![]() ![]() Several of the other denizens of George Millecam’s Dinosaur Park are displayed in other towns in the area as well.ĭelicate Arch framing the La Sal Mountains at dawn. The dinosaur park didn’t do that well, and George sold the motel, which eventually folded and the statue was donated to the city of Vernal and mounted outside of town. There are also tons of tiny copies of Dinah floating round. Vernal Utah is near the western entrance of the Dinosaur National Monument, and there are numerous dinosaur-related statues, diners, shops, etc., as you can imagine. His wife Helen designed Dinah and build a 5” model which was copied to make this 40 foot fiberglas version. In 1958, George Millecam, the owner of the Dine-a-Ville Motel, decided to build a dinosaur park to attract customers. I don’t often see a 40 foot tall bubble-gum pink fiberglas dinosaur with eyelashes.ĭinah is sort of the unofficial mascot for northeastern Utah. Not only was I ready for a short break, but when I saw this from the highway, I simply had to pull off and shoot it. It is a long drive (700 miles), and by the time I reached Vernal I had driven over 470 miles (nothing but miles and miles of relatively empty space). ![]() I drove to Moab, Utah from Yellowstone National Park, where I had just completed ten days of training photographers how to shoot wildlife. Then why did you include her on this page, you ask? The Banner below leads to the Scenic Collections page where a Gallery can be selected.ĭirect Link to images of Arches National Park:ĭinah the Dinosaur is not at Arches National Park. Images in this section are in a number of different Galleries on the Photoshelter website. Use your back button to return to this page. This page contains 50 images of red rock fins, spires, hoodoos and arches. Pressure of the rock caused the salt to move, fracturing the rock and allowing erosion to formįins, which over time were further eroded, forming the arches for which the Park is famous. Located just outside of Moab, Utah, it contains over 2000 natural arches in a geologic paradise ofĮntrada Sandstone lying atop an enormous salt bed in the high desert of Southeastern Utah. Arches National Park contains the largest concentration of natural sandstone arches in the world. ![]()
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