Lupton, Arizona -
Giant Teepee

Giant Teepee

The distinctive giant yellow teepee lures I-40 drivers into pulling off for a look -- and maybe a browse at the Tomahawk Indian Store. Roadsideamerica.com Report...

Chief Yellowhorse Trading Post

Chief Yellowhorse died September 27, 1999 of a heart attack. [Tom Landers, 06/10/2003]

[RA: 2006 - Reported closed, though it may reopen eventually, managed by a new owner.]

Chief Yellowhorse - Vague Recollections

I remember this on our 1969 trip along Route 66 in Arizona like it was yesterday. I also know the signs are long gone, because I looked for them in 1975. Anyway, about a mile after the usual sign telling about souvenirs at Chief Yellowhorse, there was a sign warning "Chief Yellowhorse is a big rip-off!" Then came a sign telling about "Authentic Indian art work at Chief Yellowhorse," followed by a sign saying "Chief Yellowhorse's Indian art work is made in Japan!" This antiphon (look that up in your Funk & Wagnalls) of signs advertising and blasting Chief Yellowhorse went on for miles, and, and as we drove, we couldn't wait to see what the anti-Yellowhorse signs would say. [Paul Rabe, 09/06/1998]

[RA: Tipster Jim Ward reported in 1998: "Chief Yellowhorse's Roadside stand is still going strong. I stopped there last April on an Arizona roadtrip. The souvenir I bought was a glass paperweight containing a lump of cow dung and the inscription "Arizona Bullshit". The guy behind the counter said it was the only thing he sold actually made in Arizona."]