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DINO-Mite - The Dinos Are Here!

The dinosaurs have arrived in Durham!

We've been eagerly awaiting the opening of the new and improved dinosaur trail for quite a while and this weekend was the grand opening! I remember visiting the original dinosaur trail at the Durham Museum of Life and Science when I was a child, but the original trail, opened in 1967, was destroyed when hurricane Fran hit in 1996. The museum has been raising money and working on the new trail for a while, and we've been anticipating the opening for years!

The little guy met up with his two best buds from school (I call them the 3 Musketeers) and we spent the afternoon climbing on a dinosaur, digging for fossils and walking the trail. I even walked the little man down to see the brontosaurus from the original dinosaur trail I used to visit, currently undergoing repairs because of vandalism (read story here). He said it was the coolest dinosaur of all!

I have a feeling we'll be spending a lot more time there in the coming years.

Durham Dinosaur Trail

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  1. The dinosaurs at the "Children's Museum" were part of my childhood too. I'm so glad the tradition will continue. The "three muskateers" are adorable!

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  2. hope you'll come enter my fun giveaway! xoxo KAG

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  3. This looks like a great kid spot.

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  4. Now, I'm really gonna have to get over there and renew my membership. Your photos are fabulous and I can't wait to take my son.

    -Abby

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  5. Hey are you a professional journalist? This article is very well written, as compared to most other blogs i saw today….
    anyhow thanks for the good read!

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