Harney Basin Glyphs, Southeast Oregon

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42°33'44.44"N 119°32'35.08"W

These geoglyphs can be found west of Flook Lake, southeast Oregon, in the Harney Basin. The glyphs on the right seem to be a series of five nested concentric rings, with the largest being close to 1000 feet in diameter. There are a multitude of other glyphs nearby, though it's difficult to determine what they are supposed to represent. It's possible the glyphs were formed using the alkali salts readily available from the dry playa lake bed, in much the same way as the chalk geoglyphs of the british isles.

Mysterious Hart Mt. Antelope Refuge "Hotdog"

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42°32'42.94"N 119°29'54.69"W

I'm sure there is a very logical and simple explanation for this, whatever it is. What it looks like, is a giant hotdog. It is 355 feet long, and 150 feet wide, situated in the center of what appears to be a playa lake bed (with alkali salt flats) on or near the Hart Mountain Antelope Refuge, Oregon. The site is approximately 20 miles east of Chandler State Park. Anyone have any ideas?

Hombre del Rio, Cordoba, Spain

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37°52'46.04"N 4°46'28.24"W

In April 2006, the "Hombre del Rio", or Man of the River, mysteriously appeared in the Guadalquivir river. Even city officials claimed that no one had gotten approval to place the large sculpture of a bathing man in the middle of the river! It was later learned that it was the product of Cordovan artists Rafael Cornejo and Francisco Marcos. It is built of polyester, and weighs 2,000 kilograms. It's 5 meters long and affixed to the river bed with an anchor chain 12 meters long.

Cadillac Ranch, Amarillo, Texas

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35°11'15.04"N 101°59'12.97"W

Cadillac Ranch is a large example of land art near Amarillo, Texas. It was created in 1974 by by Chip Lord, Hudson Marquez and Doug Michels, who were a part of the art group called Ant Farm. Cadillac Ranch is visible from the highway, and though it is located on private land, visiting it is tacitly encouraged. In addition, writing graffiti on or otherwise spray-painting the vehicles is also encouraged, and the vehicles, which have long since lost their original colors, are wildly decorated.

Freeway Art Projects, Phoenix, Arizona

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33°26'14.94"N 111°58'46.13"W

A nice example of the sort of freeway art projects being done in Phoenix, Arizona. This design is just south of Sky Harbor International Airport, and just a stone's throw away from the "freeway turtles" featured elsewhere in this blog.

Excuse me, but there's a giant monkey on the golf course...

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13°10'9.67"N 59°37'2.73"W

Its a green monkey. On a golf course. In Barbados. 'Nuff said. LOL