"An adventure 65 million years in the making" - Jurassic Park

Dinosaurs and Paleontology are a hobby I've been into since the first grade.  We had a week long class at school about them which was followed up with a trip to the Science Museum of Minnesota where I saw my first "real" dinosaur skeleton.  And I've been hooked on these prehistoric "critters" ever since.  As a kid, I had quite the collection of dinosaur books, toys, models, posters, etc.  Now as an adult, I've added actual fossils I've collected, cast replicas, and more...

In the mid 1990's, I had a chance to volunteer at the Visitor Window in the Paleontology Lab at the Science Museum of Minnesota.  It was a great time and only quit volunteering when it became too difficult time-wise after my mother passed away.  I'd love to start volunteering again, but with everything else I do, it would be hard to give it the time it would deserve.  Maybe someday...

Also as an adult, I finally have the time (and money) to travel to see all the dinosaur museums I wanted to visit as a child but only dreamt about.  The one still at the top of my list to visit is the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.  Give me a couple more years and that'll also have a page listed on the index on the left.

Whether it's viewing dinosaur skeletons in a museum, watching Jurassic Park or King Kong in the movie theatre, fossil hunting, or just collecting dinosaur items and collectibles; dinosaurs are in my blood and that's just the way I like it.