The wonderful world of assemblage artist Noah Purifoy in the Mojave Desert just outside of Joshua Tree, California.
Noah Purifoy Desert Art Museum
Tag: road trip
Great…now I want pancakes…
Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com
This adorable cafe is still in business in Garberville, California — the heart of redwood country.
It’s always good to know what road you’re not on…
#NotLost
Spooky Butte
I arrived in Butte, Montana on Halloween and it didn’t take long to figure out that Butte is a party town! I’ve never seen so many stores and houses decorated for Halloween, and there were at least a dozen options for adult entertainment that night…a really scary haunted “house” in a 100+-year-old mine shaft, a masquerade ball in a mansion that belonged to one of Butte’s founding families, and, of course, “Rocky Horror Picture Show” at the local (but equally old and historic) theatre. I’m just glad I didn’t see this store window until the day AFTER Halloween. (One of the most awesome mannequins EVER)…
Ghost Signs (who you gonna call?)
It seemed wonderfully appropriate to arrive in Butte, Montana on Halloween, since I sought out this historic mining town for its architecture and, especially, for its many ghost signs. Ghost signs are painted billboards on the sides of decades-old buildings and, like decades-old people, some have survived better than others. There’s a conscious effort in Butte (and in Port Townsend, Washington and Eureka Springs, Arkansas) to preserve these artistic beauties as time capsules from the past. Nearly 100 of them survive in Butte, in varying conditions. A few of my favorites —
Someone’s having way too much fun on a tractor…
They’re sleeping now…
… but the rolling hills of the Palouse in eastern Washington are the greatest producers of wheat in the United States.
Road Trip – Dinosaurs, Crabs, and Another Lighthouse
Gold Beach to Bandon-by-the-Sea, Oregon, 55 miles
Another beautiful day on Highway 101…
PREHISTORIC GARDENS
http://www.prehistoricgardens.com/
This one was a surprise. I automatically stop at all roadside attractions — just can’t resist the kitsch. But I didn’t expect an education. The gardens here are so well-maintained, and the information about the gardens and the dinosaurs is presented on friendly, easy-to-digest signs along the way. The most fun thing was to see the real size of dinosaurs in person (yep, they were huge).
That’s right…
Waves line up to attack the shore….
…0nly to quietly disappear when they finally arrive.
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