GC4HD6A SUPERSAURUS
Type: Traditional | Size: Small | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: 2Haulers @ | Hide Date: 07/27/2013 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 35.469 W108° 23.270 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
           

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The cache is near Dry Mesa dinosaur quarry in the Uncompahgre National Forrest SW of Delta CO.

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Vivian Jones first discovered dinosaur bones at this site in the early 1970s.  The bones Vivian found turned out to be the first bones of Supersaurus Vivianae ever discovered.  The Dry Mesa quarry was active on and off from the 1970s until 2000.

The road to this site ends at the camp ground that the quarry excavators used while working at this site.  You will love the picnic tables here.  Follow the forrest service signs for a short 1/4 mile hike to dinosaur quarry.  The veiws of the upper Escalante Canyon from the quarry are spectacular.

A high clearance vehicle is requied to get to this site and in wet weather a four wheel drive is needed.

The Geocache is located about 250 feet ENE and up the the hill from the camp ground.  There are some rock outcroppings with burrows weathered out underneath them in the area.

This is a remote area but the N.F.S. publishes a great map of the Uncompahgre National Forrest.

09/03/2018 By drames
Well shoot. The closer we got to this one the more things started looking familiar. Yep.....found this one last fall but never logged it on the wedsite. We signed the log but forgot the rest! lol. Oh well. found it again so we'll log it this time! TFTC

06/18/2018 By CandyandAuggie17
What s great spot to visit! Didn't know this history was connected to our family.

05/17/2017 By OregonAdventures
Fun cache! On a trip with our new side by side to find geocaches! Thank you

08/14/2015 By allagash
Enjoyed the cache. Have been to the quarry in the past.

08/14/2015 By kspmrm
Found it well on a jeep trip with great friends we recently met well staying in Montrose.