What is it about this world we live in that makes people want to prolaim they have the world's biggest this or that? You can't help but see and hear it all around you. We had the pleasure of seeing two such claims on our way into Pharr, TX. We never saw this first one before, because you can not see it going eastbound on Interstate 10 through New Mexico, near Las Cruces. It's only when you take the off ramp for the rest area that you get to see this:
THE WORLD'S LARGEST ROADRUNNER
High on a mesa over looking the city of Las Cruces sits this bird. He is comprised entirely from junk. He used to reside at the city dump until it closed. Who constructed him and why remains a mystery, but he found a home here in 2002. He is approximately 20 feet tall and 50 feet long. He atttracts a lot of attention as people gather to get a closer look. His only rival for the title World's Largest Roadrunner, is not far way in Fort Stockton, TX where Pisano Pete, made 
out of conrete, resides. Rumors of a bitter fued between the two still circulate, but I like to think the world is big enough for both of them.
Further down the road in San Antonio, Tx, if you happen down the 410 loop and can see around all the construction, you will come upon the North Star Mall. What makes this particular mall famous, is proclaiming itself the owners of :
THE WORLD'S LARGEST COWBOY BOOTS
This swanky pair of cowboy boots are made out of concrete. They are 40 feet tall and 35 fee wide and occupy a spot in front of Saks Fifth Avenue. It has been reported that in December they decorate them with Christmas lights to attract shoppers. Now I don't know if that works, but if the Jolly Green Giant ever tires from going barefoot, I know where he could find a pair of great looking boots!
On a side note, it never stops amazing me what we see while out on the road. On our trip into Pharr we must have passed at least 10 or 12 trucks with oversized loads, most carrying the large windmills or steel beams for construction. But this next one caught our eye. At first, from a distance it looked like a space ship, then as we got closer, and saw the propeller on the back, we figuered out that it was probably a ship tender.
That concludes my ramblings about the world's largest for now. I'm sure on our travels we will come across more claims of world's largest this or that. Makes you yearn to make your own mark on history, but I can't think of anything to be the world's largest at, so I'll just settle on being the World's Happiest Truck Driver's Wife.
High on a mesa over looking the city of Las Cruces sits this bird. He is comprised entirely from junk. He used to reside at the city dump until it closed. Who constructed him and why remains a mystery, but he found a home here in 2002. He is approximately 20 feet tall and 50 feet long. He atttracts a lot of attention as people gather to get a closer look. His only rival for the title World's Largest Roadrunner, is not far way in Fort Stockton, TX where Pisano Pete, made 
out of conrete, resides. Rumors of a bitter fued between the two still circulate, but I like to think the world is big enough for both of them.
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