We combined a couple of drives yesterday, heading east and south through Buelah, past many fields and the Coyote Branch of a Coal Strip Mine and Electric Generation Plant.
We continued on south of I 94 to the town of Regent, that the sculptor of these Giant Metal Tribute Pieces calls home.
The 32 mile stretch of highway is between Gladstone on the Interstate and Regent, that holds a Convenience/Cenex Store and a Gift/Ice Cream Shop. Every few miles, one of these sculptures has a groomed spot, a parking and picnic area.
They are a delight to see and a salute to the land and this state. There's The World's largest Tin Family, Pheasant's on the Prairie, Teddy Rides Again, Grasshoppers in the Field,
Geese in Flight and Fisherman's Dream.
Wheat Harvest is in full swing. DH always enjoys getting out and watching the harvest equipment and crops being worked.
He hails from a farm family in Western Kansas and before he started his career, he used to work on a Harvest Crew, so is in the blood. On the way home we drove the Sakakawea Scenic Byway and stopped at the Knife River Indian Villages.
Too hot to leave KayCee in the car, so I went in for a quick tour of the Museum, watched a quick film about the tribes that inhabited the area, the Mandan and Hidatsa, and walked through the Earth Lodge on display.
I'm still undecided how long we will stay here. A road construction crew pulled into this park this afternoon, and I think it will be a little too active for us! I'm almost thinking that we will move on over to Jamestown on Friday or Saturday. Tomorrow we will do another big loop tour.
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