LAND OF THE DEAD
Exploring ancient worlds and the plants and animals that lived in them
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Ramp of Doom
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The entrance ramp once ran smoothly and seamlessly up to the double doors on the second floor into the QVC. However, over time a step devel...
Sloping Floors
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A major structural problem resulting from the swelling clays is that the south side of the building has been lifted significantly upward upw...
Introducing the Quarry Visitor Center
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For those of you who may have never been to Dinosaur National Monument, here are a few photos of the building from the outside. From a dist...
Inside the QVC Part III The Wall of Death
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Because of the very large dimensions of the fossil bearing sandstone, the QVC was designed to have glass walls to maximize ambient light ins...
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Inside the QVC Part II
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Many of you may have visited the Quarry Visitor Center at one time, Here are a few last photos of the building before it is reconstructed. ...
Inside the QVC Part I
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Built on bentonitic mudstones, issues relating to building movement began soon after its opening in 1958. Ultimately the QVC became infamou...
Wrangling a Stegosaurus Part II
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Here are the final photos of the Stegosaurus move.
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