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Show n rrr w m vm v m w mwhw) tM'yvivr4'4 Sun Advocate Price, Utah Thursday August 29, 2002 5B Emery County day trips include dinosaurs to recreation S Emory County and the Cleveland-Lloy- 1 chart Lloyd. The Emery County Pio- Two metal buildings pro- d neer Museum in Castle Dale focuses on the region tect the exposed bone bed A day trip to Emery from weather and vandals. County could include many One building has a catwalk pites out the three recom- to allow closer viewing of mended include a tour of hones still in the ground and each of the two museums in Dartiallv exDOBed. Castle Dale plus a rant out DinoCleveland-Lloy- d to the Cleveland-Lloy- d saur Quarry is open to the Dinaosaur Quarry, members ofthe general pubThe visitor center acts as lic from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. he main starting point for daily until next Monday, exploring Cleveland-Lloy- d Sept 2. After Sept. 2, the Dinosaur Quarry. (many's hoursiswitch to FH- can What I see and do?. day, Saturday and Sunday At the Quarry a juvenile- from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. until Elmo ' with displays of tools, impleDesert Lakes Waterfowl Refuge .. of ments ana an early home, a mercantile store and a lawyers office. Cleveland v A visit will give people a A Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Ouarry like to was of what it sense ; Huiltlngtoh build farms and communities in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The facility in Castle Dale is open weekdays from 10 fli Pioneer Museum a.m. to 4 p.m. and on SaturAr cedar Mountain days from noon until 4 p.m. n Rafael The Museum of the San sized allosaurus fragilis the end of the month in mount greets visitors question or possibly until Rafael is also located in Castle Dale. A quality murounding the comer and en- October. refees Nominal of are user the the seum, the facility highlights main part tering center. Dinosaur bones and quired for adults and youth the geology history, animal replicas are all displayed wishing to tour the facilities and plant life of the San Buckhom wash Rock Art Clawson throughout the building. An and the displays featured at Rafael Swell area. Cleveland-Lloyand dinosaurs of Dinod eight-fotall camarasaurus the Replicas The Wedge Overlook Indian artifacts are two -- Ferfon lentus leg replica is propped saur Quarry. main areas of concentration Bones of 74 individual diagainst a pillar holding up conroof. A the nosaurs have been exca- at the museum. glass case sented. The Sitterud Bundle, vated at the quarry site, with tains mlHitmnnl bones, Operational hours are and vicious looking nearly 70 percent of the fos- listed among the worlds fin- weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 teeth. sils belonging to the est Indian artifacts, is on dis- p.m. and Saturdays from A map covers most of the meatoator wlmmnmm play at the facility as are noon until 4 In total, between 12,000 sculptures and mounted How do I p.m. wall between two window get there? casements. Thousands of and 18,000 bones have been specimens. Area art and Castle Valley From Price, bones are depicted in the excavated from Cleveland- - craft shows are often pre- residents and visitors to the Carbon-Emer- y -area should I"". Pw travel ' along Utah Highway '.,7 W 10 south to the Cleveland ' ' ; Elmo turnoff. i V . Motorists should take the ' ..." (y Cleveland-Elm- o turnoff and 2 ... ... L .. .. .i? follow the directory signs to thequarry. The last 12 miles to the Cleveland-Lloy- d Dinosaur Quarry are on graded unpaved road. From Huntington, visitors should follow Utah Highway 10 north and- take the Cleveland turnoff. After reaching Cleveland, people should drive south toward the San Rafael Swell and follow the signs. What is the driving time? Drivers should plan about 30 minutes to Castle Dale while it will take about another 30 to 45 minutes back northeast to the Quarry. i O ! . n Is lit re e !S IS d i? id - f- P' c. a D- -; ot gHB-trolit- hs v . v 1 H 3 v 'i ijii . . - For more information: C For museum information, contact the Museum of the San Rafael at or the Emery County Pioneer Museum at 435-381-52- 52 k few simple buildings make up the Cteyeland -Uoyd Dinosaur Quarry, but what is inside is not simple They may not look like much, but these buildings house decades of work on fossils that are millions of years old and irreplaceable. at all. Have a feature story or photo idea? 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