Rita the Rock Planter is a giant troll sculpture built entirely from recycled wood by Danish artist Thomas Dambo, kneeling on a hillside between the old mining towns of Victor and Cripple Creek, Colorado. She’s on her knees, patching holes left behind by 19th-century gold miners, and you have to hike a short, rocky trail…
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The Troll Family of Bernheim Forest: Mama Loumari, Little Nis & Little Elina
Deep in a Kentucky forest about half an hour south of Louisville, a pregnant giant leans against a tree while her two kids wander the woods nearby, one staring at his own reflection in a pond, the other arranging sticks into a giant feather. They’re not real, obviously — they’re wooden trolls named Mama Loumari,…
Frankie Feetsplinter’s Post at Seattle’s National Nordic Museum in Ballard
Frankie Feetsplinter is a two-story-tall wooden troll sculpture standing on the sidewalk outside the National Nordic Museum in Ballard, Seattle. Built in September 2023 by Danish artist Thomas Dambo out of recycled pallets and scrap lumber, he’s the sixth and final sculpture in the “Northwest Trolls: Way of the Bird King” series, and the only…
Oscar the Bird King: The Troll Who Started It All on Vashon Island, Washington
Oscar the Bird King is a giant recycled-wood troll sculpture by Danish artist Thomas Dambo, sitting on a log throne in a shaded grove at Point Robinson Park on Vashon Island, Washington. He’s the sixth and final troll built in Dambo’s “Northwest Trolls: Way of the Bird King” series, and in the story that ties…
Meet “Jakob Two Trees,” Thomas Dambo’s Troll Watching Over Issaquah, Washington
Jakob Two Trees is a 14-foot troll sculpture built by Danish artist Thomas Dambo out of recycled wood, tucked into the forest along the Rainier Trail behind the Issaquah Community Center in Issaquah, Washington. He’s part of Dambo’s “Northwest Trolls: Way of the Bird King” series, and he’s easy to reach on foot — no…
Looking for “Trollstigen” in Vail? Here’s Where Thomas Dambo’s Troll Trail Really Is
If you searched for “Trollstigen” and Vail, Colorado in the same breath, hoping to find six giant wooden trolls scattered through the forest, here’s the honest answer: that trail doesn’t exist. The real Trollstigen is a short, well-loved path in Breckenridge, not Vail, and it’s home to exactly one troll, not six. His name is…
Tracking Down “Little Nis,” the Tiny Troll Tucked Beside Breckenridge’s Main Street
If you typed “Little Nis Breckenridge” into a search bar, here’s the short answer: Little Nis doesn’t actually live in Breckenridge. He’s a 20-foot wooden troll built by Danish artist Thomas Dambo in Bernheim Forest, Kentucky, back in 2019. The troll actually tucked beside Breckenridge’s Main Street area is his storybook father, Isak Heartstone, on…
Mama Loumari Troll: The Truth About Breckenridge’s Sawmill Trail Legend
If you’ve been searching Breckenridge’s Sawmill Trail hoping to stumble on a giant wooden troll named Mama Loumari, here’s the honest answer: she’s not there, and she never has been. Mama Loumari actually lives about 1,300 miles away in a Kentucky forest. The troll waiting for you in Breckenridge is her husband, Isak Heartstone, and…
Meet “Mama Loumari,” Thomas Dambo’s Troll Hidden in Breckenridge’s Sawmill Trail, Colorado
Mama Loumari doesn’t actually live on Breckenridge’s Sawmill Trail — she’s a real Thomas Dambo troll sculpture, but she’s built into the ground in Bernheim Forest, Kentucky, more than 900 miles away. The troll actually hiding in Breckenridge’s woods is her husband, Isak Heartstone, and he lives on the Trollstigen Trail, not the Sawmill Trail….
Meet Mama Loumari: The Troll Tale Tied to Breckenridge’s Trails
Mama Loumari isn’t actually hidden along Breckenridge’s Sawmill Trail — she lives more than 700 miles away in Bernheim Forest, Kentucky. The troll genuinely tucked into the woods near Breckenridge is her husband in artist Thomas Dambo’s fairy tale, a fellow named Isak Heartstone. If you scouted the trailheads around town looking for “Mama Loumari”…