More pictures of our journey to the Mexico border.

As we leave Star Valley, we drove though Afton, Wyoming

and the weather was beginning to change.

Traveling through Wyoming we begin to see more of the fall colors.

The elevation begins to climb.

We saw a range sheep along the way.

The terrain and weather still changing.

In Wyoming, we visited the Fossil Butte National Monument. Three ancient great lakes existed in the region of Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado 50 million years ago - Lake Gosiute, Lake Uinta and Fossil Lake, the smallest. All are gone today, but they left behind a wealth of fossils in lake sediments that turned into the rocks know as the Green River Formation, made up of laminated limestone, mudstone, and volcanic ash. The fossils are among the most perfectly preserved remains of ancient plant and animal life in the world. Some of the most extraordianary of these fossils came from Fossil Lake, represented today by a flat topped remnant of rock that stands near the center of ancient Fossil Lake. Fossil Butte National Monument preserves the butte and its invaluable, fascinating record of the past. I have posted some photos of fossils that have been found and on display in the park.

This is the flat topped remnant of rock that stands today near the center of ancient Fossil Lake where many of these fossils were uncovered.

Here are some of the animal and plant fossils that have been found in this area. Due to the subtropical climate 5o million years ago, there were even palm trees growing.

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Flaming Gorge Canyon in Wyoming

As we drive through the gorge, we being to see antelope which reminded us of that song, "Home, home on the range, where the deer and and antelope play......."

We even saw a mama with her babies nursing.

With daddy looking on......