TOURS, ECT\Montana dinosaur dig open to travelers.Byline: Daily News Travelers can dig for dinosaur bones alongside professional paleontologists at the Egg Mountain area near Choteau, Mont. The Museum of the Rockies The Museum of the Rockies is located in Bozeman, Montana, and is known for its paleontological collections. The Museum is also part of Montana State University in Bozeman. The Museum of the Rockies houses the largest collection of dinosaur remains in the United States (even more at Montana State University Montana State University, at Bozeman; land-grant; coeducational; chartered 1893. It is primarily a technical institution specializing in agriculture, engineering, and applied sciences. The Museum of the Rockies is there. at Bozeman sponsors the program. Daylong sessions geared to families are scheduled June 25 and 28. Included are instruction in fossil identification, a tour of the sites and several hours of fossil exploration in the badlands badlands, area of severe erosion, usually found in semiarid climates and characterized by countless gullies, steep ridges, and sparse vegetation. Badland topography is formed on poorly cemented sediments that have few deep-rooted plants because short, heavy showers . Price is $95. Weeklong sessions, at a cost of $990, run June 29-July 5, July 13-19, July 27-Aug. 2 or Aug. 3-9, and include prospecting for fossils, small tool and rock excavation and gathering geologic data. Evening programs include lectures, slide shows and a tour of The Nature Conservancy's grizzly bear grizzly bear or grizzly, large, powerful North American brown bear, characterized by gray-streaked, or grizzled, fur. Grizzlies are 6 to 8 ft (180–250 cm) long, stand 3 1-2 to 4 ft (105–120 cm) at the humped shoulder, and weigh up to habitat at the nearby Pine Butte Butte, city, United States Butte (by  t), city (1990 pop. 33,336), seat of Silver Bow co., SW Mont.; inc. 1879. It is a trade, ranching, and industrial center. Swamp Preserve. Children 10 and older are welcome on the daylong sessions; participants in weeklong sessions must be 15 or older. Information: (406) 994-6618. Spring trips: Island Expeditions offers trips four to 21 days long to Belize, ranging from sea kayaking along the barrier reef barrier reef n. A long, narrow ridge of coral or rock parallel to and relatively near a coastline, separated from the coastline by a lagoon too deep for coral growth. , river trips in the jungle to Mayan archeology excursions. Trips depart in May and April and include meals, lodgings and transportation from Belize City; cost is $499. Air fare to Belize is not included. Information: (800) 667-1630. Philly show: Corliss Tours will lead an eight-day tour of Philadelphia that includes visits to the town's historic district, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania This article is about the Village of Valley Forge, in southeastern Pennsylvania. For other uses, see Valley Forge (disambiguation). The Village of Valley Forge is an unincorporated settlement located on the west side of Valley Forge National Historical Park at the Dutch country, Winterthur Museum and Gardens, Hershey Chocolate World and a performance of the Mummers annual Show of Shows at the Civic Center. Cost of the tour, which departs March 24, is $975 per person, double occupancy, and does not include air fare. Information: (800) 456-5717. Grandkids welcome: Grandtravel, which arranges grandparent/grandchild trips, offers a 14-day tour to Alaska and The Yukon, including river rafting, salmon fishing, gold panning, a float trip through the forests of the Mendenhall River valley and a natural history walk in Denali National Park Denali National Park Preserve, southern central Alaska, U.S. Established in 1980, it comprises the former Mount McKinley National Park (1917) and Denali National Monument (1978). . Groups with children age 12-17 will depart July 1; an Aug. 5 trip is for children 7-11. Cost is $5,990 per adult and $5,530 per child; both rates are double occupancy. Included are lodgings, most meals, motorcoach transportation and guided sightseeing. Air fare to Alaska is not included. Information: (800) 247-7651. CAPTION(S): PHOTO Visitors can help professionals dig for dinosaur bones in Montana on their summer vacation. Bruce Selyea/Museum of the Rockies |
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