Another gorgeous day in Santa Fe coaxed Mat out of the minivan and to two more fabulous roadside attractions: the all-natural
Camel Rock Monument in Pojoaque and the charming polyurethane foam
Brontosaurus Family. But first we need to give a shout out to neighbor, Dave Duchane, who lovingly donated his collection of AAA maps of southern states for our navigating ease when we head east towards Winston-Salem next week. Thank you so much, Dave!
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| Mat thanks Dave Duchane for the road map collection |
Camel Rock Monument looks like a camel sitting down for a rest and when you drive by at just the right angle it looks as though it's closing its eyes in a satisfied
smize (smiling with your eyes). It also makes an impressive silhouette at sunset. It sits just off the road, but far enough away that rolling Mat through the dusty grounds was not an option. And you can't get up close and personal since a chain link fence keeps visitors (and tasteless teenagers with spray paint cans) at a safe distance. Mat thinks this would be a delightful spot for a picnic!
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| Mat points to Camel Rock Monument. Pojoaque, NM |
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| Camel Rock sits safely behind its chain link fence. Pojoaque, NM |
Closer to Santa Fe just off 1-25 on Dinosaur Trail is the
Brontosaurus Family which guards the office building of a roofing company. The polyurethane foam used in roofing has been lovingly sculpted with plenty of re-bar into a mommy, a daddy, and a baby brontosaurus by the late
Larry Wilson. His son now runs the roofing company and they love it when curious passersby visit and take photos. A neighboring building has a T-Rex head busting out of it and in 2001 Wilson made quite a splash when he placed a dummy with a likeness to Osama Bin Laden in the T-Rex's mouth!
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| It's Dino-tastic! Brontosaurus family sculpture in Santa Fe, NM |
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| Mat thinks this nuclear dino family is just precious.......sigh! Santa fe, NM |
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