More pictures along the way - March 26-27

Here are Diane and I at the Flower Fields in Carlsbad, CA. I think Diane has included pictures of the actual flower fields but some nice lady asked us if we would like to have a picture of us both with the flowers in the background.
The La Brea Tar Pits are amazing.






Here is Diane staring up at the tusks of one of the Mastadons that they have dug up in the tar pits. The tusks must have been 7 or 8 feet long. When you think about the fact that all the bones and pieces were dug up separately, cleaned, catalogued and then put together, someone there must love to work on puzzles.


Here is a skelton of a Dire Wolf. They are now extinct but on the wall opposite this skelton, they have a display that must hold at least a thousand skulls of these creatures.




Here is a block of the asphalt and stuff with the bones embedded. This is what they have to dig through to get at the bones and artifacts. Doesn't look like fun to me but I guess or a Paleontologist, that is how they get their jollys.






At the right is a picture of the lake in front of the Page Museum at the tar pits. You can see the ooze on the top of the water. The dark bands on either side of the picture are part of the fence that surrounds the lake. Not sure if they are trying to keep us out or the ooze and creatures under the water in.

We ended our day watching the sunset from Redondo Beach, about 3 miles west of our hotel.