Fossil Butte trip

We just keep going on these crazy day trips to see all the things I can't believe I've never seen before. We headed out to Fossil Butte National Monument near Kemmerer Wyoming, which was really cool and not even too hot. Did I mention that I majored in Geology and lived in Utah for 31 years and I've never been here? What have I been wasting my time doing?

We took Grandma Rainey along for this trip because she's always up for an adventure. Jovie is crazy about log houses, so we checked out Wilford Woodruff's cabin in Randolph.
Rainey told us that TB's dad is a direct descendant of WW, but I don't really know if that is through the wife that lived in this cabin or another one (another wife and another cabin I mean).

The visitor center was very interesting and the rangers were so nice. Ikey is testing one of the fossils to see how dusty it is. He was also very interested in their tick display while I was kind of freaked out by it.

Of course we went on a hike at the monument. We took off on the 1.5 mile loop called Chicken Creek Nature Trail and they hiked in front of me the whole way so I could brush off any bug that landed on them. 

 They finished the hike with red cheeks and absolutely no carrying. Yay! This is the longest Jovie's gone without a lift and they were both pretty proud.