{"id":1415,"date":"2010-01-01T22:33:23","date_gmt":"2010-01-02T06:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malimish.com\/blog\/?p=1415"},"modified":"2010-05-24T06:58:51","modified_gmt":"2010-05-24T14:58:51","slug":"dinosaurs-in-the-desert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malimish.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/01\/dinosaurs-in-the-desert\/","title":{"rendered":"Dinosaurs in the Desert."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For those of you who are old enough to remember <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8-Pdlxd_rro\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Pee Wee&#8217;s Big Adventure&#8221;<\/a><\/em>, this dinosaur below should look familiar.<br \/>\n<a title=\"dinasour by mali mish, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danlin\/4056918049\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3199\/4056918049_75080247da.jpg\" alt=\"dinasour\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->We drive by this place quite often as we are frequent visitors to the area and pass through here each time we head east to Arizona. It is usually late in the evening or for one reason or another, we never have a chance to stop. This being the first time in awhile that we are driving by during the day as we are driving home from a <a href=\"http:\/\/malimish.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/02\/fall-camping-at-lake-cahuilla-in-la-quinta-ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">10 day trip in Lake Cahuilla<\/a>, we had to stop here for a quick bite to eat and of course a long over due photo op.<br \/>\n<a title=\"P1110890 by mali mish, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danlin\/4057648822\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2677\/4057648822_3a4e4afed3.jpg\" alt=\"P1110890\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We always have to look carefully into a crowded parking lot before we commit to making the turn. Being an extended van towing another 25 ft trailer, the last thing we want to do is get stuck \u00a0having to back our way out. Lucky for us, there were 6 parking spaces in a row right under the Brontosaurus&#8217; neck!<br \/>\n<a title=\"mali mish. dinosour. by mali mish, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danlin\/4056894533\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3530\/4056894533_77f8b75980.jpg\" alt=\"mali mish. dinosour.\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This area is known for its high winds and you will notice immediately by seeing the sea of wind turbines churning away in the distance.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2670\/4235677591_9db05a2716.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ava did not overlook the fact that it was REALLLYY WIIINDYYYY!!!!<br \/>\n<a title=\"crazy hair. by mali mish, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danlin\/4057637100\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2803\/4057637100_f41debc6e7.jpg\" alt=\"crazy hair.\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>OK, say cheese!!<br \/>\n<a title=\"dada. ava. dinosour. by mali mish, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danlin\/4057640058\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3522\/4057640058_69b2940bf4.jpg\" alt=\"dada. ava. dinosour.\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mama, this dinosaur has little arms!&#8221;<br \/>\n<a title=\"mama. ava. dinasour. by mali mish, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danlin\/4056903525\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2463\/4056903525_c7900592bb.jpg\" alt=\"mama. ava. dinasour.\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But why the big teeth!?!?&#8221;<br \/>\n<a title=\"mama. ava. dinasour. by mali mish, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danlin\/4057645958\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2721\/4057645958_c32ebbe01a.jpg\" alt=\"mama. ava. dinasour.\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dada, I think he needs to cut his nails.&#8221;<br \/>\n<a title=\"touching toes. by mali mish, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danlin\/4056912269\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3517\/4056912269_65a7eaa6e8.jpg\" alt=\"touching toes.\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you ever drive pass <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=33.920144,-116.773574&amp;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&amp;sspn=39.184175,79.013672&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=h&amp;z=16\" target=\"_blank\">highway 10 near Cabazon<\/a>, don&#8217;t forget to look to your north for these dinosaurs and <em>Tell them Large Marge sent ya<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p>the end,<br \/>\nmarlene<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those of you who 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