This week Hubby and I went up to a Los Angeles art museum with some friends. Right next door are the La Brea Tar Pits which I'd heard of but never seen.
They are, as the name suggests, tar pits and they were formed by tar seeping from underground up to the surface over tens of thousands of years.
What was really interesting, and a little weird, were the bubbles, caused by escaping methane gas which make it look like the tar is boiling.
The nearby museum tells the story of the tar pits and presents the results of the on-going excavations. Sadly we did not have time to visit it.
There are various models of animals around the site whose fossils were discovered in the area.
Pit 91 shows how some of the excavations took place and what was found there.
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