We want to thank you and the staff again for the wonderful day we spent at Rabbit Valley. We were thrilled with the opportunity to get hands-on experience and learn more about the process of collecting and preparing bones. We were especially impressed with the cuisine at Don's Desert Diner, and the warm reception we received - everyone was so patient and helpful to us "outsiders." It was truly a vacation we will cherish forever.

Renee, Randy and Sarah
Lost Creek, Kentucky

2008 Schedule

These days fill fast, and there are limits to the number of participants,
so make your reservations by calling toll-free 1-888-488-DINO today!

Dig for dinosaurs, turtles, lizards and mammals in the colorful, 150 million year-

old badlands of the Morrison Formation. We offer one-day digs at a site in western Colorado and five-day digs in Wyoming. Choose whichever one best suits your interests

FIVE-DAY DIGS

Site: Little Houston Quarry, Wyoming

Limit: 15 people (Minimum 7 people)

Dates: June 23-27

Fee: $1199 per person

Little Houston Quarry
Discover well-preserved, abundant, and densely concentrated bones of large
and small dinosaurs, turtles and crocodiles, tiny mammals and other
vertebrates at this Morrison Formation site in the Black Hills of Wyoming.
The quarry represents a former river channel that turned into a quiet pond
before being filled in with mud and contains the most diverse fauna of
vertebrates in the formation north of Como Bluff, Wyoming.  Dinosaurs found
here include Allosaurus, Camarasaurus, Diplodocus, Camptosaurus, and
Othnielia.
 

ONE-DAY DIGS

Site: Mygatt-Moore Quarry

Limit: 12 people

Dates: May 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30
June 4, 5, 6, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 27
July 1, 2, 3, 16, 17, 18, 30, 31
August 1, 13, 14, 15, 27, 28, 29

Fee: $99 per person

Mygatt-Moore Quarry
Uncover spectacular bones and teeth of the meat-eater Allosaurus, the giant plant-eaters Apatosaurus and Camarasaurus, or the recently discovered armored dinosaur Mymoorapelta at this rich Late Jurassic age quarry that once was a muddy watering hole.  The site is in the desert terrain of Rabbit Valley, west of Fruita near the Utah border, where over the past 20 years more than 3000 bones have been collected from the quarry.
 

Five-Day Expeditions
Site: Western Colorado
Dates: June 9-13
July 21-25
August 4-8
August 18-22
Fee: $999 per person

Five-Day Expeditions Itinerary
Day 1: Tour of geology of Colorado National Monument;  trip to Cactus Park Early Jurassic track site to see dinosaur footprints.
Day 2: Dig for dinosaurs at the Mygatt-Moore Quarry.
Day 3: Dig for dinosaurs at the Mygatt-Moore Quarry.
Day 4: Rafting the Colorado River through Ruby and Horsethief Canyons; more local geology.
Day 5: Make casts of dinosaur bones;  work with tools in the paleontology lab;  collect insect and plant fossils in the Green River Formation; farewell dinner at Dinosaur Journey.
 

For western Colorado digs, the Museum provides transportation between the museum and the quarry, lunch and water/Gatorade, field instruction from a professional paleontologist and a tour of the Dinosaur Journey Museum lab.

TERMS: Prepayment of 14 days in advance guarantees reservation. All transportation, lunch, drinks and field instruction are provided. Children under 16 must be accompanied by a participating adult; not recommended for children under 5. Please note dig schedule may change

Weather conditions are unpredictable. Bring hats, insect repellant, sunscreen, sturdy shoes and sweatshirt or light jacket.