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Jul112013

Dead or Alive: Dinosaurs and Pronghorns on U.S. 40 northern Utah and Colorado

Vernal, Utah is dinosaur country. Many of the dinosaurs seen in museums around the world were specimens collected in the Uintah Basin. Vernal is the Utah gateway to Dinosaur National Monument. Dinosaur on U.S. 40, the main street in Vernal, Utah. Dinosaur fossil beds were discovered near Vernal, Utah in 1909 by Earl Douglass,…

Sep272011

Aspen, Colorado to Park City, Utah: Ghost lands of Buffalo Soldiers, Utes and Dinosaurs

by Ric Garrido 8 Comments

There truly are few roads crossing the canyonlands and mountains of Utah besides Interstates 80, 15 and 70 in the west and east directions. Historic transportation routes across the Great Basin deserts are relatively close to present-day Interstate 80 and Highway U.S. 50. Getting off the interstate for much of the road trip across the…