Earlier this year, I visited Robert Smithson's Amarillo Ramp for the second time since 2009. The cold January sunshine and the solidly packed earth were welcome events after a failed attempt in May 2015 on the earthworks road trip with Ball State University. I learned so much about the piece through the extensive knowledge of Jon Revett that I am now able to fully understand how it was built...
evidenced by the original stakes ...
... and where the water from the lake bed was once drained ...
... the remains of where Robert Smithson's plane went down ...
... and the rock that serves as a memorial to the artist who was in the process of creating this earthwork.
There are still traces of LBK, the former "face" of the ramp but thankfully his signature neon green was primarily out of sight.
The most amusing remains were a giant teddy bear that resided under a tree for years until coyotes ripped it to shreds a day or two earlier. I departed wondering if the cotton stuffing will coat the cacti as long as the silver and green paint.
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