Picked this up in upstate NY on Thursday. Don't recall the town name, tho.
Over sized and odd ball attractions
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Picked this up in upstate NY on Thursday. Don't recall the town name, tho.
There is one of those down by Staunton Il, also...
Putt...
There's one here in Canton somewhere!
BakerBoy
It's all small stuff.
This is in the front yard of a house in Wibaux, MT, located here.
Left to right in the picture:
2 trikes
a horse
a chair
a cowboy, with holster/gun & rifle
The horse and cowboy are made from agricultural culverts.
Left to right in the picture:
2 trikes
a horse
a chair
a cowboy, with holster/gun & rifle
The horse and cowboy are made from agricultural culverts.
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BakerBoy
It's all small stuff.
Well, this one was interesting to me... but it may not fit this thread?? This sign and the White Butte are at Amidon ND. The GPS showed I was at 2940 ft elevation at the time, so the butte was about 560 ft higher than the plains.
Sadly many road signs in ND are riddled with bullet holes (either that or rocks from all the wind).
Sadly many road signs in ND are riddled with bullet holes (either that or rocks from all the wind).
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Well, this one was interesting to me... but it may not fit this thread?? This sign and the White Butte are at Amidon ND. The GPS showed I was at 2940 ft elevation at the time, so the butte was about 560 ft higher than the plains.
Sadly many road signs in ND are riddled with bullet holes (either that or rocks from all the wind).
So... if you're standing on the top off that hill..... ah... never mind... too easy.
BakerBoy
It's all small stuff.
Harlowton MT was an interesting diversion when I rolled through there on 5/18/09.
The sunflower appears to be made from an old water tank...the petals were cut out from the side of the tank and bent over to form the flower shape.
The rail boxcar is well cared for. I wasn't aware of electric boxcars in this region, but this link gives a good description of it's use up to 1974 in Harlowton.
The Graves hotel is in disrepair, but it struck me as much more grand than the famous Buffalo Bill's Irma Hotel on the main street in Cody WY.
The sunflower appears to be made from an old water tank...the petals were cut out from the side of the tank and bent over to form the flower shape.
The rail boxcar is well cared for. I wasn't aware of electric boxcars in this region, but this link gives a good description of it's use up to 1974 in Harlowton.
The Graves hotel is in disrepair, but it struck me as much more grand than the famous Buffalo Bill's Irma Hotel on the main street in Cody WY.
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BakerBoy
It's all small stuff.
BakerBoy
It's all small stuff.
Last summer I saw this boogie man statue next to the road in Joliet MT, but it was a very hot day and I was not in the mood to stop. So I took a sidetrip there this week and got these shots.
These are along the roadside at the Charles Ringer Gallery.
There were a few other interesting whimsical outdoor metal sculptures, but these two caught my fancy.
These are along the roadside at the Charles Ringer Gallery.
There were a few other interesting whimsical outdoor metal sculptures, but these two caught my fancy.
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BakerBoy
It's all small stuff.
I enjoyed getting these shots... hopefully you're enjoying them too.
This one is a statue dedicated to Jim Bridger; it is in Bridger MT.
Jim Bridger was quite the mountain man and adventurer. There are many places named after him.
This one is a statue dedicated to Jim Bridger; it is in Bridger MT.
Jim Bridger was quite the mountain man and adventurer. There are many places named after him.
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Last summer I saw this boogie man statue next to the road in Joliet MT, but it was a very hot day and I was not in the mood to stop. So I took a sidetrip there this week and got these shots.
These are along the roadside at the Charles Ringer Gallery.
There were a few other interesting whimsical outdoor metal sculptures, but these two caught my fancy.
Caption for image #2: "BOOGA BOOGA my little plastic friend." :crackup
BakerBoy
It's all small stuff.
dmulk
Dan Mulkiewicz
I'm surprised no one has posted a picture of Coop yet??
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Capt_Gruuvy
Stay-at-Home Astronaut
If you point your ST East and go really really fast you end up here:
Not really an oddity, but best placer to post as I failed to get the old IA tag to go with this one:
John Oo has the details on this rock, but it's been repainted many times to keep it clean and update the images, just off I-80 west of Des Moines.
John Oo has the details on this rock, but it's been repainted many times to keep it clean and update the images, just off I-80 west of Des Moines.
John OoSTerhuis
Life Is Good!
Not really an oddity, but best placer to post as I failed to get the old IA tag to go with this one:
John Oo has the details on this rock, but it's been repainted many times to keep it clean and update the images, just off I-80 west of Des Moines.
Hi George. Glad you got a chance to see the Rock. Seems appropriate, this being Memorial Day weekend.
For those of you traveling I-80, be sure to take a half hour and visit this unique bit of middle Americana:
POW-MIA painted rock: only 1.5 miles south of I-80 (exit 86) on Hwy 25, towards Greenfield, IA. (west of Des Moines)
http://www.icwest.com/tc/adair_county_iowa.htm
Also referred to as Freedom Rock:
http://www.ticz.com/homes/users/bob/On-A-Rock/On-A-Rock.htm
Regards, John
US Army, Retired
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AzDesertRider
On 16th St!!!(maybe it's Ave instead of St) We go right by it when we go see Kent S's parents. We thought it would make a good tag, but it is mobile so we nixed the idea.
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