Hike to North America's Largest Dinosaur Track Site - Picketwire Canyon, Colorado
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- Hike to North America's largest dinosaur track site with footprints over 150 million years old. Located in Comanche National Grassland outside the town of La Junta in southeastern Colorado, there are over 1,300 footprints from multiple species of dinosaur from the Jurassic period.
Along the way you can see the remnants of old homestead cabins and the late 1800's Dolores Mission and cemetery, petroglyphs and maybe even some tarantulas. The hike itself is long (11 miles roundtrip to the track site), but mostly flat. Beware the high temperatures and sun exposure, particularly from late spring thru early fall.
We weren't sure what to expect from the dinosaur tracks, but were thoroughly impressed with what we found when we arrived.
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nice adventures ❤
Thank you! Appreciate you watching. 😀
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Yes it is! Thanks!
First view AND first comment. We get bonus points!!!
That you do!! Thanks for watching!!
That looked like a nice size bone.
It as just a replica but still pretty cool.
@@Learningtotravel No wonder, I'm sure it would not have been left behind. :)
Hi there! Thanks for this amazing account! Could you point out where those petroglyphs are located? I take it they are on boulders right next to the trail somewhere before you get to Dolores Mission, right? Best, Markus
We had a map that we got at the visitors center for the grassland in La Junta. But they were on boulders near the trail so you are probably correct.
Nicely done. Solid info.👍
We are planning to visit there possibly this summer, and I see the video is over a year old. Do you remember who you spoke to about getting drone permission to fly in the park? I want to keep everything legal, so we don't get fined when we visit.
It is a unique place to visit for sure, you'll enjoy your trip. The tracks are in the Comanche National Grasslands which do not have drone restrictions, no permission needed. Just like a national forest it is okay to fly as long as an area in not a designated wilderness area. (www.fs.usda.gov/visit/know-before-you-go/recreational-drone-tips)
@@Learningtotravel Awesome! Thanks, I appreciate it.
Very nice video that was really enhanced by your drone work. We are planning a mid-October trip to the region and this is one of the stops we are looking at. When we travel, we average 8-12 miles walking, but this is a little longer than I'd like. I'm guessing it took you around 3 hours each way if you stopped and rested at the ruins.
I did see there are guided tours, but it looks like you have to supply your own high clearance vehicle.
Thanks Doug for the compliment. 🙂 It did take about 3 hours to get to the dinosaur tracks even while shooting video and exploring a few side trails. Not sure if there is a shorter way to get to the tracks but you could for sure see some ruins.
When we were there we tried to find out more about the guided tours but had no luck as the visitors office in La Junta was closed when we stopped by even though it should have been open based on the hours posted. But that area is still a great place to visit as the grasslands are still very wild and unspoiled unlike the grasslands in Northern Colorado. You'll enjoy your time there, watch for spiders 🕷!
@@Learningtotravel I have another question. How long to you have to drive on the dirt road to get to the trail head? I saw another video from someone who visited in March and it had rained. The road had turned to mud and they almost got their Jeep stuck.
If I remember correctly it is all gravel once you get off of 109 out of La Junta. They are good gravel roads so I don't see them turning to mud. But always good to keep an eye the weather.
Dinosaur tracks @3:55 🦖🦕
Right to the point!
What drone camera equipment did you use & can it
fold up safely into luggage? Thanks
Used a Mavic Air 2 which is a pretty small drone and would fit in luggage no problem.
@@Learningtotravel So, since there was no wifi there, i assume it had a memory / SD card in it to record? Thanks for answering my Q :) new to drones
No problem. Yes, it has an SD card for photos and video. Very easy to fly as well. There are newer models as well.
How long is the hike 1 way?
It is over 5.5 miles one way to the dinosaur tracks from the Withers Canyon Trailhead: www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/psicc/recarea/?recid=12444
I have seen some dinosaurs in that area these days !!! They’re called humans 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Visit Glen Rose TX Creation Museum
If we ever find ourselves near Glen Rose we will be sure to do that.
Aren't that sement
It is all natural limestone.
I hiked this shit when I was about 7
That's awesome!
5:40. Or 3500-4000 years ago. Seen the red blood cells they found in some T. rex bones or something!? Old earth is a myth aboot to be shattered. And James Webb is showing thst as well (ordered galaxies at furthest extreme of universe
Tell us more. 🤔
It looks man-made
It may look man-made, but it is not. You can learn more about the tracks here: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purgatoire_River_track_site
Little disappointed with you even though you had your shoes off there's no reason for you to walk in the tracks of the dinosaurs walked beside them, we all know that you don't touch the petroglyphs
We agree that you should not touch petroglyphs. Thankfully, these dinosaur tracks are not petroglyphs. As you can see in the video, crews were there cleaning the site when we visited. They were using heavy equipment to scrape off the mud and debris that had built up in the tracks and then power washing the area with fire hoses. This method of cleaning demonstrates just how tough these 150+ million-year-old tracks, which are now solid rock, are.