It’s not lions and tigers and bears, but reptiles
and water and mud, Oh My! One of my
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memories from the 1950s is traveling to the
Paluxy River to see the dinosaur tracks. I thought that the tracks were made
the day before and was rather disappointed when I was told that they were trace
fossils; I wouldn’t see any actual dinosaurs lurking in the woods. We clambered
down the side of the river and stared into the muddy water to see holes in
rocks. My other disappointment was that there had been lots of rain and the
water was too deep for me to sit in the tracks. I was underwhelmed. I’m fairly
sure that I hadn’t been back to Glen Rose until this last visit. This time,
although there had been rain, the water was clear and the tracks were visible,
plus it was a warm day with a bright, blue, Texas sky – it was worth the drive!
