On the way back from Comanche Stronghold I talk Gary into stopping at the DQ for ice-cream after our 6 mile hike with the ulterior motive of seeing the Thing! I have passed by the sign for years and I have decided life is to short to not stop!
Gary waits in the Truck while I venture in. Only $1.00 to see the thing? What a deal!
There are three large buildings full of stuff
Just continue to follow the yellow footprints
A large Steel cage is filled with wood carvings of people being tortured by ancient methods - "Is the only one of its kind" I don't understand why?
The second building contains a wall of cubicles containing all sorts of paraphenalia.
and stuff and more stuff
Finally in building 3 I get to see the Thing! What is it? Mystery of the Desert! It's a wonder!
A mummified Mother and Child beleived to be created by the original owner in 1950 as a sideshow attraction
and then there is more stuff. It was visited by RoadsideAmerica.com recently and in 2012, someone put a review on Tripadvisor all upset because it was not a western themed museum and left in disgust after seeing the Rolls Royce with Hitler in the back seat in building one. The husband commented that the Thing” was a 50’s alien sci fi movie and the wife wondered if Hitler was the ultimate space alien.
This guy is contemplating all that
To think that family not only missed seeing the thing, but missed this too!
A well spent $1. After I saw the Thing, we got the Pumpkin Pie and Apple Pie Blizzards. Both were good but I think the Apple Pie won out.
We had passed thru the Texas Canyon on our way in but didn't get to stop and take pictures
Some of the coolest rock formations I've seen. Located between the Dragoon Mountains and Little Dragoon Mountains.
The Stagecoach route of the Butterfield Overland Mail passed through here from 1858 to 1862
A pretty productive day.
We had passed thru the Texas Canyon on our way in but didn't get to stop and take pictures
A pretty productive day.
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