Road to Arizona, Dinos in Holbrook, AZ

• Author: smojo
• Filed under: arizona, roadtrip, smojo
• Date: Nov 16,2007

It was day 5 of my trip to Arizona and and I was driving on I-40 going west. I had been driving in AZ for about an hour when all of a sudden a giant dinosaur popped up out of nowhere. Then a few minutes later another one showed up very close to the road. Had I been driving to long? Was I starting to hallucinate after looking at the road for hours and hours? After composing myself I continued to drive until I saw a sign for Stewart’s Petrified Wood Shop and it said that this place also had dinosaurs. My curious self decided to stop at this wood shop and take a look around.

Really not knowing what to expect I pulled off at exit 303. To get to the place you have to go on a dirt road and up a very small cliff. Once I parked my car it was time to look around. It was a very odd place with nothing around it for miles except the highway. As I started to walk around a bit I noticed a man starring at me from a window inside the shop. This creeped me out out for a second but then I started to walk towards this man and look inside the shop. This man I guess was Stewart and he informed me that the rock shop was opened in 1994 and the dinos were added as an attention grabber. Here are 2 videos I shot at this strange but pretty interesting place.

Visiting Stewart’s Shop

MeToday October 19, 2007

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Day 5 - NM to AZ!, Road to Arizona

• Author: smojo
• Filed under: arizona, roadtrip, smojo
• Date: Nov 8,2007

The final day of the trip was an exciting day for me. I was so happy to finally reach Tempe. During the last day of the trip I decided to make a few stops at some very interesting locations in AZ.

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Day 4 - OK to NM, Road to Arizona

• Author: smojo
• Filed under: arizona, roadtrip, smojo
• Date: Nov 4,2007

For the 4th day I traveled a little over 530 miles. It started off in Elk City, OK and finished a few miles from the Arizona border in Gallup, NM. I was trying hard to make it into Arizona but found a very cheap motel in Gallup so I jumped at the chance to save a little cash. The entire day was spent on I-40W. A few of the stops along the way were one giant cross in the middle of nowhere. Also I visited the Cadillac Ranch in Texas which was a very interesting thing to see. I’m going to try and post a video of it soon.

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