~North Dakota~

Our day started in Miles City, Montana.

You always need a little yo-yoking in the morning

I thought this was funny.

Our car was filthy so I guess we were "Un American"

Hello, North Dakota.

It wasn't nearly as flat as Dan said it was going to be.

At least not when we first got into N. Dakota that is.

We stopped off at a scenic view.

This was across the highway.

I wonder whats in the cave.

Wild sunflowers were everywhere.

The scenic view

Back in the car and on the road.

The kids have the camera now.

Self portrait

The clouds were really pretty.

She likes to take pictures of herself

snack time!

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The Enchanted Highway

Created by:  Gary Greff

Gary created The Enchanted Highway in an effort

to bring people to the small town of regent.

He was afraid that this small farming town would die

if it relied solely on farming.  He saw people pulling off the road to

snap pictures of a hay bale strong man and wondered if people

would stop for metal structures.  He began welding in 1989.

Deer Crossing

2002

The buck is 70 feet tall and 60 feet long

The Doe is 50 feet tall and 50 feet long!

Hayden and Phedora look so small!!

There was also a maze.

The kids both took turns leading us through.

We had fun getting lost and finding our way.

This is by far the biggest one we have seen.

Driving to the next sculpture we saw this truck off in

the distance.  We thought it was our next destination.

As we got closer we realized it was a truck with a HUGE

load.  We had to pull quite aways off the road for it to pass.

The remnants of the old town bank.

Grasshopper's Delight

1999

This is the largest of the grasshoppers

he is 40 feet tall and 50 feet long.

Might I suggest to not get into these kid toys as an adult.

Getting in was easy, getting out not so much.

Fields of Wheat.

Fisherman's Dream

2003-2006

This one must have taken the longest to build.

The lake surface is 50 feet tall

30 feet long

This trout is 70 feet.

Phedora is so tiny next to it.

Pheasants on the Prairie

1996

The Hen is 35 feet tall, 60 feet long and weighs 12,000 pounds

The Chicks are each 15 feet tall, 20 feet long and weigh 5,000 pounds

The Rooster is 40 feet tall, 70 feet long

and weighs 13,000 pounds!!!

Theodore Roosevelt Rides Again

1993

Inside the coach taking a break from the sun.

It was about 95 degrees outside

Teddy stands 51 feet tall

This structures made of 1 3/4" well pipe

weighs over 9000 pounds

Dragonflies, butterflies and mosquito's were everywhere.

The Tin Family

1991

A hawk was flying over head

The Tin Lady stands 44 feet tall

12 telephone poles hold her up.

The Tin Man is 45 feet tall

16 telephone poles hold him up.

The Tin Boy is 23 feet tall.

The Town of Regent

32 miles south of the Interstate

we arrived in a dusty little town.

Hayden as the tin Boy

Phedora as The Tin Lady

Some wheat art at the Regent Cafe.

For most of our trip we made our own lunches

but we made an exception to have lunch at the Regent Cafe.

About 10 farmers came in for lunch so it was a long wait

to get our food.  So we killed time taking pictures.

Phedora made a cup person while waiting for lunch.

I didn't get any pictures of the food but it was delicious!

We all got bacon cheeseburgers with a side of fries and onion rings.

The hamburger patties were formed by hand, the buns appeared to be homemade,

the fries were cooked perfectly and the onion rings were the best I have ever had.

The burgers were juicy and delicious.  I'm so glad we decided to stay for lunch.

Geese in Flight

2001

Geese in Flight was accepted in 2002 by the

Guinness World Book as the World's Largest Scrap Metal Sculpture.

It stands 110 feet tall, 154 feet wide and weighs 78.8 tons (157,661 pounds)!

The sun burst is made of over 300 lengths of well pipe.

The sculpture took 4 years to build at a cost of over $150,000.

The Highway from the Interstate

It was so pretty to look back at the farm land that we drove through.

The kids were pretty much done by the time we got to this one.

The rest of our day was mostly spent driving.

We did stop at McDonalds for ice cream.  It was 98 degrees out and

hard to keep up with the melting ice cream.