Photo Gallery

The images below are available for public use. Because these photos are in the public domain, all images may be used without reservation.

Any photos that are used should credit "National Park Service."

 

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  Fossils and Paleontology

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  • Tiny track
  • Skull and vertebrae of a Camarasaurus in rock.
  • Numerous fossilized dinosaur bones in quarry face.
  • Paleontologist & fossilized bones partly exposed
  • Student paleontologist working on fossil in field.
  • Camarasaurus femur
  • Allosaurus jimmadseni cast
  • Juvenile Camarasaurus cast
  • Allosaurus skeleton
  • Allosaurus skull
  • Juvenile Stegosaurus
  • Hoplosuchus kayi, a terrestrial crocodile
  • Fossilized imprint of Barosaurus lentus skin

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  Petroglyphs and Pictographs

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  • Pictographs of bighorn sheep & human figures.
  • Petroglyphs of human-like figures.
  • Red sandstone cliff face with sections of dark desert varnish and several petroglyphs of lizards carved in the rock.
  • A Variety of petroglyphs carved on sandstone at Cub Creek.
  • Several abstract images carved into the sandstone at Cub Creek.
  • A petroglyphs at Pool Creek includes many small holes drilled into the sandstone cliff.
  • Human figures and abstract designs at McKee Springs.
  • Petroglyph of a large human figure with a trapezoidal body and smaller human and abstract figures around it.
  • Several petroglyphs of small and large human-like figures with trapezoidal bodies carved into rock stained with desert varnish.
  • Close-up image of flute-player petroglyph carved into sandstone darkened with desert varnish.
  • Pictograph, in red pigment, that resembles a bighorn sheep.
  • Three human-like pictographs on a light-colored sandstone wall with large sections of the pictographs missing due to damage to or erosion of the rock.
  • Ranger talk at Swelter Shelter. Large size of some petroglyphs clearly visible behind ranger.
  • A dense cluster of human figures carved into the rock face. Areas of some of the figures are tinted with red or black pigment.
  • Close-up of Swelter Shelter pictographs with an elaborate headdress clearly visible on one of the figures.
  • Stairs lead to Swelter Shelter and a low rock wall surrounds the viewing area.
  • Red sandstone rock formation rises next to a dirt road.

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  Wildlife

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  • Bobcat laying in the grass
  • Bighorn sheep gathered on river bank.
  • A bald eagle soars above Dinosaur NM.
  • Bighorn sheep browse on a river bank.
  • Black and cream-colored snake in the undergrowth.
  • Coyote, seen from rear, stands in brushy landscape
  • Antlered mule deer stands in snow.
  • Tall grass hides all but the head of a mule deer.
  • Rattlesnake with rattle visible.
  • Three young cliff swallows with rust-colored chins and foreheads in their nest made of dried mud.
  • A young bighorn sheep with tiny horns.
  • Two male elk with large antlers.
  • A brown and buff-colored horned lizard pauses next to a rock.
  • Owl with brown, buff, and white wings flies in front of a cliff face.
  • Sandhill crane flies overhead, wings outstretched, legs and feet extended behind.
  • Bird with yellow belly and gray head and wings sits on the small branch of a tree.
  • A Woodhouse's toad at the edge of a creek.
  • The head of a yellow-bellied marmot peeks out from behind grasses along a roadside.
  • Pronghorn antelope looks back at the camera over its shoulder.

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  Green River in Dinosaur NM

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  • A river flows into a deep and narrow river canyon.
  • A creek flows from narrow canyon into a river.
  • River canyon & vertical rock layers along a fault.
  • A river flows through a river canyon.
  • Large sandstone tower stands behind grassy area.
  • Panoramic view of river flowing in scenic canyon.
  • A river raft passes through a rapid.
  • View of river canyons, sandstone monolith & river.
  • Snow covered hills around a river.
  • Panorama of river flows in its canyon.
  • Mule deer crossing the Green River at Echo Park.
  • Bighorn sheep near the mouth of Jones Hole Creek
  • Steamboat Rock rises above the Green River & grassy Echo Park.
  • The Green River is in the foreground. In the background, on the far bank of the river, several trees with bright orange leaves are visible.
  • Looking down onto a ribbon of river flowing through the steep-walled Whirlpool Canyon.
  • Leafless trees and the craggy dome of a mountain create the backdrop for a snow-edged river.
  • On the far bank of the Green River, mountains rise into the distance.
  • The open area of Mitten Park is bordered by the Green River with canyon walls looming downstream.
  • A massive cliff face--part of Steamboat Rock--looms above the Green River.
  • Craggy Split Mountain rises behind the Green River.
  • Stream flows into Green River in front of tall and rugged canyon wall.
  • Raft just about to enter the white water of Disaster Falls.
  • Tilted rock layers of Mitten Park Fault rise dramatically above the Green River.
  • Orange tent sits at edge of Green River with red canyon walls rising behind river.

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  Yampa River in Dinosaur NM

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  • The Yampa River below Tiger Wall.
  • The Yampa River below Grand Overhang.
  • The Yampa River below Castle Park.
  • The Yampa River above Castle Park.
  • A rock face along the Yampa River is brightened by the rich light of the setting sun.
  • Several rafters stand on rocks scouting Warm Springs rapid.
  • A raft with four people floats through the white water of Warm Springs Rapid on the Yampa River.
  • Raft floats in the middle of the Yampa River and a rugged pink cliff face rises along the edge of the river.
  • Rock formations and cliff face rise above the Yampa River.
  • Boats lined along the edge the curving edge of a shore on the Yampa River.
  • At Grand Overhang a sheer cliff wall stretches over the river creating a spectacular overhang.
  • A tree-dotted hill rises behind a river.
  • Mountains rise behind a river and grassy bank.
  • View of a twisting Yampa River winding it's way into the distance.
  • View of rivers flowing through canyons, taken from viewpoint 2,500 feet above the rivers.
  • River flows through a broad open area in foreground and then disappears into canyons.
  • River flows into canyons.
  • Rafts float on river in front of enormous rock wall stained with black desert varnish.
  • Two rafts float on the river in front of massive rock wall stained and streaked with dark desert varnish.
  • The white water of a rapid flows between boulders on either side of the river. A red cliff face rises above the rapid.
  • The Yampa River flows past rock formations, one resembling a castle, and hills.
  • Yampa River flows past a bank of leafless trees and colorful hills.

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  Construction: Quarry Visitor Center

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  • Metal construction fence installed in front of temporary visitor center.
  • Stone facade has been removed from one wall of a structure and rubble litters the ground at a demolition site.
  • Partially demolished walls at the temporary visitor center.
  • Concrete is poured for a new floor in the future visitor center.
  • Three white steel columns rise out of the ground beneath a sky full of fat, white clouds.
  • Two construction workers and the steel framework of a wall with desert and sky visible in the distance.
  • White steel columns rise behind construction fencing.
  • The steel frameworks for the walls of a building rise behind construction fencing.
  • Beams for the Quarry Visitor Center roof and shade structure are lifted into place.
  • Two construction workers in hard hats and orange vests stand under recently installed roof and shade beams.
  • The steel framework, some walls, and roof beams make up the Quarry Visitor Center in late August 2010.
  • View of the unfinished Quarry Visitor Center showing its large, south-facing windows.
  • Abutments and wing walls for pedestrian bridge in foreground and unfinished visitor center in background.
  • Deck of the pedestrian bridge is lowered into place as construction workers stand nearby.
  • Construction workers stand on and near the newly placed deck of the pedestrian bridge.
  • View of the unfinished Quarry Visitor Center with glass installed in most of the south-facing windows.
  • The unfinished Quarry Visitor Center in a snow-covered landscape.
  • Two recently installed metal and glass doors, one of which is ajar.
  • View of the interior of the visitor center during construction with stone veneer on some walls, insulation installed in others, and wood stacked on floor.
  • The unfinished Quarry Visitor Center, with all windows, doors and all stonework installed, surrounded by a snow-covered landscape.
  • Photovoltaic panel installed on roof of the visitor center with rugged hills rising behind.
  • Windows in the exhibit area of the Quarry Visitor Center are covered with plastic in preparation for painting.
  • Man standing on ladder under partially completed tongue-and-groove ceiling in the Quarry Visitor Center.
  • View of the nearly complete Quarry Visitor Center in late April 2011.
  • View of exterior of Quarry Visitor Center showing stone work and entrance to building.
  • View of pedestrian bridge leading to visitor center.
  • View of the interior of the Quarry Visitor Center, with all the recently installed light fixtures glowing.
  • Concrete floor in visitor center stained a dark brown to the left of a groove in the concrete and light brown to the right.
  • View of new Quarry Visitor Center from pedestrian bridge.
  • View of Quarry Visitor Center from road.
  • New information desk in Quarry Visitor Center.
  • Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar & the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce Dinah Mites cut the ribbon at the Quarry Exhibit Hall.
  • New exhibits inside the Quarry Visitor Center.
  • The Quarry Visitor Center in mid-September 2011, with recently installed flagpole visible in front of the building.
  • The Quarry Visitor Center ribbon-cutting ceremony, with Intermountain Regional Director John Wessels at the podium.
  • The life-size Stegosaurus model in its new home outside the Quarry Visitor Center.
  • Exhibit installation was underway at the Quarry Visitor Center in late September.

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  Construction: Quarry Exhibit Hall

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  • Exterior shot of east side of Quarry Exhibit Hall in 2003, with rotunda, stegosaurus model & parking lot visible.
  • Person in a man lift removes paper-wrapped glass from windows of Quarry Exhibit Hall.
  • An excavator demolishes the rotunda of the Quarry Exhibit Hall.
  • The recently demolished rotunda is a pile of rubble in front of the Quarry Exhibit Hall.
  • The framework for a gantry crane that was installed inside the Quarry Exhibit Hall is removed from the building.
  • Man stands beside a machine as it drills into the earth near the Quarry Exhibit Hall.
  • View of the Quarry Exhibit Hall under construction; machinery and equipment sit in front of building and the protective structure over quarry face is visible,
  • The recently completed gray concrete grade wall sits behind the plum-colored steel columns of the Quarry Exhibit Hall.
  • Wooden forms, some completed and some under construction, are perpendicular to grade wall. Black concrete curing blankets hang over some of the wooden forms.
  • A backhoe backfills between recently completed concrete pedestals and columns at the Quarry Exhibit Hall.
  • View of the Quarry Exhibit Hall during construction, with new grade wall and columns and pedestals for entrance ramp visible in front of building.
  • White steel framework of future entrance ramp to Quarry Visitor Center, seen from underneath the end of the ramp.
  • The steel framework for the entrance ramp, seen from the start of the ramp.
  • View of the Quarry Exhibit Hall in early February 2011, with new steel framework for entrance ramp visible.
  • Newly installed windowpanes in the north curtain wall at the Quarry Exhibit Hall reflect the rugged scenery.
  • View of the Quarry Exhibit Hall painted brown and tan and prior to installation of the curtain walls.
  • Comfort station with two entrances installed near the Quarry Exhibit Hall.
  • View of unfinished Quarry Visitor Center. The nearly complete east curtain wall is visible on the right side of the photo.
  • Looking out on the parking area and beyond through the new panes of glass installed in the east curtain wall.
  • Quarry Exhibit Hall under construction.
  • Quarry Exhibit Hall under construction.
  • Quarry Exhibit Hall under construction.
  • Interior of the Quarry Exhibit Hall on July 12, 2011, during construction.
  • Utah Governor Gary Herbert & the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce Dinah Mites cut the ribbon at the Quarry Exhibit Hall.
  • Visitors look at the Allosaurus skeleton & new mural depicting Dinosaur NM during the Late Jurassic.
  • The Quarry Exhibit Hall in late August 2011.
  • Quarry Exhibit Hall in late September 2011, with newly installed exhibit panel.
  • Cleaning dust & dirt off the quarry face in mid-September 2011.
  • Installing exterior railings along the ramp leading into the Quarry Exhibit Hall.
  • View of the interior of the Quarry Exhibit Hall in late August 2011, with construction work ongoing.
  • The unfinished mezzanine in the Quarry Exhibit Hall in late August.
  • Recently installed pavers form the new floor in the Quarry Exhibit Hall.
  • Installing the Allosaurus exhibit at the Quarry Exhibit Hall.
  • Attendees at the Quarry Exhibit Hall grand opening seated in front of the building during the event.

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  Quarry Construction 1957-1958

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  • Low walls, recently built, mark the outline of the quarry, with construction equipment and workmen in scene.
  • Low cinder block walls of the rotunda and quarry building rise around construction equipment.
  • The original rotunda and the framework of the quarry building appear complete.
  • A low wall set into a hillside forms a border around a tilted rock face.
  • Workman stands on stairs built on tilted rock face under the steel framework for a roof and wall.
  • View of the completed rotunda and framework for the quarry building, seen from the parking lot.
  • Nearly completed rotunda with men working on its flat-topped roof and the ramp visible on the right of structure.
  • Several men work on a roof that covers two-thirds of the quarry framework. The quarry face is visible below.
  • East face of the quarry building with completed roof and windows. Construction supplies sit in front of building.
  • View of the mezzanine, east curtain wall, and landscape beyond.

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  Animal Tracks

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  • Coyote track in snow
  • Mountain lion track in mud
  • Bird & mouse tracks in a light dusting of snow
  • Cottontail rabbit tracks in the snow near Plug Hat.
  • Otter tracks near Yampa River
  • Squirrel tracks in mud
  • Mule deer tracks on the Fossil Discovery Trail.

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