Roadside Wonders
Tacky, Kitchy, Big, Weird and funky roadside finds
Posted by wendyvee | July 26, 2006
The Cutest Giant Lizard You’ll Ever See
Giant Lizard
Staircase-Escalante National Park, Utah
submitted by “ShySue”
ShySue says:
This is from our trip to Sturgis last year. On the way up to South Dakota we went through Utah, and at the Staircase-Escalante National Park visitors center they had this huge lizard parked in front of the main building.
Tags: lizard, ShySue, Utah
Posted by wendyvee | July 23, 2006
Albert The Bull
Albert The Bull
Audubon City Park
Audubon, Iowa
submitted by “JanetGia”
Janetgia says:
Albert the Bull is about 30 feet tall and weighs 45 tons. He was erected in Audubon, Iowa between 1963-64 in recognition of contributions to local Iowa economies made by the beef/cattle industry. He sits in the City Park at the south end of Audubon, in west central Iowa just off the Western Skies Scenic Byway.
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Posted by wendyvee | July 19, 2006
Big Canadian Cows!
Big Canadian Cows!
Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada
submitted by “Jo, eh”
Yet more big cows! These were found in Sussex. Sussex is both the “Dairy Capitol” and the “Covered Bridge Capitol” of New Brunswick.
Learn more about Sussex
Tags: Canada, cattle/cows, Jo, New Brunswick
Posted by wendyvee | July 19, 2006
The World’s Highest Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine
The World’s Highest Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine
Gaspe’ Peninsula
Cap-Chat, Quebec, Canada
submitted by “Jo,eh” and “Apple”
With an axis of 110 meters, this is the world’s highest vertical axis wind turbine. Cap-Chat boasts a wind farm with 76 wind generators!
Visit Éole Cap-Chat.
Tags: Apple, Canada, Jo, Quebec, turbine
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