A bit more daysploring along the Missouri

Over the year, the city of Great Falls has build miles and miles of hiking trail along both sides of the river through town. There are many access points to the "River's Edge Trail." 

One of my favorites is at the pedestrian bridge near downtown. On each end of the bridge are art installations made from old tools and miscellaneous pieces of metal. José quite liked them. 

There are two of these obelisk, one on each side of the bridge, with all 4 sides made in the same fashion. We spent quite a bit of time picking out different items. Hinges, chains, padlocks, gears, wrenches, nuts and bolts, springs, horseshoes, nutcrackers, and on and on. These were created by local artist Alex Smithson in 2014. José says this guy must have visited a lot of thrift stores and garage sales to find that many tools. 

José was quite fascinated by how  the pelican was build. There is a frame of rebar inside the body and a heavy wire mesh under the wings.  Zoom in on the picture and check out the detail.