Page Museum~~The La Brea Tar Pits

Marlon got up early and went for a walk.  Looks like he found some awesome car lots with sporty cars on them. 

There were several varieties of flowers along his walk also.  

Morning has been busy preparing for the day.  Need to get the van cleaned out from all the sand we dragged in yesterday. The van only had 7 miles on it when we rented it; so it's a must to return in excellent condition.   Finally after several gas stations we found one that had a vacuum.  The van is cleaned and ready for another adventure.  On our way to pick up kids and Audy, it is time to head to LACMA. 

 We drove through Hollywood CA and we all loved looking at all the activity and beautiful buildings.  Hopefully we will get to visit Hollywood before we leave CA.

Marlon found a parking garage close to the LACMA.  We took the elevator up to street level and the tour begins.  

 Walking to La Brea Tar Pits.  Along the way we saw a huge line of food trucks,   which was unexpected especially on a Sunday.  Audy pointed out that the art filled wall was part of the Berlin wall.  I also love all the varieties and the different sizes of the palm trees in this area.

Found the entrance to La  Brea Tar Pits and went inside.  The smell of tar was pretty strong.  The first thing we see is a lake pit that had the woolly mammoth and her babies standing by the pit.  You can also see lots of gas blurping at the top if the ponds water.

The bubbles seen in the Lake Pit and at the excavation sites are composed mostly of natural gas.

Toured the La Brea Tar Pits museum .  It' had lots of dinosaur bones they have found in the tar pits.  They still to this day are removing bones from tar pit 91.

Inside the Fossil Lab, paleontologists work on fossils that they find just yards away in the asphalt.

Toothbrushes and picks are used to clean the

bones they find. 

Look how strong these kids are wowza..........