It's actually made of fabric. After I took the photo I straightened it up so that it would be more visible to riders, and to make it look lees like a neon version of The Sorting Hat.

Probably because it's where I was first exposed to him, I've always inclined toward Minnesota as the birthplace as well.

. . . or melted?

There is a longstanding dispute between Bemidji and some town in New England as to who has the biggest Paul Bunyan statue. As a Minnesotan, I'm biased toward Bemidji. As an American, I'm just glad someplace in Europe or Australia hasn't entered the fray.

They'd make great projects, wouldn't they?

Yay!

Whew! No accidents.

We used to hike an area near Cheyenne that had beaver lodges.

Too bad someone doesn't have the time and money for restoration

Funny/strange/how we get rid of our stuff

It hadn't occurred to me that this could have been a private citizen's work, but looking at it now I think it may be.

I might be able to bend the securing hook to get more clearance from the disc, but that wouldn't help with the other problem.

I rode with them there until the lunch stop, then put them back on the front. This was taken early in the day.

I missed that detail, and also the etching of the original name of the building. Must've been fixated on the bike, other decorations, and lunch.

Frustrated cyclists decorate launchers on Dayton area bike paths.

There are more developing since the repaving a couple years back and are starting to need more visibility. I should start carrying a can of white spray paint...