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Canadian Tire now sells dinosaur statues. $30k each.

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This Week in Dinosaur News: New herbivorous dinosaur with weird scissor like teeth, and more

Matheronodon provincialis reconstruction by Lukas Panzarin   New herbivorous dinosaur, Matherodon provincialis, found with large scissor like teeth Chair of the Friends of Dinosaur Isle Museum shared an update about the Dinosaur Isle Dinosaurs Among Us, is opening November 18 at the science museum COSI in Columbus, Ohio  Big Bend National Park in Texas now has some dinosaurs on display There…

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The Incredible Statues Of Mongolia • Lazer Horse

The statues of Mongolia rise proud from the barren landscape in such an epic manner, I thought I'd share some of the most dramatic with you.

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OK, I'm trying to write a chapter on the history of dinosaur statues, but I'm having a hard time finding information! Can anyone refer me to an expert on dinosaur art, roadside attractions, or something like that?

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 --> camping at Neuljae

Neul Pass is connected by a road, and it's at the trailhead to the BDDGT section that skirts along the Songnisan National Park. After Gyu and his uncle drove off, we trudged up the bank of the road to see a tall Baekdudaegan stele, a small orchard and the sansindang/mountain spirit shrine discussed in our guidebook. A sansin, or male mountain deity, embodies the energy and spirit of the Baekdudaegan. But also check this out for some herstory of Korea's mountain-spirit worship.

I felt drops of rain, and it was getting late. Well, what harm was it to sleep in a mountain shrine? The dirty and scuffed floor inside suggested that people come and go frequently.

We stuck our bags inside and walked past the rows of saplings when three carloads of people arrived at the pass. The men's and women's arms were laden with blankets and boxes as though they were going on a midnight picnic. We assumed they were either going to the shrine or another spot further up the trail. Whatever. We had water to find at the rest area down the road to the west. If they kicked us out of the shrine, so be it. We said hello and walked down the road.

The hyugeso was where the guidebook said it would be with a few minor changes. Although it still had a jeongja and a toilet, the city had abandoned its upkeep. The toilet blocks were empty of water while the bowls were full of shit; a blueberry farmer was storing his or her equipment and about 50 potted plants; and the small lawn between the jeongja and exercise machines had become home to large dinosaurs. Well, dinosaur statues.

So we thought, why not sleep next to dinosaurs by a toilet that has running water to its sinks?

At twilight, I walked back up the road to check the situation at the shrine and report to Ben. I was surprised to find two women kneeling before candles at the base of the Baekdudaegan stele. A glow emanated from the cracks in the wood of the mountain shrine. 

Shit, those people are here to pray to the mountain spirits, I thought. I slowly and quietly approached the shrine. What do I do? How do I get our bags? I did what I had to do. I went to the door and opened it slowly. The door creaked loudly. Ssshhhiiittt, how embarrassing. Inside were maybe 10 people sitting cross-legged in the room, the radiance of numerous candles drawing the center bodies in silhouettes. They were chanting quietly. I smelled incense. A man to the left looked at me in annoyance. 

Our bags had been dragged to either side of the doorway. Mianhaeyo, mianhaeyo, mianhaeyo, I repeated. A woman to the right stood up and lugged my bag closer to me. I grabbed it and then Ben's bag to hoist to the ground. Mianhaeyo, I said again. She just smiled and closed the doors behind me.

I set Ben's bag against a small stone statue and retrieved a headlamp from my pack for the walk back.

Ben called me at the road, and I told him to come get his bag. We definitely wouldn't be sleeping at the shrine. I interrupted a sacred shamanic ceremony, Ben, I said. I feel really bad about it, but I also feel lucky to have witnessed such a thing. Yep. What a coincidence.

Thus the dinosaur jeongja was our home for the night.

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Roadside Dinosaurs - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

There are literally thousands of roadside dinosaurs in the world. The best website, if you love strange roadside attraction in general, is agilitynut.com. These dinosaurs are just a few of the strange dinosaurs located off major highways. Some good, and some terrible roadside dinosaurs across several states.

1 - Outside of the town of Erlian in China on the Mongolian border, you can find this statue of two amorous sauropods kissing across the highway. It was built to showcase the region's reputation as a fossil hotspot.

2 - A very sorry looking dino located in the city of Victorville, California.

3 - This 100-ton T.Rex was created in 1981 by sculptor Claude K. Bell to draw visitors to his Wheel Inn Cafe. At one time, a slide was built into the Tyrannosaurs' tail, but it was later filled in with concrete. You can purchase souvenirs at a museum shop located inside Ms. Dinny, a 150-ton Apatosaurus considered the largest concrete dinosaur in the world, located in Cabazon, California.

4 - Entrance to Kentucky’s Dinosaur World. One of the creepiest sites of all.

5 - Cowboys and Dinosaurs, as well matched as cowboys and aliens, spotted in Natural Bridge, Virginia.

6 - Rainbow Rock Shop in Holbrook, Arizona has a rather large display of very nice dinosaurs.

7 - This is Wrinkles, a strange creature who greets visitors outside of the Jurupa Mountains Discovery Center in Jurupa, California.

8 & 9 - Dinosaur World - an abandoned theme park of decaying dinosaurs in Beaver, Arkansas. All of the components necessary to be truly creepy.

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