Beast Wars may suck, but Dinosaur Ridge DIDN’T!

This post has nothing to do with Transformers, but throwing in a Beast Wars title after last week’s hubbub was too easy to pass up.

My father-in-law LOVES dinosaurs.  The man’s home office contains books, statues and toys of all kinds of dinosaurs; some of them older than me.  That said, some of the interest rubbed off on his daughter, so Shannon and I found our way to Dinosaur Ridge in Colorado.

The importance of the place (according the museum guide) stems back to the dinosaur books from our childhood.  Remember pre-Jurassic Park how dinosaurs were always drawn with their tails dragging behind them?  Well, check out this photo I took:

Notice anything missing from the tracks?  That’s right: no tail trail. Allegedly, the discovery of these tracks (while making way for a new hyperspace bypass or something) helped drive the point home that dinosaurs, like dogs, don’t drag their tails.

Seeing the tracks was a fun way to kill a couple of hours (and get some exercise in the process).  Also, add this to the list of odd signs you won’t run into in Florida:

After the trek up the hill and back, Shannon and I walked around the gift shop and met the aforementioned museum guide.  A younger guy, he seemed really REALLY excited about dinosaurs and fossils.  Thanks to him, I now know that the state fossil for Florida is the Eupatagus and the state fossil for Colorado was the Stegosaurus.  The guide had them all memorized. Snazzy.

Check out the rest of the pics here.