Random pictures

Friday, July 10, 2007

This is a picture of the old "pictures" on the rocks. It's hard to see these things. It would be extremely interesting to know what they meant, and be able to understand them.

This was taken at the Petrified Forrest. There were lots of interesting things there. All around the area there were replicas of dinosaurs. We will have to go back to revisit and learn more about it.

I am sure that people have tried to make up stories about these, and I wonder how close they have come to the truth.


This was a changed terrain. I actually took the picture because of the cloud. (Of course the picture did not do it justice. The sun was on the cloud and it was just beautiful. I also took this picture out the window of the truck on the fly.)

This was also on the way to the Petrified Forrest.









This is another picture taken on the fly. We did not know what the white spot in the saddle of the mountains was. It's still a mystery. We could not figure it out. Maybe just markings on the mountain. Maybe man made, Maybe you can guess better than we can.







This picture was taken at the Route 66 Museum. It was in the transportation portion along with the campers, cars, fire trucks, motorcycles, etc.

Not sure if it were real, or just a replica. Probably the latter. This was the same place they cut a car in half. The back seat was made into a "drive in theater" complete with the speakers that attach to the windows, and the front half of the car with a screen in front of it showing the the drive along Route 66 with the kids in the background saying, "Are we there yet?" It was a very interesting place.



Here is a picture of the flatness of Texas. Again, sorry Texans, but this part was extremely flat.

We could see for miles and miles, and miles and miles, and miles, and miles, (OK, I'll quit.)









Here again is a petrified log at the Petrified Forrest. These were random "logs" in random places. It was so strange to see them just laying around in the midst of nowhere. There might not be one for another 1/4 mile. Then there might be a whole bunch of them.

Really makes one wonder how they all got there. Was it planted? Was it just the way nature happened? Some people have their own theories. Of course the Indians are probably right. Something about the spirits...


Again, a land formation made out of different material.
This one explains the pictures on the rocks (or what they think they mean.


This is flat again, Texas.

Sorry, this one is sideways, but Murtle and Taco like to have their pictures taken at the campgrounds that we stayed at.