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This ofcourse is our busy time, so keeping up with postings will be sluggish until the summer is over.
Our first digs of the season have been fabulous.
This season has already seen an unbelievable amount of rainfall,

Uncharacteristically different than the usual season.

What this means for all is Lots of newly exposed bone.

All guest to the ranch have come out so far with at least a skull or two and a turtle or two.

A couple of notible finds were an entire articulated skeleton on a Dinictis Sabor Cat and two Archaeotherium skulls on top of each other in the same block.

We have only passively covered less than 10% of exposures, so theres lots left for the season. All digs are now booked except July's two digs, but the are filling fast. We may extend the season to a couple of September digs but that has not been settled as of yet.

Get in on the discount pricing this year, next years prices will be increasing to somewhere around $2,000.00 per head.

Below are a few pictures so far. More will be posted later.   

Because of the great success of this season due to a tremedous amount of rainfall, we are extending the 2009 dig season for one final dig. September 24th through September 28th at the same stimulous pricing. Sign up quick!!

We will be set up at the Denver Coliseum Show from Sept 16th through Sept 20th. Come by and sign up for the drawing for a free dig. The winner will have the option and opportunity to participate in the last dig of the season where we will be producing an adventure production video or in one of our spring/summer digs of 2010. 

 

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Guest, Don and Em with two of the seven skulls, three turtles and multiple jaws and bones collected.
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Even the young folks found multiple skulls, turtles while bouncing up cliffs. I was never that young
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Em with her first turtle discovery

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The backbone of this skeleton was passed up by five people, multiple times by walking on this shelf and passing it by because of a turtle higher up on the cliff that distracted everyones eye. One lucky person looked down and found it. The skull was barely visable exposed just the back part of the skull. Probing allowed us to locate the perimeters of the skeleton and remove it intact.  

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After digging and stabilizing the cat

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Down the cliff after plaster jacket secures the cat.
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Dragging the beast across the flats
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Up the cliff to base camp. Tough going

We will be working on "Nick" the Dinictis cat through the winter months. Pictures will be available next year. For more info on available spots for the remaining season, contactus at 719-748-5222 or click on the email link below.
 

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