Heading to the great Southwest

So yesterday I traveled from Oklahoma City over to Albuquerque in New Mexico, with a brief visit to Texas in the middle. Texas does have the coolest rest stops, and all of them have Wi-Fi, even if it is a pretty weak signal.

But the most fun I had was at the Mesalands Dinosaur Museum in Tucumcari, NM. They have a unique setup, with the museum being run by the Mesalands Community College. What do they have that most places don't? Access to a foundry.

Most of their casts are actually solid bronze, and I must say, that makes for a real cool dinosaur exhibit. They have a large number of fossils and casts that you can touch as well, which always adds a nice immediacy to the experience. It took me about an hour to see everything, then run back and pose for pictures--a nice little experience.