largest Tyrannosaurus skull ever discovered in the world. Dinosaur dig crews led by paleontologist and curator Jack Horner, science advisor to the Jurassic Park films, excavate fossils which are prepared and studied at the Museum in Bozeman. The museum is open every day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. from May 30-September 5. Admission prices are $13 for adults, $9 for children ages 5-18, $12 Seniors, and children ages 4 and under get in for free. The museum is located at the south end of the MSU Campus at 600 W. Kagy. Call 994-2251 for more information or visitwww. museumoftherockies.org. Old Trail Museum in Choteau displays several varieties of dinosaurs. The museum showcases discoveries from the area’s Two Medicine Formation: Maiasaura and Einosaurus skulls, nestling,
hatchling and adult Maiasaura skeletons and bones, and a Sauronitholestes. The Maiasaura exhibit represents the first stage of an ongoing project to completely restore the first known specimen of a single adult Maiasaura. Open daily from 9 to 5 during the summer season, which starts Memorial Day Weekend. The final day of the season is Labor Day. Located at 823 N. Main St. in Choteau (Highway 89). Call 466-5332 or visit www.choteaumontana.com. Upper Musselshell Museum in Harlowton offers a close look at “Ava,” a full-size, exact replica of a Avaceratops found near Shawmut. It is the first of its kind to be found anywhere. Many other specimens like a Hadrosaur tibia and fibula can also be found. The museum is open Memorial Day through Labor Day. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. They are closed Mondays. Admission is $5 for adults, $2.50 for seniors. Children under 16 years old get in free. Call ahead for special bus tours. It is located at the corner of Central and Division in downtown Harlowton. Call 6325519 or visit www.harlowtonmuseum.com.
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August Route Tour is about three hours drive time. Begin this 131-mile tour by driving north on Montana Avenue to Lincoln Road, then take Highway 279. When you get to the sign for Marysville, turn let for seven-mile side trip to the site of the Drumlummon Mine and surrounding ghost town. Head back down to Highway 279 and proceed northwest to Canyon Creek. Eight miles farther north is Highway 200. Continue on the Augusta Route by turning right on Highway 200. Along the way you will find Flesher and Stemple passes. These passes offer scenery perfect for hikers, photographers and wildflower seekers and provide great opportunities for biking and hiking on side trails. To get to either pass, travel west through Canyon Creek and watch for the Stemple Pass turn off to the left. Stay on the Lincoln Road to the top of the divide to find Flesher Pass. The Continental Divide offers breathtaking scenery just half an hour from Helena. These passes offer camping, biking and hiking opportunities. You will cross the Continental Divide again at Rogers Pass soon after the turn from 279. Gravel roads north of Augusta take you to
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