I headed up the Washougal River this morning looking for a place to watch Salmon return to their spawning grounds. I was trying to find a particular place where the salmon leap out of the water in their trek upstream. Unfortunately, access to the river is pretty limited, so I didn't find it. Instead, I headed past the hatchery to Dougan Falls, where the pavement ends.

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This is a reminder that I'm still blogging, but primarily through my photography posts on my other site. Stop by and say "hi!".

Traveling Photographic Tip #1: ALWAYS take a picture of the sign describing the who/what/where.

I'm sure I wrote down what type of dinosaur this is, but I have since misplaced them. It's often much easier to take a high-res snapshot of the sign so that years later, it's easy to remember what this was all about.

This is a cast of the original, but I can't remember the species (Hence, tip #1 above). A couple replicas were made for display while the original is being studied. The skull was actually found further away than this, but was moved here for display purposes.

It is very rare to find a fossil with as many bones together intact as this one.

Dinosaur National Monument is really fascinating, but since it's off the beaten path, it's visitation is pretty low. As a result it has limited hours and a fairly small staff of paleontologists. (In fact, I think it's one with a helper)

If you find yourself in this forgotten corner of Utah/Colorado/Wyoming, you should DEFINATELY stop in and see this amazing place. (Especially because there's NOTHING else out there to see.)

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As mentioned previously, for my 28th birthday, a group of friends and I hiked to the rim of Mt. St. Helens and spent an hour watching awesome volcanic activity. The mountain has been closed to climbers for over a year, before recently reopening. It was a long sometimes uncomfortable trip, but overall it was an amazing experience. :-) For more, take a look at my photo album.

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