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Casper, Wyoming – Casper College Geological Museum

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This is a cast of the museum´s T. rex skeleton, one of the most complete (65%) in the world. The Black Hills Institute of Geologic Research spent more than 30,000 hours of work to prepare the 65 million year old tyrannosaurus rex, from the Late Cretaceous period, for exhibition. It was found in Harding County, South Dakota.

This dental hygienist was caught examining the Tyrannosaurus rex´s teeth…

Even Cindy´s little grand-niece enjoyed Tyrannosaurus rex.

A mammoth skeleton. Previously, museums had only shown us fragments of mammoths, such as its teeth or hooves. In this wonderful museum we could walk in its shadow, and imagine what a challenge it would have been to primitive hunters.

These and other Pterosaur tracks were first discovered in 1977. We saw yesterday the rock face from which they were taken, in the Alcova Reservoir area.

This creature is a Merycoidodon culbertsonii, nicknamed ´Twinkle-Toes´. It is from the Oligocene epoch, Tertiary Period, 38 – 23 million years ago.

A Torosaurus latus skull, discovered in Natrona County (Casper), Wyoming. It is 67 million years old, give or take a day, from the Late Cretaceous period. The thing weighed about 7.5 tonnes and was 7.5 metres long.

A panoramic view of Casper

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Travel Diary

2024-07-26 – Milan Malpensa – JFK Airport – La Guardia Airport, New York – Chicago 2024-07-27 – Chicago 2024-07-28 – O’Hare Chicago – Seattle 2024-07-29 – Seattle – Vancouver 2024-07-30 – Vancouver 2024-07-31 – Vancouver 2024-08-01 – Vancouver – Victoria BC 2024-08-02 – Victoria – Butchart Gardens 2024-08-03 – Victoria – Craigdarroch Castle – Victoria Harbour cruise 2024-08-04 – Victoria BC – Seattle 2024-08-05 – Seattle – Seattle History of Flight Museum 2024-08-06 – Seattle – MoPOP, Museum of Pop Culture 2024-08-07 – Seattle get car – Olympic Peninsula – Ocean Shores 2024-08-08 – Olympic Peninsula – Hoh Rainforest – Sekiu 2024-08-09 – Olympic Peninsula – Sekiu – Cape Flattery – Port Angeles 2024-08-10 – Olympic Peninsula – Eden Valley Tree Farm – Freshwater Bay – Port Angeles Ediz Hook 2024-08-11 – Port Angeles – Hurricane Ridge – Lake Crescent 2024-08-12 – Port Angeles – Dungeness Spit – Port Townsend 2024-08-13 – Port Townsend – Whidbey Island – Leavenworth WA 2024-08-14 – Leavenworth – Grand Coulee Dam – Coeur d´Alene 2024-08-15 – Coeur d´Alene – Harrison, Lake Coeur d´Alene – Lewiston, WA 2024-08-16 – Clarkston, Washington State – Lolo, Montana 2024-08-17 – Lolo, Montana – Butte, Montana 2024-08-18 – Butte, Montana – Earthquake Lake – West Yellowstone 2024-08-19 – Yellowstone National Park 2024-08-20 – Yellowstone National Park – Mammoth Hot Springs – Grand Canyon, Yellowstone 2024-08-21 – West Yellowstone, Montana 2024-08-22 – West Yellowstone, Idaho – Yellowstone – Grand Teton National Park – Casper, Wyoming Hwy 287 to 26 2024-08-23 – Casper, Wyoming 2024-08-24 – Casper, Wyoming – Casper Mountain 2024-08-25 – Casper, Wyoming 2024-08-26 – Casper, Wyoming – Casper Mountain 2024-08-27 – Casper, Wyoming – Pedros, South of Casper 2024-08-28 – Casper, Wyoming – Casper College Geological Museum 2024-08-29 – Casper, Wyoming – Casper Historical Trails Museum 2024-08-30 – Casper, Wyoming – Casper Fort Museum 2024-08-31 – Casper, Wyoming 2024-09-01 – Casper, Wyoming – North Platte, Nebraska 2024-09-02 – North Platte, Nebraska – North Platte railyard – Fremont, Nebraska 2024-09-03 – Fremont, Nebraska 2024-09-04 – Fremont, Nebraska – Strategic Air Command Museum 2024-09-05 – Fremont, Nebraska 2024-09-06 – Fremont, Nebraska 2024-09-07 – Omaha 2024-09-08 – Heathrow – Linate – Lugano