The Dinosaur Valley State Park was nowhere near as cool as I thought it would be. In fact, I would say that it was a complete waste of time, unless you're able to take advantage of the extensive hiking/biking trails. But don't go for the dinosaur tracks.

The park bills itself as having "some of the best preserved dinosaur tracks in the world." That seemed significant when I was sitting at my computer in rainy Bellingham, but was a disappointment when I arrived on a beautiful April day. There are three sites that can be accessed from the main road (a couple more are near hiking trails) and all of them were underwater at the time of our visit. The main issue I have is that when I was looking at these slightly eroded footprints on the river bank, I couldn't really place their significance in the grand scheme of time. There is basically a little sign that says "dinosaur tracks" without information about what the topography was back then, why the dinosaurs might have been doing in that area or why these tracks are important. I totally get that it is important and cool that their footprints have lasted for so long, but it was underwhelming to look down and say, "oh, so there they are."

I do wish we could have spent some time on the hiking trails which would have been a better way to enjoy the day. But I was so disappointed our the dinosaur tracks and thinking that I would have rather spent an additional hour at Fossil Rim, that we just headed back to Dallas.

Right before you enter the park, there is the Creation Evidence Museum which presents scientific evidence of creation. Since we were already there and I was so disappointed in the park, I suggested checking it out. Mike, being an ardent evolutionist, adamantly refused to go in. So if any of you check it out, let me know. I'm kind of curious.