Yesterday, I tracked down this big fella in Visalia, California. It's a wood sculpture of John Muir. It looks to be about 10 feet/ 3 meters in height. Very impressive!
John Muir was a naturalist, author and early advocate for preservation of wilderness in the United States. He's also the founder of Sierra Club, and considered to be the "Father of National Parks". And he's got a boatload of stuff named after him.
The sculptor is R. L. Blair. On his web site, he says that he's been carving for the past 35 years, and is self-taught. Extremely talented guy!
