Activity note: At 5:45 p.m. I will pick you up from the Quality Inn and take you to the Safari Club restaurant to have dinner and we will have an orientation. **The food options in Thermopolis are VERY limited. I will do what I can to accommodate you, but be aware that Thermopolis is a town of under 3,000 people and we do not have the same options as places in a city.

Afternoon: 1:30-6:00 p.m. Check into hotel

Dinner: Dinner from 6:30-7:00 p.m. at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center.

Evening: Orientation. At this time we will hand out information about the week including the schedule.

Activity note: At 8:30 a.m., we'll go up to the quarry. Please remember to bring sunscreen/a hat, a water bottle (we provide ice water), and close toed shoes (NO flip flops or sandals are allowed). Pictures and questions are highly encouraged. After lunch we will do a tour of the Museum. The afternoon scavenger hunt comes with prizes!

Breakfast: Breakfast at hotel

Morning: 8:30-11:45 a.m. Digging dinosaurs first thing in the morning! The guide will introduce everyone to the site we will be digging and the tools we use.

Lunch: 12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch to be determined

Afternoon: 1:15-3:00 p.m. Scavenger Hunt in The Wyoming Dinosaur Center. Winners chose a prize! 3:00-6:15 p.m. Free time to explore Thermopolis and nearby attractions such as the Hot Springs County Museum, the Hot Springs State Park and pools, the Petroglyphs, and others.

Dinner: 6:30 p.m. Dinner at Dairyland

Activity note: Now that you've had some practice digging, you can do some serious excavating! In the prep lab that afternoon, we well make sure everyone has a chance to try the main tools we use to clean dinosaur bones for study or display.

Breakfast: Breakfast at hotel.

Morning: 8:45-11:45 a.m. Digging in dinosaur quarries.

Lunch: 12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch to be determined.

Afternoon: 1:15-4:15 p.m. Exploring tools in the prep lab.

Dinner: 6:15 p.m. Dinner at Butch's Place.

Evening: Free time.

Activity note: We will visit Legend Rock Petroglyph site in the morning and then head to the Cody Shale to collect baculite fossils. Lunch will be at a restaurant in town. After lunch, we will do a tour of the Wind River Canyon and the Hot Springs State Park. There will also be some free time for the kids to go swim at one of the waterparks in the State Park.

Breakfast: Breakfast at hotel.

Morning: 8:45-11:45 a.m. Digging in dinosaur quarries.

Lunch: 12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch to be Determined.

Afternoon: 1:15-4:30 p.m. Kids will learn about dinosaur colors and paint a model dinosaur based on with they learn. For adults, there will be a presentation on molding and casting, mounting, and display.

Dinner: 6:30 p.m. Dinner at the Front Porch.

Evening: Free time.

Activity note: Not all our fossils are great big dinosaurs! On our ranch, we also collect invertebrate fossils from a Jurassic Seaway. We will do activities in the museum in the afternoon.

Breakfast: Breakfast at hotel.

Morning: 8:45-11:45 a.m. Digging in dinosaur quarries and a prospecting trip to the Sundance Seaway.

Lunch: 12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch to be Determined.

Afternoon: 1:15-6:15 p.m. Free Time.

Dinner: 6:30-8:00 p.m. to be Determined.

Activity note: We will have everyone back at the hotel by 11:00 a.m. for check out. We will also tour our welding building where we mount our dinosaurs!

Breakfast: Breakfast and check out by 11:00 a.m.