Melissa Shoreland of Wappingers Falls, New York, discovered the sign on the left while on a road trip through Death Valley, and wondered whether the added accessory was a hula hoop or a small surfboard. When Megan Edwards found the one on the right in Goblin Valley, Utah, it was pretty clear that the added feature was a hula hoop. Closer inspection of the cow revealed that the hoop had been screened onto a transparent decal -- invisible from a distance and in the photo.

A little sleuthing around the Web turned up a variety of pieces of information about hula hoop-enhanced signs around the country, probably best summarized in this article by Thomas Slatin.

Photographed 9/10/04 (Death Valley) & 8/20/05 (Goblin Valley)
Posted on RoadTrip America 8/05