Following In The Dinosaurs' Footsteps

Just imagine, voracious raptors scouring the land over a million years ago at this very same spot that I am standing on today. It seems surreal to imagine how different the land was back then, as compared to what it looks like today. Nevertheless, its history is preserved in the hard rocks of the Arizona landscape.

You can be an archaeologist for the day as you rummage through the rocky arid land in northern Arizona. In a dessert of 7,000 feet elevation, you can explore the Earth's history through its numerous fossils that have been preserved in this very dry landscape.

This Dinosaur Outpost (a few miles west of Tuba City, also about an hour east of the Grand Canyon) offers a tons of rocks in which you can find footprints and other interesting imprints from a million years ago.

Standing next to the dinosaur tracks in Arizona.

The Dinosaur Outpost is free and right along side the main highway (map below). There are guides available, usually local Native Americans, that offer guided tours around the area for tips. There are also merchant booths set up that sell beautiful handmade Indian jewelry and artisan-work.

I always like to ask a lot of questions and learn about the Native American culture. One thing that I learned from a Navajo woman is that in their culture long hair is a symbol of wisdom. That is why it is traditional to keep hair long for both men and women.

Native American jewelry for sale