Arizona's Giant Kokopelli: A Desert Guardian Along the Highway

I was cruising along Highway 260 when a 32-foot golden figure suddenly rose above the roadside, flute pointed toward the Arizona sky. Camp Verde had apparently been keeping a giant secret, and there was no chance I was driving past without stopping. This is the World’s Largest Kokopelli, a towering roadside landmark that somehow manages to look both playful and completely at home in the desert. I had not planned to visit it, which made the discovery even better. One second I was watching the roa