Mesalands Dinosaur Museum, Tucumcari, New Mexico

Saturday, 3 January 2008

I wondered if this museum is the world's largest collection of lifesize bronze prehistoric skeletons, as reported? Admission fee was $3.00 per adult. We were allowed to take pictures as well. So here are some of them to share with you.

Giant snail, giant shark tooth


Look at the size of the gaint clams compared to the modern clams!


Crystallized Critter



New Mexico State Fossil


Giant Leg



Giant Footprint



Giant Hip Bone and Tooth Marks



Tiny Head??????



Triceratops



Tyrannosaurus Rex Skull



Dragon and Alligator Skull


Giant Eggs



Killer in the flesh


Michael with the Torvosaurus, which is said to be the only display piece in the whole world?????


Raptor


Armor All


And others...........

Southwest Soaring Museum, New Mexico

Friday, 16 May 2008

Yesterday, driving westward from Tecumseh, Oklahoma, Mike & I visited an entertainment museum - the Roger Miller Museum - located in Erick, Oklahoma. Today we had the opportunity to visit a soaring museum - located on Route 66, on the east side of Moriarty, New Mexico.

We were not allowed to take pictures at the Roger Miller Museum. Today, I am allowed to take as many pictures as I wanted to, of anything in the Southwest Soaring Museum.

I didn't know I am interested in planes until today, amazed by the different kinds of sailplanes and gliders.

From the outside, it looked like a big warehouse

First plane I saw entering the museum was this "Little Bird 1". I guess it is built for any little child to feel what it is like in a glider!

The collection of gliders

The oldest glider in the collection: Northrup Primary Glider (built 1929)



2nd oldest glider in the collection: Franklin P-S-2 Glider (built 1930)

Hang Glider

This is an interesting piece: Benson B-8 Modified Gyro Glider

A model of what the place would look like in future.

N.B. What I also enjoyed also on this visit is playing with Duffy.

Chief Yellow Horse Trading Post, Lupton, Arizona

Monday, 12 May 2008

It is located at the Arizona - New Mexico border, along the Route 66 and Interstate 40. Chief Yellow Horse Trading Post is too prominent to be missed because most the stores and signs were painted in yellow!

Mike took every opportunity to practise his bagpipes, for the funeral on Wednesday 14 May in Oklahoma, but couldn't stay long because the wind was blowing too hard.



The animals and eagles looked real from the top of the rock formation where Mike was practising his bagpipes. I can't make out what the white and black colored animals were.



Sure like to visit this place again if we drive this way again. We didn't get to visit the fort because it was closed. I wanted to take pictures of the distinctive yellow color of the stores but the wind was so strong and pushing me.