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Dugout Shelter at Dirty Devil Mine – Utah

Dugout Shelter at Dirty Devil Mine - Utah

Dugout Shelter at Dirty Devil Mine (San Rafael Swell) – Utah

The Dirty Devil Mine is an abandoned uranium mine located in San Juan County, south of Price, Utah. The mine is situated on the east side of the Dirty Devil River, a tributary of the Colorado River, within the San Rafael Swell. It was in operation during the mid-20th century and produced significant quantities of uranium ore.

Little Grand Canyon Sunset – Wedge Overlook – Utah

Little Grand Canyon Sunset - Wedge Overlook - Utah

A view of the Little Grand Canyon in the San Rafael Swell in central Utah, from the Wedge Overlook at sunset.  The Swell is a beautiful area south of Price that offers an abundance of interesting rock formations, desert wild life, and the historic petroglyphs of the Fremont, and other Native American tribes.  It offers a preview of what awaits visitors further south in the magnificent canyon country of the Colorado Plateau.

Baby Allosaurus Dinosaur Track – San Rafael Swell – Utah

Baby Allosaurus Dinosaur Track - San Rafael Swell - Utah

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The Allosaurus, who’s name means different reptile, is a large carnosaurian theropod dinosaur that lived 155 to 145 million years ago during the Late Jurassic epoch. The allosaurus was a large bipedal predator, the largest known example of which was more than 32 feet long. The majority of allosaursus fossils have come from the Morrison Formation, which covers a large geographic area in several western states, including Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming, Colorado and Montana. The first known example of the dinosaur was described by paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh, in 1877.

The photographed dinosaur track comes from the Grand Rafael Swell in central Utah, near the town of Price.