Post AUr7rlM93SbMKhKBgO by JJPeterson@toot.community
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(DIR) Post #AUqiTeZU8D1zUByHOS by Trilobyter@mastodon.world
2023-04-20T16:49:08Z
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For #TravelThursday and also I guess #TriceratopsThursday, one more from my just concluded #Colorado trip (due to flight delays I didn’t get home till after 2:30AM so I am really dragging). No signs or explanations for these, nothing else close by, they were just in a field by the highway. Possibly put here in reference to outcrops of the #dinosaur fossil-rich Morrison formation in the area. But whatever - mysterious roadside art is the best roadside art. #dinosaurs #art #travel #photography
(DIR) Post #AUqohVxlX856ZCJy5I by Dero_10@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-04-20T17:58:52Z
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@Trilobyter where about? Love to check them out.
(DIR) Post #AUqwZ7BWZaon2GGK92 by Trilobyter@mastodon.world
2023-04-20T19:27:01Z
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@Dero_10 they’re on Hwy 93 between Golden & Boulder (just north of Golden). Just now looked on the interwebs & found a local news report with more info about them & the artist: https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/next/colorado-golden-triceratops-colorful-dinosaurs-highway-93-art-sculpture/73-01fc324f-4db8-4c9a-b4ed-3344eb722c37
(DIR) Post #AUr1P9636tQBq6lcDQ by smellsofbikes@mastodon.social
2023-04-20T20:21:09Z
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@Trilobyter this is the work of a Golden artist named Pat Madison. (I've met Pat.) The overall assembly is called fractal dinosaurs. He's done a bunch of other Golden area smaller sculptures.
(DIR) Post #AUr1mS88VegVX1rBaK by Trilobyter@mastodon.world
2023-04-20T20:25:06Z
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@smellsofbikes it’s very cool art work, I did look it up & found a local news report on the dinosaurs & Pat, really interesting guy. (posted the link in my reply to another person about my post)
(DIR) Post #AUr25qJMpRsM1wM7yC by llewelly@sauropods.win
2023-04-20T20:28:55Z
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@Trilobyter @Dero_10 I found this quote interesting:“The reason why I picked the triceratops is Golden is more or the less the home of the first fossil found of a triceratops”It's more common to say the "Bison alticornis" fossil later recognized as Triceratops was found "near Denver", which is nearby and much better known to outsiders, but I don't think this is my first encounter with Golden getting the credit. I don't know which is closer to the actual location.
(DIR) Post #AUr26nHzYCpewlAMW8 by smellsofbikes@mastodon.social
2023-04-20T20:29:05Z
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@Trilobyter my sis-in-law rents her apartment from him and he organizes local events. There's a pretty good cadre of low polygon sculpture artists around here.
(DIR) Post #AUr2iP7fqiDF04H3CK by JJPeterson@toot.community
2023-04-20T20:35:53Z
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@Trilobyter @frankiespurlock You were in my neighborhood!https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/next/colorado-golden-triceratops-colorful-dinosaurs-highway-93-art-sculpture/73-01fc324f-4db8-4c9a-b4ed-3344eb722c37
(DIR) Post #AUr6HFejL2CXdZ2meG by Trilobyter@mastodon.world
2023-04-20T21:15:49Z
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@JJPeterson @frankiespurlock a very nice neighborhood you’ve got up there 🙂. Was just passing through - that day I had a demo to see up on a mysterious windy mesa top up north of Boulder & then had to drive all the way down to the south side of Denver, the Highlands Ranch area, a much longer drive time than I had expected though I had a couple of unexpected fun stops on the way - such as to stop & take a look at these fractal-saurs.
(DIR) Post #AUr7rlM93SbMKhKBgO by JJPeterson@toot.community
2023-04-20T21:31:42Z
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@Trilobyter @frankiespurlock A mysterious windy mesa north of Boulder describes a lot mesas around Boulder. That drive took you past several of our most iconic spots, Bandimere Speedway (where they hold drag races - the fast car version including the NHRA MileHigh Nationals, Red Rocks Ampitheater where the Beatles performed in 1964 and where I saw Lyle Lovett last year, and The Fort restaurant that has served local wild game for 60 years.
(DIR) Post #AUrAFUXVQko52E55Tk by Trilobyter@mastodon.world
2023-04-20T22:00:20Z
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@JJPeterson @frankiespurlock Where I live now north of Houston is right next to Lyle Lovett’s hometown of Klein, TX. He still comes back to sing at his home church, was just here to sing in their Easter service. I’m not a churchgoer but I might make an exception for that. I saw Lyle in his pre-fame days when I was at UT Austin, he was opening for Nanci Griffith. I was standing next to him at the bar in the Cactus Cafe before he went on - I recall thinking, what’s with the weird hair on this guy?
(DIR) Post #AUrAh18MLxxfwYRbm4 by Trilobyter@mastodon.world
2023-04-20T22:05:19Z
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@JJPeterson @frankiespurlock oh and I have eaten at The Fort on a previous trip several years ago - some of my Denver area colleagues took me upon there, had a great evening & meal as I recall.
(DIR) Post #AUrAkpfUvKhDXflPBw by JJPeterson@toot.community
2023-04-20T22:05:58Z
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@Trilobyter @frankiespurlock great story
(DIR) Post #AUrB4XsWm9D49xG49o by JJPeterson@toot.community
2023-04-20T22:09:30Z
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@Trilobyter June 28 he and his Large Band return to Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony and it’s a beautiful, awesome venue and that concert should be breathtaking. Just fyi.
(DIR) Post #AUrBbgteGe9RgWaTi4 by Trilobyter@mastodon.world
2023-04-20T22:15:31Z
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@JJPeterson hmm, now to convince my employers that I need to make a return trip to CO last week of June…🤔