Yesterday we went to the opening of a new little museum in the Geology Building on USU's campus. We saw all sorts of rocks, meteorites and tons of fossils from plants and animals. Robby even got to make his very own fossil.
Plenty of geologists were on hand to identify any "mystery" rocks you brought in. We brought a few in and also picked up some new ones while we were there. Robby has his very own dinosaur bone now. I guess this is the start of Robby's collection. Top left to right - Geode with quartz crystals, chert, Apache Tear Drop (Obsidian), petrified wood, Gypsum, dinosaur bone, amethyst, snail fossil Robby made by pressing a fossil into clay and then pouring some wax into the impression.
Another cool thing we learned from our visit is where our drinking water comes from. After the museum we had a picnic at first dam and then drove up Logan Canyon to Dewitt Springs. All the concrete squares are collection points for the spring. The structure is where the water is cleaned with chlorine gas even though it's totally safe to drink (government mandates). Not all the water from the spring is collected, you can see the rock canal thingy that is diverting water that isn't used into the Logan River. After Logan Canyon we cleaned up leaves and the rain gutters followed by watching the Aggies beat UNLV at football. Sloppy game but a win is a win. What an awesome day!
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