Friday, August 23, 2019

Weasel


Interesting that this little tracked vehicle was designed for a commando raid against German atomic weapons development in Norway during WW II that never happened. It was to carry four Special Forces soldiers through heavy Norwegian snow. The Special Forces unit found it worked wonderfully over rough, muddy ground as well as over snow. The Studebaker car company built thousands of these. They had many uses such as evacuating wounded soldiers, laying communications cable, and carrying nearly two tons of supplies where trucks could not go. 

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Hamms Bear


The Bear has fallen on hard times as he is reduced to standing in an empty store window.

Friday, August 9, 2019

Arc of Dreams



This arch over the Big Sioux River in Sioux Falls, South Dakota is a newly installed sculpture by Dale Lamphere, South Dakota Artist Laureate.