Montana

There is a big window into the lab where paleontologists carefully remove the plaster casings protecting precious fossils during transport from dig sites to the lab. Interesting to watch them work.

Used to live in an area of MT where major digs have turned up amazing finds. Had neighbors who cooked for tourists who would come to dig in the summer. Those tourists ate meals that included herbs and veggies from my garden.

We always felt sorry for the tourist when rainstorms prevented them from getting from the tiny motels to the dig sites. Nothing to do in that town unless you REALLY liked sitting around drinking in a tiny bar. Sometimes a kindly rancher would bring in a team and a hay wagon to provide exciting rides around the 8 block by 8 block town. Husband and I tried to talk some other ranchers into having their kids ride in, dressed like bandits and pretend to hold them up.