Entry No. 141 — the Denver file — filed under: giant-sculpture
Redman (Trail of the Whispering Giants)
“Too weathered to stand, it was gently laid on its back”
Redman is a 37-foot folk-art wooden head carved in 1979 from a fallen cottonwood by Hungarian-American artist Peter Wolf Toth as part of his "Trail of the Whispering Giants" series — one in every U.S. state. Too weathered to stand, it was gently laid on its back in late 2022, and a local quarry donated massive stones to ring it in a half-circle shrine in 2023, turning its prone form into something genuinely eerie and moving.
The move: Pull over on US-34 west of Loveland and walk the roadside to view Redman lying flat against the sky, ringed by donated quarry stones — bring a picnic and binoculars, then continue a few miles further into Big Thompson Canyon for a short riverside hike before heading back to Loveland's downtown sculpture walk.
📍 Before you go It's roughly an hour north of Denver (about 50 miles), so plan it as a day trip. Because Redman now lies flat, it's easy to blow past at highway speed — watch for the ring of pale quarry stones on the north side of US-34, west of County Road 29 and near the Carter Lake turnoff. It sits on private property but is fully visible from the road, with no dedicated pullout, so slow down carefully, view respectfully from the shoulder, and mind fast traffic. The plains here are open and exposed (wind and cold off-season), and golden hour gives the best sky behind him. Carter Lake, just north, makes an easy add-on.
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Where: US Highway 34, ~8 miles west of downtown Loveland, CO (north side of US-34, just west of County Road 29), Loveland, CO 80537
Hours: Mined 2026-06-07 — confirm current hours before you go.
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Further reading: Roadside America · retro1025.com · kmax943.com
last checked: 2026-06-07