We spent the day at Scott Lake State Park and explored the site. It was over 100 degrees for most of the afternoon, so we weren’t able to hike at all. We did visit the Monument Rocks which were carved from the floor of a vast inland sea over 80 million years ago. They stand over 70 feet in height. We were able to walk over to the pueblo ruins at the El Cuartelejo site since they are located in the state park. The ruins were discovered in 1899 and all that remains now are portions of the stone hearths, two sections of the outer wall and several post holes. We also went to the Keystone Gallery, a small fossil museum and art gallery run by Chuck Bonner and Barbara Shelton. Chuck’s father, Marion Bonner, discovered a near complete short-neck Dolichorhynchips in 1955, and the entire family was very involved in fossil hunting. Chuck was giving a lecture to a group of young fossil hunters while we were there. Quite an interesting shop and I love their slogan: Conveniently located in the middle of nowhere.
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