"This giant avian first stood at the Las Cruces Foothills Landfill to draw attention to our consumption habits, the power of recycling, and how much we toss away into landfills," the Atlas Obscura says.

"The massive bird was then relocated to the rest area west of Las Cruces on I-10. The sculpture stands a whopping 20 feet tall and is composed of old shoes, cell phones, bike parts, and other recycled materials."

"The Recycled Roadrunner is 20 feet tall and 40 feet long. It's made up of materials found at the Old Foothills Landfill off Sonoma Ranch Boulevard by Olin Calk and Dan Smith," the Las Cruces Sun-News says.

"Recycled tennis shoes make up the roadrunner’s underside while phones, keyboards, crutches, kitchen utensils, hubcaps, golf clubs and myriad other items make up the bird’s wings and body. The sculpture is the perfect subject for a roadside game of I Spy, especially as you get closer to it.

"The Recycled Roadrunner was created in 1993 through a recycling education program bringing attention to waste. Its first home was near the landfill until it moved to its current location at the Scenic Overlook Rest Area in 2001. The rest area, which is roughly 10 miles from downtown Las Cruces, offers travelers and campers parking, restrooms and covered picnic tables."

"The Roadrunner, designed by artists Olin Calk and Dan Smith, was created in 1993 as part of a recycling education program for the Las Cruces Foothills Landfill. The large-scale artwork was meant to draw attention to the landfill and the issues regarding consumption, the potential reuse of some materials, and the recycling of mass consumed packaging residuals," the Inspired Imperfection says.

"The giant Roadrunner has become an icon of Las Cruces and in 2001, it was moved to the Scenic View Rest Area. Unfortunately, over the years the harsh desert climate negatively affected the materials of the sculpture, which were never designed to be permanent, and vandalism by visitors who wanted to put their own spin on the artwork took its toll.

"The current version of the Roadrunner Sculpture uses multimedia recycled elements like Volkswagen headlights, used sneakers, golf clubs, a trophy, old plastic toys, metal from the City of Las Cruces’ recycling center, and things gathered from local thrift stores."

"FROM THE PARKING LOT of an I-10 rest stop overlooking Las Cruces, this roadrunner statue impresses with its size alone. Weighing an estimated ton, its welded-rebar frame stretches 20 feet high and 40 feet wide. Its creator, artist and blacksmith Olin Calk, hangs out occasionally and watches as people walk closer," the New Mexico Magazine says.



"He loves to see the smiles that accompany their realization that rubbish provides its plumage—worn-out running shoes, computer keyboards, toys, trophies, and crutches. For eyes, it peers from a pair of Volkswagen headlights. Born in 1993 at a city landfill, Big Bird was intended to be a short-lived lesson in consumer waste for local schoolkids.

"Then residents fell in love with it. When the landfill closed, this homage to New Mexico’s state bird flew to its West Mesa roost, with two refurbishments along the way. Over the years, visitors tucked money into it, placed geocaches within it, scrawled their names upon it. “That says this work was successful,” Calk says. “They’re expressing public ownership of it. When people heard it was leaving, they said, ‘No, no, no, it has to stay. It’s our bird.’ ”

"This 20-foot tall sculpture of the New Mexico state bird was built in 1993 by local artist Olin Calk and is constructed entirely of recycled trash from the Las Cruces Recycling Center," the Las Cruces Directory says.

"To highlight our consumption patterns, the value of recycling, and how much waste we put in landfills, this huge Roadrunner first stood near the Las Cruces Foothills Landfill.

"The enormous bird was subsequently moved to an I-10 rest stop west of Las Cruces. The sculpture is 20 feet tall and made out of repurposed materials like cell phones, bicycle components, and old shoes."

"Olin Calk was the artist for a giant recycled roadrunner built entirely various items at the Las Cruces landfill. This roadrunner is sitting at, not 12 feet, not 15 feet. But 20 feet tall & 40 feet long. That would become the NEW record holder. It seems pretty fitting since the roadrunner is the OFFICIAL state bird of New Mexico<" the KLAQ says.

"You can still see the recycled roadrunner when traveling off of I-10 westbound. It's sitting between the mile markers 134 & 135. And sure enough... you'll see the giant bird standing proudly."

"This massive sculpture measures 40 feet across and 20 feet high. It is made out of multimedia recycled elements like Volkswagen headlights, used sneakers, golf clubs, a trophy, old plastic toys, metal from the City of Las Cruces’ recycling center, and things gathered from local thrift stores," the DP Review says.

"The eye is a car headlight. While I was shooting this, a trucker approached me from the rest stop. He was fascinated by the 500mm lens...probably thought it was a telescope positioned on my tripod with gimbal head. He said he never saw anything like it!

"The recycled roadrunner sculpture is located in a rest area off Interstate 10 just outside of Las Cruces, New Mexico."

"The sculpture is 20 feet high by 40 feet long and has been at the West Mesa rest area since 2001. It is made from recycled materials that were found at the City’s Foothills Landfill, and weighs about 1,600 pounds. The Roadrunner was initially created in 1993 as part of a recycling education program for the Foothills Landfill. The sculpture was originally meant to draw attention to the landfill," the City Of Las Cruces says.

"The current version of the Roadrunner Sculpture uses multimedia recycled elements including Volkswagen headlights, used sneakers, golf clubs, a trophy, old plastic toys, metal from the City of Las Cruces’ recycling center, and things gathered from local thrift stores.

"There is no charge for visitors and residents to view the stature at the Scenic View rest area. The rest area includes restrooms, several semi-private picnic shelters with outdoor grills, and parking for recreational vehicles. Overnight camping, with a maximum stay for 24 hours, is also available. The Scenic View rest area also offers dramatic and spectacular easterly views of Las Cruces, the Mesilla Valley, and the Organ Mountains."

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