“I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.”
–Susan Sontag
This is just a sampling of the fun stuff that one can encounter while
traveling about the countryside. Our first stop (above) is a city park in Sterling,
Colorado, which features SkyGrazer — one of many
bronzed trees about town.
Bronze horse just south of Bridgeport, California
Ranch gate in rural Kanab, Utah
It's a different world in Death Valley, California
Dinosaurs roam the desert in Anza Borrego State Park, California
Tricky street name in Magalia, California
Parking reserved for the world's smartest people at Cal Berkeley, California
The Wizard of Odd in Nevada City, California
Modern art in Springdale, Utah
Face Rock greets visitors to the famous western-movie set in the Alabama Hills between Lone Pine, California and Mount Whitney, highest in the U.S. outside Alaska. Over the years, the greeter's personality has changed considerably, albeit not surprisingly.
Alabama Alice, circa 1997 {not my photo}
Alabama Archie, circa 2020
Watch for turtles at Red Rock National Conservation Area near Las Vegas, Nevada
Ranch entrance near Pilot Hill, California
The movable Sand Mountain on US-50 is in the middle of nowhere
This sage advice on US-50 at White Hall, California, was obliterated in 2020
The movie set for TV's Gunsmoke series (1955-75)...
...now falling into ruin off Johnson Canyon Road near Kanab, Utah
Rural front yard in Woodland, California
Mural in Christina Lake, British Columbia
Friendly greeting at a former resort east of Georgetown, California
A shortcut-that-wasn't in Central Oregon
Getting through Area-51 to Tonopah, Nevada
The owners have retired in Hamilton, Idaho
Unlikely stuff in Bridgeport, California
An unusual entreaty in Revelstoke National Park, British Columbia
Halfway to nowhere on the Salmon River, Idaho
Automobile nostalgia in Harrington, Washington
Fun stuff in diminutive Alta, California
Huckleberry, Rocky, and Bullwinkle in Columbia Falls, Montana
Critter warning at Palouse Falls State Park, Washington
At the Laws Railroad Museum near Bishop, California
Adobe art near Pipe Spring, Arizona
Flying Pink Pig in Topanga Canyon, Los Angeles County, California
Unlikely motorist warning in Mina, Nevada
Eagle, Colorado hosts an interesting variety of charitable events ...
...The main street is lined with twenty hand-painted globes
On the frontage road near Crowley Lake, California
Standard fixtures of Beautiful Downtown Chicken, Alaska
Biker mom and doggie at the former Dewey Bridge near Moab, Utah
A band of friendly wild burros roams Custer State Park in the Black
Hills of South Dakota
This exquisite mural in Ely, Nevada is too wide for a single
photograph. Above is the right-hand side
Left-hand side
At IdidaRide near Seward, Alaska, every dog is anxious to be selected for the 'sled' team
Visitors are encouraged to interface with the animals
More than any other scene, the photo of the little girl holding the husky pup is what prompted me to create this page.
Unique bridge configuration in Feather River Canyon, California
Any guests of this place in Vale, Oregon must not have seen the movie,
Psycho
Storefronts in Ten Sleep, Wyoming
Storefront in Deadwood, South Dakota
The little Alaska communities host some strangely wonderful events
Homemade parade floats compete for a prize
Yes, that's the correct elevation on the Scenic Byway east of Beaver, Utah
The real action is on the second floor at the Red Onion in Skagway, Alaska
Modern-day gypsies in environment-friendly Glenwood Canyon, Colorado
Bunion, anyone?
For many years it didn't matter in Camino, California; but as of 2020, "Bunyan" has been replaced by "Bunyon", making both signs historically incorrect.
Jack London's meat cache in Dawson City, Yukon Territory
Commemorating the Chilkoot Trail at Diamond Tooth Gertie's, Dawson City,
Yukon Territory
Watch for children in Zion National Park, Utah
Entering Rio Grande Gorge State Park near Taos, New Mexico
Signpost Forest, Watson Lake, British Columbia
(yes, we contributed to the clutter)
For those not yet old enough to read
The bones of a 50-foot fish are housed at Ichthyosaur State Park near Gabbs, Nevada
The ferry near Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky is more fun than a
boring old bridge
Storefronts in Moab, Utah
At the Mount Rose Trailhead near Incline Village, Nevada
RV Park entrance near Homer, Alaska
Residence in Homer, Alaska
On the Kenai Peninsula near Homer, Alaska
Cemetery humor at Tombstone, Arizona
Backroad entreaty near Parker Lake, California
Kinetic Sculpture Parade and Races, Eureka, California
The race continues on the water in Arcata, California, then finishes up on land in Ferndale
A straight stretch of road dead-ends at a major highway near Baker, Nevada
Battle scene in Baker, Nevada
Veterans Living Memorial near Weed, California
Near Cedar City, Utah
1950s humor in Tom's Place, California
On the Beartooth Highway near Cody, Wyoming
Storefront in Chitina, Alaska
At Bodie State Park near Bridgeport, California
Motel in Greybull, Wyoming
Resident peacock at Daffodil Hill, California
Iron art in Hanksville, Utah, in 2010...
...the display now is much more extensive, and is called Carl's Critter Garden
A retired "pig" at Delta Junction, Alaska —
used to clean the oil pipeline
Hot August Nights in Reno, Nevada
On a back road west of Bishop, California
A serious miscalculation in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Halloween in Sevierville, Tennessee
Halloween at Grand Lake, Vermont
Halloween in Nevada City, California
Halloween in the Berkshire Hills, Pennsylvania
'Viking' guards near Seward, Alaska
Heartfelt message near Garrison, Utah
Storefront in Silverton, Colorado
Tunnel Tree in Sequoia National Park, California
Commemorating the elusive Area-51 in Rachel, Nevada
They serve Alien Burgers and delicious homemade asparagus soup
Used-car dealership in Sedro Woolley, Washington
A welcome prospect in the heat of lower Kings Canyon National Park, California
Nursery rhymes are alive and well in Paradise, near Bishop, California
Appearing to hold up traffic deliberately in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Shoe Tree at Middlegate, Nevada — destroyed by a jealous lover
who believed it a trysting spot
Directions to a downstairs shop in Leadville, Colorado
Observed in Wallace, Idaho
This anemic replacement movie set for The Outlaw Josie Wales,
Paria, Utah, was burned by vandals in 2006
Near Fredonia, Arizona
The resident Monster at Bear Lake State Park, Idaho
Upside-Down House at the Old Schoolhouse Museum in Lee Vining, California
Chief Blockhead guards Lundy Canyon near Lee Vining, California
Johnny Appleseed's image on a locomotive smokestack at the Golden Spike
National Historic Site, Utah
A llama enjoys its temporary freedom near Virgin, Utah
An unlikely wind chime with night lighting near Virgin, Utah
The wait is not very long in Vacaville, California
Wood sculptures in Chetwynd, British Columbia ...
...the self-proclaimed chainsaw capital of the world
A cabin gate on Old Donner Summit, California
The bar is open in Riggins, Idaho
These off-roaders in Lakeview, Oregon should have stayed out of that Riggins bar
Our tax dollars at work in Newcastle, California
Chapel in the Hills, Rapid City, South Dakota — constructed
without a single nail
On the road to Pikes Peak Summit, Colorado
Placerville, California always will be known as Hangtown
Jarbidge, Nevada — home of the cleanest air in the Lower-48
Stonehenge replica at Maryhill, Washington
Action-doll shrine near Trona, California
Giant Desert Piranha threaten Trona, California
Paul Bunyan and his Blue Ox, Babe, at the Trees of Mystery, California
Guarding the granary near Bucks Corners, Oregon
Did Crocodile Dundee dine here in Naches, Washington?
On the outskirts of Sacramento, California
Self-cancelling idiocy in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington
Ranch humor in the foothills behind Rocklin, California
Greeting visitors to the dock in Seward, Alaska
