I used to travel back and forth across the U.S. when I was little. I was born in the Midwest, but my mom moved us to California when I was little. She was a single mom and when summers came, she struggled with keeping me busy. I started spending summers with my grandparents, back in the Midwest. Summer took me east-bound. Fall brought me westbound. Sometimes I flew (we're talking prop-jobs, not jets then), other times I rode the train. At least one trip was a road trip, usually traveling the old Highway 66 in the late 50 and early 60's. (Too bad they hadn't come up with "frequent travel miles" then!) I always enjoyed the bizarre things they showcased along the road to attract tourists and their money. I never got to stop. My Grandpa was straight-through driver.
I have tried to do differently. I find the side trips yield the greatest memories and treasures. On this trip, I recorded some of the oddities - just for fun.
On the south end of Coos Bay, we found this giant spider:
Near
Klamath, they had some great things. We managed to avoid becoming this guy's meal:
Crossing the
Klamath River, on reservation land, there were four of these beauties - on the corners of the bridge:
What would a trip through the redwoods be without Paul
Bunyon and Babe, the blue ox? They welcome visitors outside
the Trees of Mystery:
2 comments:
That's cool. I'm glad you took pictures, you should start a collection.
thats really neat,I know emma would love seeing the dinosaur.
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