We headed just down the road from Golden and across a little valley from Red Rocks to walk on the Dinosaur Ridge Trail.
Yes, this is an actual dinosaur bone in a rock that anyone can touch. Neat!
More dinosaur bones in rocks.
A dinosaur bone in the rock surface.
Heather has her hand in a dinosaur footprint. The sign said that this is a theropod print.
The downward bulges in the rock are brontosaurus prints (so say the interpretive signs).
Heather holding up a footprint.
Heading up to the top of the Alameda Parkway road cut. The road was put in by the CCC in the 1930s to link Denver with Red Rocks Park. Now it only sees foot traffic and the occasional tour bus from the interpretive center on the east side of the hogback ridge.
Great view of Red Rocks!
A layer of ash at the top of the road cut from a past volcanic eruption.
A cemented inclusion among the layers.
Looking south at the Bandimere Speedway along C-470.
A panorama looking to the east with C-470 in the foreground and Denver off in the distance. Much of the foreground area was mined for coal and clay over the years.
Ripples in the sandstone deposits.
A tree showing its fall colors.
Lots of ripples.
An absolutely massive wall of dinosaur tracks.
There are many individuals represented in these tracks.
Heather checking out the “beach.”
Looking to the southwest from near the visitor center at the Alameda Parkway cut. The area in the foreground is up for a zoning change to allow townhouses to be built here.
A concrete dinosaur at the visitor center.
Yes, you can get a tour of the dinosaur bones and footprints riding this wonderful electric cart.