A couple days ago, we had some time to kill in Redmond, OR while having some warranty work done on the RV. Our most interesting adventure of the day was the Petersen Rock Garden, a few miles south of town.
Petersen was a farmer who loved rocks, spent 17 years collecting rocks and building the various structures pictured here. Included are creative versions of the US Capitol building (with peacock), statue of liberty and Independence Hall.
The engraved stone below says 'enjoy yourself, it's later than you think.'
Lots of peacocks and assorted breeds of chickens wander around the grounds. This one chicken, black and white speckled fellow, very much wanted to be my friend, followed me around awhile, finally decided I wasn't up for a relationship with his (her?) kind of chick, and went back to doing whatever it was doing.
There's also a small museum with lots of rocks, some pictures and historical stuff about Petersen, who died in 1952.
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