Ray Troll and Kirk Johnson Cruise the Fossil Freeway and Coastline: The Travels of an Artist and a Scientist in the American West
Sunday, 22 September, 6–7 p.m., FREE
Anaheim Convention Center, Ballroom A&B
Join Alaskan artist Ray Troll and Smithsonian paleontologist Kirk Johnson on an epic journey through the deep history of the Earth. Experience the perfect blend of science and art as they share captivating photographs, stunning artwork, and enthralling tales from their travels across the American West and North America's Pacific Coast. Their adventures are beautifully captured in the newly published second edition of Cruisin’ the Fossil Freeway (2024) and Cruisin’ the Fossil Coastline (2018). Learn how fossils are hidden in plain sight—sometimes even at 65 miles per hour!
A Reception and Book Signing with Ray Troll and Kirk Johnson
Sunday, 22 September, 7–8:30 p.m., $75 for Professionals; $45 for Students & ECPs
Anaheim Convention Center, Ballroom D
After the talk, join Ray and Kirk for an exclusive reception and book signing. Your ticket includes a copy of their latest book, Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway 2nd edition ($30 value). Get your copy personally signed, chat with the authors, and enjoy a Q&A session. Mingle with other attendees over delicious bites, drinks, and games. This is a perfect opportunity to network and engage with fellow geoscience enthusiasts. Learn more below!
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What Readers Are Saying
No one—not even Steven Spielberg—can explain the magic of the Jurassic as cleverly and comprehensively as America's current Master of the Mesozoic, Kirk Johnson. Now, together with the magnificently eccentric fossil-artist Ray Troll, Kirk reports on a paleontological odyssey that manages to be informative, witty, educational—and enormous fun.
—Simon Winchester, author of The Map That Changed the World, Krakatoa, and A Crack in the Edge of the World
By the time you finish this book, you will know more about dinosaurs, trilobites, and ammonites than you ever wanted to, and you'll never even realize that you were learning all this great stuff.
—Richard Ellis, American Museum of Natural History research associate and author of The Empty Ocean
Johnson relates the stories of the great discoveries in paleontology and peoples them with a rogues' gallery of parched academics and mercenary treasure hunters. In the end, the reader is holding the strangest, most delightful of texts—an adventure story, a memoir, a handbook, a history, a guide. And a refreshing sense that the boisterous Earth is resilient and enduring.
—Peter Heller, author of Hell or High Water and The Whale Warriors