Our directions weren't great, but we did get there before it closed! What an amazing spot. It's so crazy to think of camels, sloths and lions, saber toothed cats, mastodons and mammoths tromping around Los Angeles! And it's astonishing how many animals were trapped in the tar pits. I didn't get a picture of it, but there was an apparatus in the museum full of tar, with metal bars sunk in it. You could pull on the bars to feel how difficult it would be to get out of the tar . . . a very freaky, claustrophobic feeling!
Ancient Bison
Ground Sloth
Mastodon
Mammoth
An entire wall of Dire Wolf Skulls
The Fishbowl Laboratory where you can see people working (when they're working)
American Lion!!!
Coyote
The pond outside is a flooded asphalt pit. It's still kind of dark and oily, and the trapped statue makes you want to toss out a lifeline. It's so crazy to see it all against the backdrop of L.A.!
Another oily pit--it would be fun to go back in the summer when you can watch actual excavations going on!!
The boys made An Important Discovery on our walk outside . . . 
maybe the bear made them?
Erik, Noelle & I headed back to Bakersfield after dinner with a cabinet atop the car (thanks, Pei!!!!); Mom spent the night with Ben & Pei and flew out the following morning. We took Noelle to the train station in Bakersfield Wednesday morning too. 
Reading the letters from children posted inside the station was. . . heartening. Ha!
Everyone got home all safe & sound though (no word from Noelle on whether the snack bar was as good as Alaina V. claims). It's strange to have an empty house, but we're looking forward to a winter vacation next week and are busy getting the house back in order before we go. Pray for good snow and good weather at Tahoe next week!!! :-D
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Loved the pictures and the comments - just like being with you. Will you do it all over again if I come to visit? (Don't hold your breath, but I'd love to!)
Oh, boy--would we!! :D
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