In the Black Hills


Sunday June 10, 2012

Spent the day in the Black Hills, visiting the Mammoth Site, where my kids participated in the junior paleontologist fossil dig. Next we went to the dinosaur museum in Hill City where Ed went into detail on some of the fossils there; they really do have a remarkable collection. Last was Reptile Gardens where we watched the snake show, alligator and crocodile show, and the bird show. Grabbed some dinner to go and headed out to Badlands.   

At the Mammoth Site (only got a couple snap shots
 and ran out of time to go back for better photographs)

At the Dinosaur Museum in Hill City





Heading Back to Badlands


Saturday June 9, 2012

Began the drive back to Badlands about 3 in the afternoon yesterday and spent the night in Livingston, MT. Bringing my kids this time to meet everyone and explore the park. Headed out early and arrived in Rapid City before 4pm. Met Ed at the Museum of Geology at SD School of Mines for a narrated tour of the fossils on display there. Followed up with another visit to the Firehouse Brew Pub for dinner and some frozen custard at a shop downtown for dessert.

Crazy Mountains, Montana - one of my favorite little mountain ranges.