Yah, you heard me! The world!!
A fella by the name of Pete Ryan (who lives about a mile away) began it all.
Here's his website...go read about him, take a gander at his stuff and come back to see some of the photos of his carvings I took today! Plus, there are probably 20 or so more spread throughout the district. Another day for those.
And hey, you don't have to be *into* wood carvings to appreciate the artistic ability! You'll be able to tell his earlier years from the latest masterpieces. I envy his talent.
And oh, here's a warning: There are 40ish photos coming up, and you are probably going to want to click on a few to bring up a closer view.... so go make a cuppa tea/coffee and sit back.
This bugger is 16' tall! Yowzers!
See this dude!! He's got a serious agenda!
Somebody needs to whisper to him that he has a nasty case of dandruff.
And I dare you...in fact, I double dog dare you to tell him about his scary case of crotch rot! ( you see the size of the fucking axe? )
Ohhhhh.....and Hope B.C. is also famous for where the film Rambo ( Rambo 1 for all you Rambo tweakers ) was filmed. In ninteenfuckingeighytwo! Ummmm, can we get past it? Not bloody likely. Did you know that there are Rambo fans all over the world?? STILL?? Mostly from Asia and Europe. HA! They freaking flock to Hope! And right in front of my house is where "Rambo" whizzed by on his cycle and wiped out against our Cottonwood tree. ( what a dick ) We have snap happy tourists come by a few times a month on Rambo tours! Wild or what?
Anyway, if you ever want to look exactly like Rambo, come on down/up to Hope and get your photo taken!
This is the Fort Hope Monument....
Looking west....
My last stop today was the Japanese Friendship Garden. I spent 20 minutes in peace. It was wonderful.
