Uniquely is a Sacramento Bee series that covers the moments, landmarks and personalities that define what makes living in the Sacramento area so special.
As motorists hurtle west on Interstate 80, the landscape blurs. The Sacramento Valley’s farmlands lose their features; the oleander blooms on the median become a haze of whites and pinks. Then, snapping passersby out of their freeway-induced doldrums, a strange pair emerges by Dixon. Painted arms flung wide, eyes ringed by giant goggles, they are grinning crazily.
The I-80 hay bale Minions are a zany and unexpected delight for Northern California travelers…