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Join us for an amazing adventure as you spend two days at the museum’s active dig site: The Jurassic Mile® in Northern Wyoming.
Dinosaur Dig participants will:
- Meet the team of museum paleontologists
- Receive instructions on how to search for and identify fossils
- Learn about the tools used to excavate fossils
- Dig for dinosaur bones
- Experience a once-in-a-lifetime adventure
You must be able to do the following:
- Walk moderate distances over uneven and rocky ground
- Sit or kneel for long periods of time
- Tolerate high temperatures and direct sunlight
Ages:
8 and up (no exceptions)
Fees:
$1000 per person members
$1250 per person, nonmembers
Fees include ground transportation from Cody, Wy to the site and back, lunches, and all supplies needed to dig. Fees do not include travel to and from Wyoming, lodging, or meals.
Accommodations:
Families are responsible for getting to Cody, Wyoming and for their own lodging reservations. The Best Western Sunset Inn is recommended.
Trip dates:
July 8–9
July 10–11
July 13–14
July 15–16
Trip itinerary:
8 a.m.–trip departs from the Best Western Sunset Inn
5 p.m.–trip returns to the Best Western Sunset Inn
Digging at the site is weather dependent. If a dig day is cancelled due to weather conditions, refunds will not be given. Alternative programming will be provided.
Trip orientation:
An orientation for the trip will take place on Saturday, May 18, 2024. Details will be provided to registered participants in the spring.
Registration:
Begins at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023
For more details, contact Melissa Trumpey at melissat@childrensmuseum.org.
