Dinosaur Hill - Fruita, Colorado

Dinosaur Hill may no longer be an active dinosaur dig site but it has yielded important finds. In 1901, Elmer S. Riggs, Assistant Curator of Paleontology at the Field Museum in Chicago, unearthed roughly 2/3 of an Apatosaurus, the 70-foot plant-eating dinosaur once referred to as the Brontosaurus, at this spot between Fruita and Colorado National Monument. The 1-mile, self-guided interpretive trail offers insight to the area’s paleontological and geological importance and includes a stop at the site excavated by Riggs.

Dinosaur Hill information booth.

Just taking a pose.

The boulder above bears the mold of a femur (upper back leg bone) of a Diplodocus-like dinosaur. Fossils of various freshwater clams are also embedded in the boulder, which was submerged in the ancient river channel. The boulder broke away from it's original position, several feet higher up the hill.

Dinosaur Hill is located 1.5 miles south of Fruita on Hwy 340. From I-70, exit 19 - CO 340 (Fruita/US-6/Colorado National Monument). Turn left on CO 340 and travel south.

The Grand Mesa

This photo was taken during my first couple of months of my arrival in the US. I think it was in February 2007. Hubby took me a ride around to see some beautiful views of the mountain.

We drove to the Grand Mesa and took a photo from the top of the mountain over looking the Valley. The photo above was taken during winter time.

The Grand Mesa is largest mesa in the world, it has an area of about 500 square miles (1300 km²) and stretches for about 40 miles (65 km) east of Grand Junction between the Colorado River and the Gunnison River. Hubby took this photo just last month.

Loveland Pass, Colorado

This photo was taken after my Adjustment Of Status ( Green Card) interview in Denver, Colorado. We arrived in Denver as early as 7:00 am, since we started driving from Grand Junction at around 2 or 3 in the morning. The interview didn't take long and I got approved for my 2 year conditional permanent residency since my US Visa was K1 or commonly known as Fiancee Visa. So, after the interview we drove back home but that time hubby wanted me to see some place that I haven't been and so we drove through Loveland Pass. It was a very beautiful and interesting drive though a little bit scary because we were driving along the long road where you could see the cliff on each of the sides of the road.

Loveland Pass Info:

Loveland Pass, elevation 11,990 ft (3,655 m), is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States. The pass is located on the Continental Divide in the Front Range west of Denver. U.S. Route 6 traverses the pass; the road is considered to be especially treacherous during the winter months.

The pass is named for William A.H. Loveland, a resident of Golden during the late 19th century who was president of the Colorado Central Railroad. The town of Loveland, which is not located near Loveland Pass, is also named after him.