Ohio

Just across the river from Louisville in Ohio there is a very interesting park. In this park there is a massive fossil bed from where the river has receeded. Fossil collecting here is illeagal, so there are lots of fossils to be seen.

There is a museum on site that tells you what all the different fossils used to be and why there are fossils there, but I never really payed much attention. I was far more interested in going exploring to find fossils. At that point in my life I wanted to be an archeologist so I was so excited to be there.

What I do remember is that there are fossils there that date back to the times when the earth was covered by ocean. There was also some giant fish fossils there. I remember thinking that the fish was large enough to eat me (I was proably 8 at the time).

Looking back, it's interesting to think that the whole area might have been built over had Louisville been built on the Ohio side of the river. The city of Louisville stretches right to the edge of the river. About ten years back they built a boardwalk right along the river so giant paddle boats could dock. Had this occured across the river, all those fossils may have never been found.

It makes me wonder what might be underneath Louisville.