▁ ▁He ▁later ▁studied ▁art ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ak ron . ▁ ▁He ▁created ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁sculpt ures ▁called ▁Tra il ▁of ▁the ▁Wh is per ing ▁Gi ants ▁to ▁honor ▁Native ▁Americans . ▁Over all , ▁he ▁has ▁created ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 4 ▁sculpt ures , ▁including ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁in ▁each ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁in ▁several ▁provinces ▁and ▁territ ories ▁of ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Tra il ▁of ▁the ▁Wh is per ing ▁Gi ants ▁ ▁T oth ▁completed ▁his ▁first ▁sculpt ure , ▁of ▁stone , ▁in ▁La ▁J ol la , ▁California ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁sculpt ure ▁of ▁a ▁Native ▁American ▁head , ▁meas uring ▁nearly ▁ ▁in ▁height ▁from ▁ch in ▁to ▁fore head , ▁was ▁car ved ▁into ▁a ▁sand stone ▁cl iff ▁located ▁between ▁Marine ▁Street ▁and ▁Wind anse a ▁Beach , ▁and ▁represented ▁three ▁months ▁of ▁work . ▁ ▁There after , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁emb ark ▁upon ▁a ▁journey ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁sculpt ure ▁in ▁each ▁state . ▁ ▁His ▁second ▁sculpt ure ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁Sand ▁Run ▁Metropolitan ▁Park ▁in ▁his ▁h omet own ▁of ▁Ak ron , ▁Ohio ; ▁which ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁destroyed ▁and ▁not ▁replaced . ▁ ▁Since ▁then ▁he ▁has ▁completed ▁a ▁statue ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 ▁states , ▁and ▁in ▁several ▁provinces ▁of ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Some ▁states ▁now ▁have ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁sculpt ure . ▁ ▁Florida ▁has ▁three ▁sculpt ures