Winners!

Our “mystery” road signs have all been accounted for, the Teardrop Flags were a massive success.

Mandie had the first correct answer, idetifying Troutdale as the home of Tad’s Chicken ‘n Dumplins.
Tad's Chicken n Dumplings

Lin came next, placing the Egyptian Theatre in Coos Bay.
Detail of the Egyptian Theater sign

Nicole figured out that Bell Buoy Crabs is in Seaside.
Bell Buoy Crabs

And Lella solved our last mystery, tracking the penguin to his home in Cascade Locks.
Cool sign

Amazingly enough, none of our winners lives in Oregon—in fact, two of them live outside the U.S. Viva Google! Viva winners!

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Oregon’s Lost World

[Note: There is no knitting content in this post, so feel free to skip it—but be advised that if you do you’ll be missing out on some of the coolest gigantic roadside art ever.]

Who in her right mind would drive past this sign without pulling over?
Turn here for dinosaurs!

The mighty Tyrannosaurus beckons Siren-like and I am helpless, forking over my $7 admission without batting an eye.
The mighty tyrannosaurus, with a brontosaurus hiding in the bushes behind him.
(Check out the man-udder on this guy; Damian would be jealous.)

Prehistoric Gardens is just south of Port Orford on Oregon’s coast. While clearly an amateur effort, these dinosaurs have been sculpted with real love, passion even, and a commitment to scientific integrity. Sculptor E.V. Nelson consulted with academics and did research on his own, trying to assure that these dinosaurs are accurate in terms of size and proportions. He provides context with several large signs outlining the evolution of plant life (that made life on land, and hence dinosaurs, possible) and the geologic epochs in which these creatures lived.

We were lucky enough to visit the gardens on a drippy, misty day, so the setting was perfect for an encounter with these megafauna.
The dinosaurs are everywhere in the Oregon rainforest

We saw Triceratops, both adult…
Triceratops

…and junvenile…
Babies!

…Ankylosaurus…
A rather pensive ankylosaurus

…Elasmosaurus…
This dino has very large and sharp teeth

…the Pterodactyl…
The buff pterodactyl

… and Archelon.
Turtles were bigger back them

We even escaped with a little dinosaur of our own.
We escape with a dinosaur of our own
Melissa found this baby Stegosaurus in the gift shop. I have named her Rowena.

If you, too, have been enchanted by this lost world, you may want to check out the following links:
• A photo collage of the dinosaurs
• Prehistoric Gardens map
• A history of Prehistoric Gardens and its (sadly no longer in operation) “sister” Thunderbeast Park
• A complete set of photos of all the dinosaurs (these photos predate a recent, and more subtle, repainting of the creatures)

[Tomorrow, some knitting. I promise.]