The rumor is that dinosaurs went extinct sixty-five million years ago, but at the George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park in Ogden, Utah, you’d never know the difference! There are over a hundred gigantic dinosaurs here, in living color no less! It’s the sort of place any prehistory buff would want to check out!
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In the last few years, the Dinosaur Park has added a really impressive museum, featuring full-sized robotic dinosaurs and fossil specimens to rival even the most prestigious museums! There is a clump of actual preserved mammoth hair, skulls ranging from tiny pterosaurs to giant crocodiles, and even a special exhibit dedicated to rocks that look like food! I was so tempted by them that I bumped my nose on the glass!
Outside the museum, I met up with a kindly old Acrocanthosaurus, who offered to take me on a tour of the grounds. I have to say, Acrocanthosaurus, with all his pointy teeth and huge claws, gets a bad wrap. He’s a pretty cool guy, and did you know he’s also a ventriloquist? When I was right next to him, I could hear him all the way across the park! There’s no doubt in my mind that he could have a great show in Las Vegas!
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The park is beautifully aligned with the Wasatch Mountains, giving a really great background for the dinosaurs, who are in various stages of health. Most of them are vibrantly colored and look ferocious, but some have glazed eyes, faded color, and some are even missing patches of skin! I suppose it’s hard finding a veterinarian for dinosaurs in this day and age. Nonetheless, I had a lot of fun journeying down such mysterious paths as the “Mystery Trail,” meeting the Maiasaura, the Ceratosaurus, and the Coelophysis!
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While it’s a whole hour from the nearest airport, and there aren’t a whole lot of other attractions nearby, the Dinosaur Park is a destination all by itself. As they say, “Only Boredom Is Extinct Here!” If you love history or prehistory or just a photo safari among nice artwork, I highly recommend checking it out. When you do, be sure to say “Hi” to the Acrocanthosaurus for me.
Happy tails!
