The Recycled Spirits of Iron
Sculpture Park is located along State Route 706 on the way to Mt. Rainier
National Park, 3 miles east of Elbe, Washington. The two RV Gypsies
highly recommend everyone stop at this sculpture park on their way to
Mt. Rainier. (It closes in October for the winter.)
This park has been featured in the Disney movie "America's
Heart and Soul" and "Recycled Spirits of Iron"
on You Tube - sponsored by Mt. Rainier Visitor Association. |
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The same two Characters shown above in 2013,
but they were moved together in 2015 |
Below: A different figure in 2015. It may be the backside
of the one shown above with Karen Duquette, but in a different location
- or maybe a whole different figure.
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Below: Lee Duquette by the big 2-wheel bike in 2013 and a different
angle of the bike in 2015
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Below: 2013 photo and 2015 photo - same
sculpture asking for a donation request from visitors. The artist, Dan
Klennert surely deserves donations from every visitor. And of course,
Lee and Karen Duquette left a donation after each visit. |
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The fabulous
metal horse sculpture's butt was made out of horseshoes - see the close-up
photo of the horseshoe butt in the photo to the right of the below horse.
The items used to make these fabulous sculptures are amazing. Dan Klennert
surely is an amazing artist/sculptor with a great imagination. |
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Below: The same rocking horse in 2013 and in 2015
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Below: Lee Duquette admired the Horse
Sculptures in 2013 |
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Below: A bike in 2013 and a slightly different bike in 2015
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Below: Lee Duquette by a
giant bird sculpture with hatched eggs in 2013
and the same bird in 2015 (photo taken from a different angle) |
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Below: A different bird in 2015
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Below: Mount Rainier is in the background of the biker in 2013
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Below: Two photos the bike in
2015, each photo taken from a different angle. |
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Below: A bike in 2013 and some kind of a big bird near that same
bike in 2015
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Below: Lee Duquette by a big giraffe in 2013 and the same giraffe
in 2015
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Below: A train in 2013
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Below: The same train in 2015 (as shown above in 2013), but from
different angles in 2015.
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Below: 2015 photo of the train shown above,
but a different camera angle and a close-up of the cowboy (who is also
shown above) |
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Below: The spider in 2013 and a revised spider taken
from the backside in 2015 (Ilse Blahak is in the background in 2015)
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Below: Ex-nihilo (X-Ne-High-Low)
Latin for "Something made out of nothing" |
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Below: The same sculpture shown in 2013 and again in 2015
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Below: The same sculpture taken in 2013 and again in 2015
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Below: Walking beside the
work shed, Karen Duquette saw a small RV, and was surprised by what
was in the window of that RV. How cute and imaginative! |
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Below: A peek inside the
work shed in 2013 |
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Below: A peek inside the work shed in 2015
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Below: Then Lee
and Karen Duquette went into the backyard and saw lots more interesting
sculptures. |
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Below: A 4-piece
band in 2013. Karen Duquette really loved these, but she did not see
them during her second visit here in 2015. |
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Below: The "R-
Rated" section in 2013 and it changed in 2015 |
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Below: Individual wood figures in 2013 |
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Below: Both wood figures shown in 2013
and again in 2015 |
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Below: Cross and skull in 2013 and moved in 2015 to another area
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Below: A train in 2013
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Below: Amazing animal sculptures in 2013
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Below: Amazing animal sculptures in 2015
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Below: 2013 FACE and a 2015 FACE
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Below: Inside the gift shop |
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Below: About the amazing artist, Dan Klennert
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When Lee and Karen Duquette
were here in 2013, the talented, imaginative artist, Dan Klennert, and
his gal were sitting on the porch outside the gift shop. They stopped
to talk to him and learned that he has been doing this creative work
for 41 years (as of 2013). He was intelligent, friendly, and fun to
talk with. Read the photo above for more details about this amazing
artist. |
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Below: 2015 photos that were different from the 2013 photos above
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Below: WHY ??? Karen did not like this.
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Below: wood delivery ?????
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