. Beginning roughly 8-10 million years ago, what are now the Berkeley Hills of the East Bay were the epicenter of a series of volcanic … Continue reading →

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