Journey back in time

Well, this morning's free breakfast at the Idaho Falls Sleep Inn wasn't quite as good as dinner last night, but it wasn't bad.  The cut up fresh fruit was a nice touch.  As I headed north on US 20, it rained on and off...not a good day for outdoor sightseeing.  So, I made it a museum day.  I visited a couple of them in Bozeman, MT.  The first was a historical museum housed in an old county jail built in 1911.  The Gallatin History Museum has exhibits on the county's colorful past, as well as the jail itself.  Before going inside, I spotted a couple of black-billed magpies on the sidewalk.  You can find them in eastern Washington, but not on the west side.

I found some of the artifacts in the museum rather interesting.  It makes you appreciate how we have progressed...or not.

 

The other museum I visited was the Museum of the Rockies, located on the campus of Montana State University.  This museum is one of the best in the country when it comes to dinosaur fossils.  They have a terrific collection of triceratops bones, and the exhibit emphasizes the science of dinosaurs, their origins and extinction.  The photos I have here are the real bones...not just casts of fossils.  Impressive!

 

Isn't that baby triceratops skull so...cute?  And, that last skull looks like it could have come from a sci-fi movie!  Well, it looks like the worst of the rain is over.  There might be a sprinkle tomorrow morning, but then clear skies for the rest of the day and the week, says the weather forecast.