NEWSWhat the Hay: Montana Bale Trail 2014"Our Gang" makes an appearance at a kiss-hay-ing booth along the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichMiller Hay Life at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.ERIC DIETRICHJohn-hay on the Spot at the 2014 Montana Bale TrailEric DietrichA Sip 'n Dip-sponsored merma-hay-d at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail, complete with a fishbowl.Eric DietrichA children's book classic at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichA bale-bearing vehicle at the 2014 Montana Bale TrailEric DietrichGodz-hay-la at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichStraw Wars characters make an appearance at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichStraw Wars characters in front of bale-built Millennium Falcon. Han Straw-lo has succumbed to the wind, unfortunately.Eric DietrichJabba the Hay-utt at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichDarth Vader and Luke Straw-walker face off with light s-hay-bers at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichCharacters from the original Straw Wars trilogy make an appearance at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichA pork-hay pig at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichA character from the L-hay-go Mov-hay at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichA self-hay at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichA country-song inspired contribution from the Hobson Future Farmers of Hay-merica at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichA Montana traffic jam as people flock to examine sculptures along the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichScoob-hay-doo at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichA non-Sip 'n Dip affiliated merm-hay-d at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichA lone undecorated bale representing a likely attempt by local students to delve into modern art at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichCharacters from the Le-hay-go Mov-hey at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichA Frozen-inspired character who appears do be doing quite well in the sun at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichMr. Po-hay-to Head at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichA Long Hay-orn Steer at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichHouse District 29 candidate Bill Hay-ris campaigns alongside the highway at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichTwo iconic "Peanuts" characters rendered in straw.Eric DietrichSmoke-hay the Bear wants YOU to prevent grass fires at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichFancy-hay pants (or zombie scarecrows?) at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichAn American-style croc-hay-dyle hunter at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichWin-hay-the Pooh at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichHay bales in their natural habitat, observed along the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichA busty figure falls victim of a boob-hay trap at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichA Memor-hay Book alongside the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichLuck-hay charms along the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichAn unfortunate scarecrow demonstrates the perils of texting while riding at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichTribune-competitor (and 2014 Montana Bale Trail sponsor) Hay-RTV and a tribute to the "Big Bang Ther-hay."Eric DietrichJason Pence and his son Tanner, 2, examine a straw mutt at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichA hard-haying pony at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichA smiling bale encourages visitors to be happ-hay at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichSurplus art supplies at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichAn intricate figure shaped from molded chicken-wire at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichPeyton Davis, 3 gets a surprise from a straw elephant with a trunk-mounted sprinkler, along the 2014 Montana Bale Trail. She later said it was her favorite hay creation along the trail.Eric DietrichA pink pork-hay-pine alongside the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichRup-hay-unzal lets down her hay-ir to her straw prince at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichA bun-hay, complete with a five-gallon bucket tooth, at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.ERIC DIETRICHHay minions ponder crowds streaming through Hobson at the 2014 Montana Bale Trail.Eric DietrichWith this year's event, the Montana Bale Trail cel-hay-brated 25 years of organic creativity.Eric DietrichA ballot distributed to attendees to vote for their favorite sculpture along the 2014 Montana Bale Trail. A disclaimer notes the event organizers "are not responsible for the subject matter or content of the bales."Eric Dietrich