The dinosaurs were here, they left their footprints, and we will follow them later. The Bisti has been compared to a moonscape and the eerie effect is heightened on a full moon hike. High temperatures caused by oxidizing coal bakes the shale red, which is a glorious view at dusk.
Footprints disappear quickly.
If you want to get away from it all come to nowhere. Come to Bisti and see it . . . This dust was rich in iridium, an element rarely found at the earth's crust, but which is abundant in meteorites. As the dust settled it formed a thin layer on top of the limestone of the Cretaceous Period. This limestone is the burial ground of the dinosaurs, and the thin band of iridium-rich clay that caps it seals their tomb.