The Espin's Web Site

The following images are from a trip Lexy and I took to Ichthyosaur Park in Central Nevada.  Along the way we stumbled upon Grimes Point Archeological Site where we found many ancient Indian Petroglyphs.  They are believed to date anywhere from 500 - 7000 years ago.  Grimes Point is located about 8 miles east of Fallon NV on Hwy 50.  There were also some really neat caves that were used for shelter and storage many years ago by native Indians.  Much of this area was underwater when the Ancient Lake Lahontan covered much of Nevada. 

Ichthyosaur Park has a large collection of fossils from the Ancient Ichthyosaurs that once roamed the seas covering most of Nevada.  They date back over 225 million years ago..... even before the age of dinosaurs.  These creatures grew up to 50 feet long and were more than capable of eating just about anything.  These were the T-Rex of the ancient marine world.

This trip was nostalgic for me since my Grandparents, Howard and Lenora Espin took my brother Marc and I here back in the late 60's.  Lexy and I had a great time.  Lexy got a big kick out of seeing pictures of Marc and I at the same spot (in front of the big replica of the Ichthyosaurus).