We arrived safely in Thermopolis, coming to town in the middle of their annual 3 on 3 basketball tournment on the downtown streets. Thermopolis has a population of about 3500. It has the Dinosaur center and many hot springs. The Bighorn river runs through it. There are 12 of us in the elderhostel group, many retired teachers, and others who love dinosaurs, as well as those of us who just love learning.
We got a short lecture tonight on the center and the work that goes on here. They have a short excavation season, but have a big backlog of bones to be processed. That's what we'll be doing. We also get to visit the hillside dig, and tour some of the area. The geology on the way here was phenominal. Once we got out of the clouds (with light snow) the varied colors of the rocks was cool.
I rode my bike around town while Peggy walked around this afternoon. It was in the mid 60's so very nice. Then Peggy did laundry and I sat in the hot tub, which is hot spring water. We met the group for dinner and got to see the dinosaur bones.
Hope you enjoy the photos.
Anne
No comments:
Post a Comment