Very kind of you to host a needy family.
I'm sure they will have plenty of fodder as that's the only room for passers-through. And I'm doubtful that mattress will EVER be changed.
You'd think that'd be Flagstone, GA or even Flagstone Park, CO (or even Flagstone, Australia), but... noooooooo...
And not a single one of these:
Whelp, okay. I guess they can have the title.
Might even be fun to visit the quarry.
Pretty... has-been, all right.
Sadly, like most Route 66 towns that ended up off the I-40.
Love this photo.
I actually spent quite a bit of time on that one. Zach was on the internet so I ventured out across the street from our motel/slum and played with settings and composition. Love it too.
Sorry... I'm sure it wasn't funny at the time, but...
No, it really wasn't. Ah well.
Good luck! I'd be curious, if you ever get back there and find it, if it was worth the effort.
I"m in the state. Maybe I should try!
Cool! Now that's worth it.
I'd say so!
What is that? Looks too far apart for rail?
I think it's the original concrete girding for the culvert there. We saw similar style concrete work along the sides of the old road as well. Like delineation work, kinda like curbs?
Is that part of Route 66??
Yes, Sir.
Ah yes. Do not disturb the sleeping flagstone, lest they swarm and overwhelm you.
Sorry, that as a photo embedding error. I fixed it with a cute little cottontail.
He was very patient with me too. I had to really work at getting him/her in focus.
LOL!! I think it was a cow that died from stomach bloat. The vultures picked it clean, but the contents were still very much there.
Wow, that sounds good. Unlimited mimosas you say???
OH it was such a nice breakfast. Z still talks about it!
Well, poop! There goes my shot at those mimosas.
I know.
Completely different and just as awesome.
WE saw such a variety of stuff even on just this day!
What a cool shot. Almost ghostly.
I LOVE how that one turned out! I need to work on it in PS and get rid of the red to the left of Z, but very Twilight Zone-y
Love that hubcap. You won't see something like that anymore.
So. Much. Cool. Stuff.
Your boyfriend pops up in the most unexpected places!
Then again, maybe you brought him along with you?
He's the best! Never complains, always has a smile....
Nice fixer-upper. A handyman's dream.
Took me down a bit of a rabbit hole.
Luther Johnson drove in 3 Indianapolis 500s. 1931-1933 inclusive.
He drove car #57 and crashed (finishing 20th), so this may not be that car. The next two races he drove #46. He failed to finish in '32 when he lost a wheel on lap 164 (of 200),finishing 16th, but finished the race in '33, finishing 10th.
Wow, you really did your research!! He wasn't a winner, but still a cool story. Amazing how far those cars and tech have come!
Of course. I mean... he's got an Indy car.
I knew you'd get a kick out of that.
Whups! You've mentioned that before. Just a tad toasty?
It really was. Not NEARLY as hot as D.V. but still very warm. And we'd walked around for 2 hours and I needed a rest and some water!
Okay... that's pretty amazing. I've never seen anything like that.
It's truly a sight to see. It housed about 50 people they say, but man, can you imagine the work and skill involved?!
Those the 1000 year old beams you mentioned?
No, to the upper right of the darker portion in this image.
At about 3:00 from the darkest window.
Here's MY close up. ( ^That one isn't mine.)
Hmmm...
Thinking there must be an art to camping there. Set up your tent too early and you'll turn it into an oven. Too late and it's a fridge.
Standing by to see the end result.
A bit like that yes, as we camped in Oak Creek and once the sun goes down it's quite cool in there.
but... no tent.
I don't know if it's the most picturesque... but it sure can't be far off! Wow! Stunning.
Striking maybe then.