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* Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
15807 County Road 1,
Florissant
Colorado
USA
80816
719 748 3253
Type: National Park
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Florissant
Colorado
USA
80816
719 748 3253
Type: National Park
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Wear a hat, take water and a camera and prepare yourself for either a short (45 minute) or a long (several hours) hike. Florissant Fossil Beds Nationa Monument is part of the National Parks system and very interesting. (It was a definitely suitable substitute for Petrified Forest in AZ which I had to miss when our travel plans changed.) Did you know that there was once a volcano in Colorado, how about a sea ? Florissant was created by a volcano that erupted millenia ago and covered-thus preserving and petrifying- the trees in the area. Later there was a lake and when that drained hundreds of fossils were created.
Even a perfect one of a butterfly that even has the colors preserved. There is a very good book store at the entrance but be sure to catch the ranger's talk. The ranger we had was enthusiastic, helpful and very well informed. Because it was the height of the day and getting very hot we decided just to do the small loop to see the petrified trees. The trail was well marked but take a guidebook from the ranger station (entrance) so you have more information about each site. For the more energetic -and not in the heat of the day-the bigger loop with the homestead looked very interesting.
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