Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Utah or Bust: Ogden Dinosaur Park

Utah Road Trip Diaries: Day 13 started with dropping Daniel at his training and the morning coffee for me while the kids rode bikes in their pjs. We read a few books on dinosaurs before heading to to Dinosaur Park in Ogden. It was a very age appropriate park for my kids but I probably wouldn’t take order kids here (better to go to SLC to the Natural History Museum). We spent most of the afternoon at the park bc the lock on the camper broke and I didn’t know how to get back in. Daniel later reminded me we could have gotten in through the toy hauler door. Instead we had a late lunch at McDs so the kids could play inside until we picked D up at 4:30. We wanted to mountain bike but the camper lock had to be taken apart first. By 6pm we were headed up to Blacksmith Canyon to look for a recommended mountain bike trail. We found a herd of free range cows first. We finally got on our trail but it proved to be too advanced for taking kids. Mostly uphill, rocky, narrow, and loose dusty dirt. We cut the ride short and the boys had fun riding down the gravel road after the cows. The cows turned out to be a highlight! We had a late dinner of grilled burgers at the campsite and the guys tried to light a campfire. The wind was against us though and our super dry wood refused to ignite.

 
Trip Stats 
Camping Locations:
Wallydocking in Guymon, OK (FREE)
Family Base Camp in Alamosa, Colo. 
Mesa Verde RV Resort in Mancos, Colo.
Sand Flats Recreation Area outside of Moab, Utah
Upper Big Bed Overflow on the Colorado River outside of Moab, Utah (FREE)
Boondocking on BLM land outside of Goblin Valley State Park, Utah (FREE)
Hyrum Lake State Park outside of Logan, Utah
 
States Covered: 
TN > GA > AL > MS > TN > MS > TN > AR > OK > NM > CO > UT
Significant Stops: 
Black Mesa in OK (highest point)
Wilson Arch in UT
Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument in UT
Bryce Canyon National Park in UT
Hyrum Lake State Park in UT
Ogden Dinosaur Park in UT
Logan Canyon in UT 

Daily Miles Traveled: 
227 miles ⎮ 445 miles ⎮ 403 miles ⎮ 325 miles ⎮ 191 miles ⎮ 125 miles ⎮ 14 miles ⎮ 106 miles ⎮ 88 miles ⎮ 101 miles ⎮ 345 miles
TOTAL Miles Traveled: 2,250 miles
Days on the Road: 13

Previous Trip Posts:

Utah or Bust: Mesa Verde 
Utah or Bust: Moab Part 1 (Sand Flats Recreation Area and Mountain Biking the West Rim of the Porcupine Trail) 
Utah or Bust: Moab Part 2 (Arches National Park) 
Utah or Bust: Goblin Valley
Utah or Bust: Capitol Reef

Utah or Bust: Grand Staircase and Bryce Canyon 

Utah or Bust: Hyrum Lake near Logan, Utah 

Utah or Bust: Chilling at Hyrum Lake

 

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