Learn about Geology Studies in the area

Greybull, Wyoming, offers a compelling testament of another geological time. While the Wyoming of today is filled with mountainous regions and wide open spaces straight out of a cowboy movie, it wasn’t always this way. It took millions of years of ongoing development and two ice ages to get Wyoming the way that it looks today. In fact, from a geological standpoint, Wyoming has experienced a number of interesting changes that included volcanic eruption and being home to an ocean or two. For geological research in the area, many amateurs and professionals turn to the Big Horn Mountains just 15 miles away.

The Big Horn Mountains are just one geological research location popular in the area, but it packs a pretty big punch. Every year, geology enthusiasts, student field trips, and geological research expeditions plan walks through the area to see what millennia of diverse weather conditions and geological phenomena have done to the area. Etched on the side of the mountain, geological research enthusiasts can see what the winds and the waters have done to Mother Nature throughout Wyoming’s history.

In addition to the Big Horn Mountains, Greybull’s geology is home to canyons that tell a similar story of having once been under water where sand and silt buildups were deposited and left behind to form layer upon colorful layer of sandstone, limestone, and shale. These layers have been known to exceed thousands of feet in thickness. With the aid of geological research, the people of Greybull have discovered that the geology of the place where they now live was once an area of aquatic life, extremely cold temperatures, and unstable volcanic blasts. What a difference a few million years can make in one’s geology!

Other interesting areas in the geological region include Ten Sleep and Sheep Mountain, both within 30 minutes of the Greybull KOA Campsite, where thousands vacation every year, partly because of the affordable rates and partly because the compelling geological research opportunities available in the area. If you are ready for a geological research expedition into a lost age of North America's geology, then you should hit the Greybull area. When you’re not chasing down geological research findings, you can be relaxing at the KOA campsite, which has monthly rates available from just $350, so you don’t have to be in a hurry.

And after a hard day of geological research, make sure you stop by the fan-favorite Dutchie’s Restaurant for a taste of Sate, prime rib, or any one of their specialty hamburgers. Dutchie’s and the Greybull campsite are welcome doses of the present as you look into Wyoming’s geological history. And from a geological research standpoint, there are few more fascinating places in the United States.