Thursday, July 06, 2006

Sculptures along Enchanted Highway

Teddy Rides Again. This sculpture is a tribute to Theodore Roosevelt's part in North Dakota's history. The sculpture was built of used well pipes. Teddy and his favorite horse stand 51 feet tall and weigh over 9000 pounds.

Pheasants on the Prairie. Three dimensional sculptures made of wire mesh that was originally used for screening gravel. The rooster is 70 feet long and 40 feet tall. The hen is 60 feet long and 35 feet tall. Chicks are 20 feet long and 15 feet tall.

Geese in Flight sculpture is in the 2002 Guinness World Book of records as the largest scrap metal sculpture in the world. It was built of used oil well pipes and oil tanks and weighs over 75 tons. The largest goose has a 30 foot wing span and is 19 feet long. The sun ray is 156 feet long and 110 feet tall. Posted by Picasa

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