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Monday, March 30, 2009

Back from Ridgway PA, never heard of it?


Well neither had I. Apparently, it is the most famous, unfamous place I'd never heard of. Ridgway, is home of the world chainsaw carving competitions. And THAT is exactly what it sounds like, giant logs of wood being carved into pretty pieces of art using giant buzzy chainsaws. Ridgway, and the towns around there are also home to Elk. At first I thought they were just big deer with antlers, okay they are. But, they are a lot bigger, and so when you stand next to one (okay so a STUFFED one at the Carnegie Museum, real ones are hard to come by), they are quite impressive.

Talking about things stuffed, Walruses, are HUGE. The tv sci shows don't do them justice. Either that or the sneaky Carnegie Museum peeps found the biggest, baddest walrus shot it, stuffed it, and plopped it behind a pane of glass. Just so you know, for your knowledge, if anyone reads this, mountain goats too are huge-arific.

Carnegie also has a giant collection of minerals. You would not believe the type of things earth has the ability to spew out. I shall add pictures of my outing. Up next, a soliloquy on rocks. I LOVE them! I collect them! I admire and kiss them and tuck them in at night. Each one different than the next, all colors, shapes, and sounds......ahhhh.

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