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Old Southern Pacific RR grade/now a road, West of Tombstone, Arizona

Country Road. The Autumn fall arriving in Kent. UK.

Think - Johnny Cash and John Denver.

moope wrote in post #19148586
Caught a glimpse in the rear view and had to pull over for a better look. Roadside sunrise somewhere in North Carolina.

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Bing Crosby thought 'Nothing Could Be Finer Than To Be In Carolina In The Morning'

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Jonzjob wrote in post #19144390
Funnily enough Scriveyn it's pronounced as it looks, but one of my favourites has to be Waterly Bottom in Gloucestershire. Or Peover in Cheshire, but as it's a posh, expensive place it's pronounced Pover

John, I have a 'Pratts Bottom' near me!

GlimmerMan wrote in post #19144321
I really appreciate these occasional picnic areas along the barren highways.

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GM, Do they have 'bogs' at your picnic areas? Err; sorry, I mean toilets

Ray.Petri wrote in post #19149556
Country Road. The Autumn fall arriving in Kent. UK.

Think - Johnny Cash and John Denver.

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I'm thinking more John Denver than Johnny Cash...

Ray.Petri wrote in post #19149567
GM, Do they have 'bogs' at your picnic areas? Err; sorry, I mean toilets

Yes, but not all of them. There are a number of State operated full service stops with toilet facilities, some offering features that extend all the way to restaurant plazas and gas stations, but that scope varies by State and applies only to very major thoroughfares and pay roads. Some of the older routes, or less utilized roads, often have rest areas and you depend on gas stations for the toilet. There are even dedicated For-Profit Fuel/Food/Toilet stops. Here in Texas we have a chain that built an empire on providing clean toilets and - no joke - they are fantastic. As a talking estimate, there's a full service stop after crossing every State Border (on major highways) and then every 50-80 miles (that's like every 300,000 kilometers) within the State.

The States run a solid operation in maintaining safety at the stops. I'm sure theft crime occurs but when I was a punk in my younger days, I've been chased out by the Staff after a night of drinking and once was even woke up for a search after the dogs indicated my car for drugs. That's not my thing so, #innocent.

I try to use the smaller picnic areas along the drive to stop and make a coffee, or a dehydrated lunch. They're usually empty, usually very well maintained, and, I think, often rather scenic. At that rest stop outside Sanderson, I saw maybe one car every 5-10 minutes. (aside: The lead character in No Country for Old Men was from Sanderson, TX)

You got me spooled up, so two other interesting things about car travel in the States. First, is that if you have a certain kind of camper, you can stop and spend the night in a Walmart parking lot. I don't know if that's official Walmart rules, but it's done and fine. Second thing is that any drive is packed full of Historical Markers. There are little plaques and tiny dirt pull-off areas that highlight something unique to the area. There might be an empty field where the home of the County's original founding family lived, so there's a plaque. Might have been a local rebellion at some point, so there's a plaque. I haven't had the patience to stop at them, but interesting to do some time.

Cheers, brother.

South of Sedona, Arizona

unclejohn wrote in post #19149664

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Wow, I had to check to be sure this wasn't in rural south Alabama!!!!!

You were right about the south. Sierra del Cristal highlands of Cuba.

Beautiful & interesting landscape.
Nicely composed.

You mentioned you're a city slicker. You certainly get out and about.
Keep them coming. Great stuff.

Here is another road near the one I posted a picture of a couple of days ago. This one goes up Mount Mensura, the highest peak in that area. For some unknown reason, in the three trips I made there I never saw anybody driving on it.

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The jeep club I was in would find it a fun run.

But coming down, you'd better be a good driver.

Coming down? You would have to be some kind of head case to go up in the first place me-thinks

That's not even a track! Mind you, I have been on a few French roads nearly like that.