Pits Top

Lizzy and the Mastodons

The Missus' first day in LA... and after a lunch of "fresh as a daisy" sushi we went to the La Brea Tar Pits for a view of

Asphalt (colloquially termed tar, which in Spanish is termed brea) has seeped up from the ground in this area for tens of thousands of years, forming hundreds of sticky pools that trapped animals and plants which happened to enter. Over time, the asphalt fossilized the remains. The result is an incredibly rich collection of fossils dating from the last ice age.