This is a hard one to crack for me.  Maybe someone else can give it a go.  
Here goes:

We've heard of a home where the buffalo roam, and the deer and the
antelope play.  But seldom is heard of an encouraging word from
hospitable dinosaurs suggesting where to stay.  Tell us what highway
is overrun by these reptiles.

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Request for Question Clarification by cynthia-ga on 25 Aug 2006 23:55 PDT

I have 3 guesses:

1) I'm going with Highway 180, the Petrified Forest National Park:
http://www.petrified.forest.national-park.com/how.htm

2) I-40, it also goes by the Petrified Forest:
http://www.historic66.com/arizona/det-az1.html
There's mentions of dinosaurs that can be seen from I-40

..."The International Petrified Forest/Museum of the Americas/Dinosaur
Park is here. Not related to the national park service, still quite a
collection. The dinosaurs can be seen from I-40..."

3) QUESTION: What is the actual name of the highway known as the dinosaur highway?
ANSWER: Texas State Highway 183, near Leander, Texas, USA.
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/History_and_Myths/Question274310.html

Let me know if you like one of these.

~~Cynthia

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Request for Question Clarification by cynthia-ga on 26 Aug 2006 11:12 PDT

How about this:

..."Advertised with a baby Brachiosaurus at the nearby Comfort Inn.."
http://www.files.tellmewhereonearth.com/Photos%20Fossils/Dino%20World%20Brachiosaurus%20at%20hotel%202.JPG

I found it by entering this into Google Images:

dinosaur billboard
http://images.google.com/images?q=dinosaur+billboard&hl=en

It led me here: 
http://tellmewhereonearth.com/Web%20Pages/Fossils/Fossils_Page_10.htm

Howdy purplelady-ga,

Thanks for accepting this as the answer to your question.

As there are too many "numbered" highways that would address the question,
and a good named "highway" that directly answers the question, it would
appear that the "Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway" is the answer to the
overall question of "Tell us what highway is overrun by these reptiles."
http://www.dinosaurdiamond.org/Index.htm

"The two-state Byway combines opportunities to see dinosaur bones being
excavated and prepared by paleontologists for museum display. Visit the
museums along the Byway that showcase reconstructed skeletons and
fleshed-out recreations of dinosaurs found in the area."

Fitting the "hospitable dinosaurs suggesting where to stay" part of the
"riddle" there is this location.

"Dinah from the Dine-a-Ville Motel Vernal, UT"
http://www.agilitynut.com/dinos/6.html

"Dinah, the 30' tall pink fiberglass Brontosaurus with long lashes, has been
welcoming folks to town since the early 1970s. In 1969, George Millecam, the
owner of the Dine-a-Ville Motel, decided to build some dinosaurs to attract
customers."

Note that Vernal, Utah is on (among others) Highways 40 and 191, which is
part of, and included in, the Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway!

If you need any clarification, please feel free to ask.


Search strategy: Personal experience with stretches of the highway.

Also, a Google search on: dinsoaur motel
://www.google.com/search?q=dinosaur+motel

Looking Forward, denco-ga - Google Answers Researcher

Great Answer

Howdy purplelady-ga,

I am going to do this as a comment to see if someone can come up with a
better answer, but I am almost certain that the answer is the "Dinosaur
Diamond Prehistoric Highway."
http://www.dinosaurdiamond.org/Index.htm

"The two-state Byway combines opportunities to see dinosaur bones being
excavated and prepared by paleontologists for museum display. Visit the
museums along the Byway that showcase reconstructed skeletons and
fleshed-out recreations of dinosaurs found in the area."

If the above seems reasonable to you, please tell me and I will post it
as the answer to your question.

Looking Forward, denco-ga - Google Anaswers Researcher

Hi Denco & Cynthia, 
I've seen info about all of these but couldn't actually pinpoint one.  
I'm still trying to find some kind of reference to dinosaurs
suggesting where to stay.  I'm thinking that this is being done by
some time of signage???

Howdy purplelady-ga,

If you want to fit the "hospitable dinosaurs suggesting where to stay" part
of the "riddle" there is this location.

"Dinah from the Dine-a-Ville Motel Vernal, UT"
http://www.agilitynut.com/dinos/6.html

"Dinah, the 30' tall pink fiberglass Brontosaurus with long lashes, has been
welcoming folks to town since the early 1970s. In 1969, George Millecam, the
owner of the Dine-a-Ville Motel, decided to build some dinosaurs to attract
customers."

Note that Vernal, Utah is on (among others) Highways 40 and 191, which is
part of, and included in, the Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway!

As there are too many "numbered" highways that would address the question,
and a good named "highway" that directly answers the question, I still
think that the Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway is the answer to the
overall question of "Tell us what highway is overrun by these reptiles."

Looking Forward, denco-ga - Google Answers Researcher

Another possibility is the Cabazon Dinosaurs on Interstate 10:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinny_the_Dinosaur

Thank you Denco.  I agree with your answer.  Great Job once again.  :)

Thanks for the kind comment, 5 star rating and nice tip, purplelady-ga.

Glad to have been of service.

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