Being in the bookstore 15 minutes before opening is obvious–get the store ready, get the money in the drawer, turn on the lights–do everything to get ready for visitors to come in the door so you can help them. But why does the schedule have me down for 15 minutes after the hour… or after…
This Is Dinosaur was originally written in 1955… reprinted in 1985 with a foreword written by Wallace Stegner… and republished in 2019 with a new foreword added by Terry Tempest Williams. Folks have been asking for this for the last twenty years and, being out of print, have had a difficult time finding any copies.…
On Thursday, August 15, 2019, Richard and Ron opened a new sales outlet in Logan, Utah! We are very pleased to announce our new partnership with the Logan Ranger District in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. They have a beautiful space and a very, very helpful and friendly staff. We have started kinda late in the…
Starting almost immediately, our regular 4×6 postcards will have a price change. This change will happen automatically on the Quickbooks Point of Sale program (cash register). You shouldn’t have to do anything when selling cards… just know that it is different. We will try to switch out any signage that needs to be changed on…
Dinosaur, Colorado and Jensen, Utah – Dinosaur National Monument and the International Dark Sky Association are pleased to announce the designation of Dinosaur as an International Dark Sky Park. This distinction recognizes the skies above Dinosaur as having an exceptional quality of natural darkness while efforts on the ground actively contribute to enjoyment and protection of…
After a mysterious absence from the vast World Wide Web for at least the last 6 months, the CarnegieQuarry.com website is back up and all of that wonderful date is again accessible. There is still work to do as far as security and such, but for now… it’s a GO!
The March 20-21, 2019, full moon ushers in the first full moon of spring for the Northern Hemisphere, and the first full moon of autumn for the Southern Hemisphere. This full moon is also a supermoon, particularly close to Earth. It comes less than four hours after the arrival of the March 20 equinox. The March equinox…
WHO WAS SAINT PATRICK? St. Patrick was patron saint and national apostle of Ireland who is credited with successfully bringing Christianity to Ireland. March 17 is widely accepted as the date of St. Patrick’s death in A.D. 461. Was there really a St. Patrick? Definitely. Did he really drive the snakes out of Ireland? Probably not, since snakes weren’t native…
DENVER — Acting Intermountain Regional Director Kate Hammond announced the selection of Paul Scolari as Superintendent of Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado and Utah. Scolari will also supervise the Superintendent of Fossil Butte National Monument in Wyoming. He will begin his new assignment on March 31, 2019.Scolari has over 24 years of National Park Service…