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Anacortes, Washington - Salmon Trash Cans Salmon fishing and canning were major industries in Anacortes' past, and this is remembered with public trash cans in the guise of salmon cans. Several of them are sited around the marina, I found six.
Too good to put my trash in; I saved it all for later! [BereniceUK, 11/19/2009]
Salmon Trash Cans:
Address: Q Avenue, Anacortes, WA [Show Map]
Directions: Cap Sante Boat Marina, east of Commercial Avenue in Downtown Anacortes, 10th St. and Q Ave.
Admission: Free
Hours: 24 hours (Call to verify)
Phone: None- Sister Bay, Wisconsin - Goats on Roof The Goats on Roof may not be the same ones, but there's three of them. I'm so intrigued by this -- do they ever get brought down? If they need a veterinary surgeon does he have to get up on the roof? [BereniceUK, 11/19/2009]Goats on the Roof:
Address: 700 N Bay Shore Drive, Sister Bay, WI [Show Map]
Directions: Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant, Hwy 42, downtown Sister Bay.
Hours: M-Sa 6am-8pm, Sun 7am-8pm (Call to verify)
Phone: 920-854-2626 
Amidon, North Dakota - Fake Cop - On the Lookout The Amidon fake police officer remained ever-vigilant for speeders when we passed through. We slowed so as not to disturb him. [Steve Cook, 11/19/2009]Fake Cop:
Address: Inman Street, Amidon, ND [Show Map]
Directions: North side of U.S. 85 at Inman Street. Slow down!- Elk Bend, Idaho - Salmon River Cave Man Dugout Dick's caves are a one-of-a-kind marvel. The caves themselves are nothing too special, but the fact that this man spent a lifetime excavating this mountain and then turning it into dwellings is extraordinary.
The caves are still rather primitive and could potentially be improved to modern day standards without much work. This sight is a reminder that having a home doesn't have to mean living apart from nature and that nature provides all that we need to live and build. [Kevin Brown, 11/19/2009]
Dugout Dick's Ice Cave Ranch:
Address: Salmon River, Elk Bend, ID [Show Map]
Directions: Drive south from Salmon on US 93 for about 19 miles, or north from Challis around 39 miles. Turn west, cross the one-lane bridge over the Salmon River, then turn left and drive south for a half-mile.
Hours: Dick reported back in 2009. 
Denver, Colorado - Sleeping Giant in a Sombrero Bear Creek Park, also known as “Sombrero Hat Park” to locals, is well known for the Sombrero slide that has been a part of the park for over 20 years. Just recently, the city of Denver completed renovations and redesign of the park. The most notable change is to the much maligned (at least on this site) sombrero slide. The Parks Dept commissioned additional “parts” to the hat to give the illusion that it is now a sleeping giant slowly sinking in the playground. The two exposed denim covered knees and a boot tip now keep the kids wondering if there might be more to the giant underneath all that cedar bark they now play on.
In keeping with the western theme, written on a ledge near the giant is this story:“On the plains of Colorado roamed a giant cowboy… He traveled across the land, herding cattle from town to town…Upon seeing Bear Creek, the giant rested along the water’s edge and called it home.” [Bob Pearce, 11/19/2009]
[RA: It's like a merger between South of the Border and The Awakening!]Sleeping Giant in a Sombrero:
Address: South Raleigh St., Denver, CO [Show Map]
Directions: Access from W. Hamilton Pl and Raleigh St., go south under US Hwy 285 into Bear Creak Park, at the west end of S. Raleigh St.
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