Show AA 4 aw AV V ah k ok 7 approach APP nOACH noad the road to the now visitor center ln dinosaur quarry winds along the banks of the green above the town of jensen the X marks quarry area thousands of tourist from all points in tit U S aa many foreign countries will travel his road in the future as dino national monument takes its place among the most popular national parks and in the U S LX A 44 6 ial J ai y we pr 4 44 A 2 4 TA T J KA N ai V 4 rt V k 7 MON MONSTERS the now new dinosaur quarry museum features the th bones and histories hi of some ome of the monsters monster that roamed this area millions million of years F co ao some of the huge brates br ates are shown in this oil panting by the late ernest sr tour highlights M A 10 AM nw chiru quarry A kirea WO a the vanguard of future countless visitors to I 1 he hc h c recently completed developments at dinosaur quarry will see many eye catching fen fco tures the most important devel of course Is construction of the visitor center at the quarry this large modern building covers a foot section of the quarry face an interesting feature of its design Is that tile the quarry face actually forms tile the north wall of the building tile the circular element clement at tile the east t ind nd of the visitor enter center contains offices cf tile the people who work there along the south wall in ill tile the main part of the building Is the library conference room darkroom and preparation room where fossils front from the quarry will be studied arid and prepared for exhibition east of the building a 35 car parking area has been built below the quarry tile the old parking area has betti been en barged to include pace fur for if a toti toft of cars ahe I 1 lie lower parking ng area will be used when tile the upper one is full the ifie national park faik service plans to lay bituminous stir facing on both parking orem arid and tile the connecting road this year planning also includes improving tile the rond road irom the monument boundary to the quarry arca ara ar a ahe flat south of thi quarry Is tile the site selected tor for bial warehouse and equip ment storage breas areas two resi real denees dences and a 4 unit unil apart men house have already been built another residence resi dente mid and utility building are under construction what tile the new dinosaur quarry duarry visitor center Is like let i follow the typical visitor through tile the visitor center arid and try to roe i it with willi ill hi eyes lie ile ginters inters tile the build by walking ul up if a curati ramp that bigings him into info the apptt lobby during the blidy wison it will lie be on oil duty here to 1 wil I come coine him mid and ansar r title bues eions 1 I chiq lobb will also lie be tisa to ass assemble embe school arid groups 1 r short talks before touring the lie visitor center from tile the lobby our visitor alt steps out wito a balbony from which wh ch lie he has an tin unobstructed obstructed view of 0 tile the quarry lace face no nn tile the fossils it contains aft AT other exhibits tidbits distract ills 1113 dr tendon from this main one As aks he walks along lie he notices small placards ori on the balcony rail which identify the groups of bones in the wall at the west end of the building a flight of stairs leads down to the main floor of tile build lg ing here the visitor finds a series of exhibits explaining many of the interesting facts in the dinosaur story ile he pushes a button and short movie shows fellows lion ho the quarry was worked in the carnegie museum days and how it is worked today lie ile learns of earl douglass discoverer and developer of the quarry and of the many fossils taken from it to various museums of the world discovery slops lit in one exhibit models unit and pictures shows our visitor tile the necess necessary arv steps lit in finding if fossil removing its stony stolly cov covering cring and learning about it lie discovers that rocks can call toll us its of conditions under which they were formed if in lakes sr streams emins or seas arld and that thai volcanoes leave evidence of their activity fossil shells sli ells remains divid bones of other oilier anit animals nals arr are used to piece toge thi the world of the dinosaurs dinos auis all these steps fire are explained r in exhibits Ici haps the most interest intel Inte est iest lug ing exhibit lit in tho the entire grup an up Is a diorama ti titled sandbag sandbar Ce A diflo I 1 ala aina Is it a 3 ex hibit that looks like a short half aalf cylinder whose curved forms a c back I 1 gi ll 11 burld aud and who whose opt optie it eplee Is io billit d aith A ith mod dodds Is I 1 lie dici I 1 am 1 shows tile the quarry 1111 try as it 11 may hove have I fokd during tire the time the dinosaurs livid litre bore ille eastward I 1 flowing I 1 1 I W I 1 it g tit air alime sandi sand footit boim the ni iti irry rock is lined with trees arid blants rite rho of alrid if at wt vt 11 II us fig KIIK ill liin ing can calf i IP ie too tl if in I 1 ali lif and long its iti bank t looking fit I 1 his chiq exhibit it lik ilk looking in ili i to tile tho distant past ill ih visitor kifor looka cooki through 0 window tilt antu ill alic loettis lit hi s sacs q how low tho fag fossali nrc are tl tined ned oad put to to gether ile he observes ihl work on off tile the ry fait fact aiches tile inc men tio ti o J hammer ick 4 e arl pi and ancl pick as they cut a the barren rock to ex I 1 he fossil bones full time job we have found that most visitors tors are as interested in the work on oil the fossils as they are in jhc thc fossils themselves since the work of exposing the fossils in bas relief is slow and must be bc lone done very carefully it will be several years before the ieli efing project is completed even then it will take lake one man to keep this in place exhibit in top shape in ill exit lobby tile the visit or sees cx exhibits hibits that draw his attention to tile the scenic canyon country of tile the monument others tell of tile the various things to do here campgrounds nature trails arid and river trips to be used and en loyed joyed in this lobby will be the information desk it a ila ranger tiger naturalist will always be on duty the visitor centar will be most Intire interesting sting to school groups particularly those of ahe uintah ilasin basin it Is hoped they will make full use of the new flew facilities As Interest interesting hig its aa wire past visits the orie of the future will be far more exciting and valuable I 1 high cost all this construction construct ion chiq not been cheap already over a half million dollars has been spent pent or contracted under mission sion 06 66 ahe visitor center alone cost ohp ali N na 8 dional park service Is firmly convinced that dinosaur national monument justifies this excene and more they rhey feel this deposit of fossil bone is one of the best in the world and that the exhibit of bones in place Is unique combine the scientific in of tile the quarry ith the unsurpassed scenery of the canyons and you have one of the lie best national park service areas it only needs to bo be tie de i lopic arid and development Is under way office alq siy say |