GREAT FALLS — Alex Smithson has created 15 out of 25 sculptures along the Rivers Edge Trail, with his most recent addition being a striking moose sculpture installed by Great Falls Park & Recreation in August.
It's located along River Drive across the street from the Trailside Dog Park.
Meet the artist, Alex Smithson: Metal-art moose is the latest addition to the River's Edge Trail
"Definitely a challenge of just moving it around while I was constructing it, moving it into place once it was done, but actually used a small little plastic moose figurine for proportions and figuring out everything where it needed to be," Smithson said.
The sculptor draws his inspiration from the natural world around Montana.
"Animals I see in nature. It's cool to try to recreate them with metal, especi