Traveling up the winding roads towards a long forgotten past and world. What will I see, how will I feel? On the way to the fossil beds I didn't really know what to expect.
Thinking about the distant past is not something that most of us do on a regular basis. Reading about a different kind of world is as far as I usually get. Today was different and quite powerful. Walking through what used to be a lake, standing next to stumps that used to be massive overpowering trees, and seeing prehistoric flowers set in stone,is really quite breathtaking.
Trees larger than I ever imagined, I haven’t yet made it to the redwood forest in California. What once was a tree, is now a giant piece of stone, reminding us that the past is still here and our time is temporary. All things are here for only a small period of time, time is fleeting, and in an instant it can all be gone.
All pieces of life are preserved here, from small insects, to delicate flowers, to giant trees and other wildlife. They were captured in time by chance, and it is amazing how much we now know from these pieces of stone.
The past was preserved in two ways, once by nature and the other by people, who fought to save the land and keep its memories alive.
I never really think about a world before we got here, but thanks to the memories of others, this moment in time can be seen and studied, but most importantly enjoyed by us today.
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