Visiting the Dinos

We are always looking for excuses to use our motor home.  Close, short, fun trips are the best.  The dinosaurs in Vernal looked good.
We left on Friday after work.  The drive out was nice.

I'm constantly telling Enoch to sit down!

 We stayed at the KOA in Vernal - very nice.  The kids enjoyed the pool, dog park and park.  We pulled in early evening.  We relaxed the rest of the night.  Guard was very restless and Greg had to walk him around the campground to get him to sleep.  He startled a few campers being out the late with a fussy baby.  What a great dad!
We saw the dinos early the next morning.  The kids were so excited.  We drove the short distance to Dinosaur National Monument. 

We rode the tram up to the quarry.  The kids loved not wearing their seat belts in the natural air conditioning.

The museum at the quarry is amazing!  The kids had so much fun exploring.

Touching real dinosaur bones!  The kids loved this!

Enoch and Kate getting their Junior Ranger patches.

After a quick lunch, we drove to the Field House in Vernal - a completely awesome museum.

After a fun day with the dinosaurs, Guard drove us back to the campground.  Just kidding!  He just loves to 'drive' to motor home.
The next day started with a trip to McConkie Ranch.  This is one cool place!  We went on a fantastic hike that led us to the most perfect petroglyphs you will ever see.

It was a great way to start the day!
After lunch at a fun park, we visited the temple.  The Vernal temple is beautiful.  I love the orange stone and the 'old' look.  The kids had fun wandering the grounds and it was a great way to end our trip.

We couldn't leave Vernal without seeing the pink dino.  It was our last stop on the way home.  We had a great weekend filled with fun sights, learning new things and spending time together.