On our drive from Colorado Springs to Buena Vista, we stopped along the way to investigate the
Florissant Fossil Beds. Oh my, what a treat! A spectacular day in a magical place! Amazing walk around this place, first through a ponderosa pine forest, then out across the open meadow; we were huffing and puffing along at 8200 ft. elevation. The whole area was once a lake and then a volcano erupted which sent a
lahar down to bury everything in mud.
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| What a gorgeous day! |
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| Small piece of petrified redwood, plus my shoe. |
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| "The Big Stump" |
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| Sego Lily - first one I've ever seen... |
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| These things are HUGE, that's me in the pink... |
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| Those black lines are bands of metal holding it together. |
