), ▁ 1 4 , 0 0 0 ▁earth ▁anch ors , ▁and ▁without ▁any ▁concrete . ▁ ▁The ▁route ▁of ▁the ▁f ence ▁began ▁near ▁U . S . ▁Highway ▁ 1 0 1 ▁and ▁crossed ▁ 1 4 ▁roads ▁and ▁the ▁private ▁property ▁of ▁ 5 9 ▁ran ch ers ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean ▁near ▁B ode ga ▁Bay . ▁The ▁art ▁project ▁required ▁ 4 2 ▁months ▁of ▁collabor ative ▁efforts , ▁ 1 8 ▁public ▁hear ings , ▁ 3 ▁sessions ▁at ▁the ▁Super ior ▁Cour ts ▁of ▁California , ▁and ▁the ▁draft ing ▁of ▁an ▁Environment al ▁Imp act ▁Report ▁( E IR ); ▁the ▁required ▁E IR ▁for ▁the ▁piece ▁was ▁ 4 5 0 ▁pages ▁long . ▁ ▁All ▁exp enses ▁for ▁the ▁temporary ▁work ▁of ▁art ▁were ▁paid ▁by ▁Christ o ▁and ▁Jean ne - Cla ude ▁through ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁studies , ▁prepar atory ▁draw ings ▁and ▁coll ages , ▁scale ▁models ▁and ▁original ▁l ith ograph s . ▁ ▁The ▁piece ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁partly ▁inspired ▁by ▁f ences ▁dem arc ating ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Div ide ▁in ▁Colorado . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁The ▁piece ▁is ▁comm emor ated ▁by ▁historic ▁markers ▁at ▁Watson ▁School ▁near ▁B ode ga , ▁California ▁and ▁at ▁State ▁Route ▁ 1 ▁in ▁Valley ▁Ford , ▁California . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁the ▁County ▁Land marks ▁Commission , ▁County ▁of ▁Son oma ▁designated ▁the ▁Valley ▁Ford ▁site ▁( pole ▁#