30 miles from Grand Junction, near the Colorado/Utah border, is Rabbit Valley and the Trail Through Time. Here you can view some interesting wildlife, such as the lizard pictured above, as well as interesting vegetation, rock formations and of course, what the area is famous for....dinosaurs! Well, dinosaur fossils anyway...
Blue belly lizard...
Diplodocus vertebrae
This area also has a working quarry, where folks from the Museum of Western Colorado excavate findings to be displayed at the Dinosaur Museum, in Fruita. Some days you might find the paleontologists out there digging...Spring and Fall are the best times to go, mild weather and flowers in the springtime. Summer is hot, triple digits, so bring plenty of water!
There is a high trail and a lower trail with wheelchair access. The entire loop is 1.5 miles, and takes an hour to an hour and a half to complete. The high trail was easy enough for us hiking novices to complete...
For more information on the Museum, visit: http://www.museumofwesternco.com/
For more info on Rabbit Valley:
http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/mcnca/recreation/camping/rabbitvalley.html
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