Just like the new home community of West Ranch, Friendswood resident Daniel Rockey has a way of standing out. The local high school student literally stands heads and shoulders above your average 16 year old, when walking on stilts, that is.

He’s been stilt walking for over a year and will soon be able to show off his skills in the City of Friendswood’s annual Fourth of July Parade. Dressed from head to homemade stilt in patriotic red, white and blue, be-spangled with stars and stripes, Daniel will be tromping in his Uncle Sam costume that he painstakingly made himself.

“It’s fun to see everybody’s reaction…” he said. “You’d either get the children who were totally engrossed with how someone could stand on stilts or (some who) were just terrified. Everybody reacts differently.”

You can catch this friendly lumbering giant as he makes his way down Friendswood Drive for the Grand Parade, beginning at 10 am. So come and enjoy the festivities this Independence Day!

Source: Houston Chronicle