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10/11/21

Tourist Trap Travel Tuesday - The Cabazon Dinosaurs

 

 
 ROAR!!! Hi efurrybody, Arty here today to show you one of the fun side trips we took on our vacation. 
These are the famous Cabazon Dinosaurs!! Being a huge Dinosaur fan, I was excited to see them up close!
 
 

If you have ever watched the moves, PeeWee's Great Adventure or The Wizard, you may have noticed them.
 


 
 Here's Dinny,  she was built in 1964. Mama actually lived in California then but doesn't remember ever seeing Dinny(she was an itty bitty puppy). This does. however,  prove she really IS older than a dinosaur!
BOL!!


 
  
This is Mr. Rex, and he was built in 1981. Both dinosaurs were built by a Knott's Berry Farm sculpter, Claude K. Bell to help attract customers to his restaurant, The Wheel Inn.  Right now, they are dressed up in their Flintstone's Halloween outfits. Mr. Rex is Fred Flinstone and Dinny is dressed up as Dino!
Yabba Dabba Doo!
 
 

 Look Mama, I am as big as Mr. Rex and could chew up that lady in two bites!!!
 
 

 
 What do mean, that wouldn't be appropriate? Sheesh Mama, I was just pretending!!
Phhhttthhhwaaaapppp!!
 
 
 
 
 There is a "Dinosaur Walk" behind the big dinosaurs, with even more dinosaur sculptures!
 
 
 

Rosy and I even posed with Mr. Rex!
 

 
 Believe it or not, he was a pretty friendly guy!



 
 Dinny and Mr. Rex. along with the Dinosaur Walk, are located in I-10, about 300 miles east of Los Angeles, near Palm Springs. They were an hour away from Twentynine Palms RV Resort, where we were staying in CeCe.  
 
If you are ever in the area and need a rest stop, this is a fun place to stretch your paws!
 

We are joining Sandee at  Comedy Plus for the Happy Tuesday Blog Hop this week!