Day Three - Cabazon, CA to Phoenix, AZ. Leaving the train in Palm Springs, CA, Woody made his way out to Cabazon, California. Now it's famous for it's Morongo Indian Casino, But when Woody took his trip, the Casino was still very small, and Claude Bell's two Dinosaurs, Rex and Dinny, stood like silent sentinals over the windy but peaceful I-10 corridor. These giant concrete Dinosaurs were built to draw customer's to the restauraunt Claude Bell opened in 1958 called "The Wheel Inn." The large 'Brontosaurus' was built first, and construction began in 1960, on the Dinosaur who is now known worldwide as "Dinny."

Despite looking very.. er.. prehistoric, "Mr. Rex" wasn't started until 1981, so at the time of Woody's visit, he had barely celebrated his 23rd Birthday. Unfortunately, Claude Bell died in 1988, and wasn't able to continue work on any more statues, including his planned Wooly Mammoth. But maybe one day someone with a high tolerance for heat, dust, and wind will go out and finish the job for him. Claude did live long enough to see his Dinosaurs immortalized on film in 1985's "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure." It would be the Dinosaurs' major motion picture Debut, and Tim Burton's directorial debut as well.

Of course, Woody loves these giants for a different reason.. perhaps he sees something of himself in them. After all, they are made of the same stuff. Touring bands stop at these Dinosaurs on a regular basis when they are coming into, or leaving from, California. Standard tourists are becoming thin these days, and in fact, in later years these Dinos were sold to an organization dedicated to the teaching of creationism. But before the rhetoric these were just two great dinos.

There's one other Concrete friend of Woody's here, and he's much less famous, though he stands watch over the door of 'The Wheel Inn' - where Pee Wee... well, you'll just have to refresh your own memory by watching the movie again! This less famous relative of the Dinosaurs is the old Prospector and his Mule. These statues are much akin to CLaude's original work, the statues at Knotts Berry Farm, near Woody's home. They figure in this story prominently as Woody's means of conveyance the rest of the way to Arizona. One may wonder how this inanimate statue could take on any passengers. Well, don't think about it too much, or our protagonist will come into question next!

Desert Journeys are long, and the Prospector had a long mule ride back to California, so Woody disembarked in the Desert outside of Phoenix. Making his way to a nearby highway rest stop, he decided to spend the night under the stars in the nearby desert. Snakes and Scorpions don't scare Woody. He's not only a master of all creatures, he's also concrete.