Alright, I know you’ve been dying to know where this sign was posted.
If you are ever traveling through Nevada along I-80, your sight will be teased with this crazy structure.
You will speed by it at 75 mph (because you don’t go 85 anymore after that ticket in California), blink, rub your eyes, and look back, daring your brain to process the sight. You may question: Was that a mirage? We are in the desert, after all. Could there really be something interesting to look at out here amidst the tumbleweeds and infinite dust? And just WHAT IN THE WORLD IS IT?
And if you have been on that awful stretch of I-80 for long enough, you will just file that question away and keep going. Because stopping in the desert only means you have to remain in the desert that much longer.
But if you have driven past that structure since you were 9 years old, you will finally say, “Enough is enough. What IS this place?” And you will stop.
A Native American named Rolling Mountain Thunder created this fascinating structure as a monument to Native Americans. He built it (with some help from wanderers) during the 60’s and 70’s from items found within a radius of Imlay, Nevada.
The only thing he paid for during the construction of the house/building/artwork/thing was concrete. He wanted to make a statement that the “white man” is wasteful. And the statement is loud and clear as you walk around the property, viewing hundreds of bottles creatively used for insulation in the walls,
police car windshields transformed into windows,
who-knows-what as part of a fence/wall
and old cars and machines as fences,
to name just a few.
We discovered that the “Enter at Your Own Risk” is a necessary sign as we tiptoed around and through broken glass and who knows what else.
The little dear got to walk for only a smidgen of a second before we realized she was about to eat glass.
So…if you ever find yourself in the middle of Nevada, bored out of your mind, do stop at this place. You can’t miss it. Plus, it is truly fascinating to see up close. Just be sure to wear steel-toed boots.
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and a hard hat!
Looks interesting!
I actually stopped there once when The boys were small and we were on our way to or from Utah for a visit. It’s interesting because I can’t help wondering if he built that on state property or private property, did he need a permit, did he get permission? Just wondering??
Why have I never seen this?? How weird, but I totally want a closer look!
Wow! That is fascinating!!! I love neat things like that. I will keep that in mind for next time we are on a road trip thru Nevada!
I LOVE places like that! I’d love to find myself in Nevada sometime! We have said that we want to make a point to travel more. Road trip here we come!
Thanks so much for stopping by my blog!
Wow, I don’t remember that place and I’m sure I’ve driven past it. Maybe I was sleeping every time I passed that place. I’m so glad you took photos though so we could all be amazed along with you!! Definitely stopping when I see it!
That is one of the things I like about you—you stop to smell the roses. Or in this case you got off the beaten path to check out the junk. You never experience the unusall if you keep on drivin. Thanks.