Coming attraction: Allosaurus silhouette to welcome motorists

The marketing of the Greybull area as a place where dinosaurs once roamed freely continues.
The latest example is a 10-foot tall, 14-foot-long silhouette of an allosaurus that will soon be installed west of town along U.S. Highway 14-16-20 as part of a collaboration between Grow Greybull and the Greybull Museum.
Eddie Johnson, who heads the museum’s board of directors, said the silhouette is expected to arrive in Greybull on Friday, Feb. 16 and be installed that same day.  While Johnson is uncertain of precisely when this will happen, he’s is hopeful some residents turn out for the occasion.
So why a silhouette?
“I saw an ad showing the silhouette between Casper and Shoshoni and i guess you could say it piqued my interest,” he said. “I found out who did it, made a call ... and got a cost estimate.”
307 First, a nonprofit organization, is behind all the highway silhouettes that are popping up across the Cowboy State.  Its website explains that the silhouettes “encourage people to admire our unique views and fall even more in love with this place we call home.”
307 First charges only for the cost of the metal, which in this case, is being picked up by Grow Greybull and the Greybull Museum.  Delivery and setup are included, according to Johnson.