There’s a small town just west of Palm Springs, along I-10, called Cabazon, near Banning. You may remember hearing about the Cabazon fires last fall when four fire-fighters were killed fighting the blaze. It was a very big story out here, and devastating to most, since the fire had been started by an arsonist, near Cabazon. The fire quickly spread to near the Idyllwild, engulfing many thousands of acres along the way, before being contained.

Every time I travel to L.A. I have to pass this giant T-Rex and brontosaurus at the Cabazon exit, on the north side of the interstate. It’s really just an attraction, complete with restaurant, truck stop, and even a go-cart track. I had stopped in briefly once before, but decided against shooting as it was mid-day and the light sucked. I also didn’t want to come as a tourist who stopped at stupid road-side tourist novelties. But, I finally broke down one evening, after doing a little shopping at the outlet mall just further down the road. You may have seen this stupid dinosaur if you frequent many other blog sites, as I have seen it in at least two other sites.

At any rate, this is my rendition of the tourist-trap carnivore oddity.