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  1. #151
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    Default Amen to that!

    Quote Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist View Post
    No one in an urban area would ever let their trees look like this. Those trees have entire colonies of rodents, insects, and etc.


    June 19, 2024. Zzyzx, California
    Very true! When Jill and I were first married, we lived in a tiny rented house on a huge irrigated lot in north central Phoenix. We had FOURTEEN fifty-foot tall palm trees in our yard, literally surrounding the property. They had to be trimmed every year, and the trimmings made a pile so large, it took a special run by the trash service to haul it away. (I mean, it FILLED an entire garbage truck!) We had an opportunity to buy the place, but passed on it. One of my better decisions, I think!

    Rick

  2. #152
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    Default Washintingtonia Palms are the type in most gardens

    They do generate an impressive amount of garden waste each year.

    Date Palms, (the photo above look like Washintingtonia Palms to me) also have the additional feature of having intensely painful thorns on them. All Good.

    Mark
    Last edited by Mark Sedenquist; 12-09-2024 at 12:06 PM. Reason: added a line break for clarity

  3. #153
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    Default Diamond Creek Road

    This is Diamond Creek Road, on the Hualapai Reservation in Arizona.



    It's a bit rugged (potentially impassable in bad weather), so a high clearance vehicle is recommended. You'll need a permit from the Hualapai Tribe, along with a fee of $16 per person to drive on it, but if you do, it will take you all the way down to the banks of the Colorado River, INSIDE the Grand Canyon--the only road of any kind that can make that claim. The total distance from Peach Springs to the river is just over 19 miles each way, and you'll drop about 3500 feet in elevation through some extraordinary landscapes.





    If you're ever driving on the old portion of Route 66 between Kingman and Seligman, it makes a very interesting detour. The required permits are available at the Hualapai Lodge in Peach Springs.

    For more information, check out Scenic Side Trip #12: Kingman to Flagstaff (a scenic alternative to Interstate 40).
    More about Rick's book

    Rick
    Last edited by Mark Sedenquist; 12-11-2024 at 01:31 PM. Reason: Added link to Rick's book

  4. #154
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    Default Artists Palette

    Artists Palette in Death Valley NP


    July 2020

  5. #155
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    Default Amboy, California on Route 66

    Peter Thody captured this iconic place in September 2009


    September 2009, photo by Peter Thody

    It's a bit more deteriorated now.

  6. #156
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    Default Coral Pink Sand Dunes, Utah

    Peter and Carole visited this park in September 2011. One of my favorite state parks in the USA.


    Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, September 2011. (Photo by Peter Thody)

  7. #157
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    Default I can imagine this gets tricky in the rain!

    Quote Originally Posted by Rick Quinn View Post



    It's a bit rugged (potentially impassable in bad weather)
    Yeah, if that creek were flowing, it could be a bit dicey.

    Mark

  8. #158
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    Default Roy's in 2019

    Quote Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist View Post
    Peter Thody captured this iconic place in September 2009


    September 2009, photo by Peter Thody

    It's a bit more deteriorated now.
    We ran through there in 2019 in the RV.



    Dave

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    Default For your convenience.

    Although I didn't notice any air conditioned restrooms like the one at Cool Springs!





    Dave
    Last edited by Southwest Dave; 12-11-2024 at 05:06 PM.

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    Default Remembering Albert Okura

    Quote Originally Posted by Southwest Dave View Post
    We ran through there in 2019 in the RV.

    This place was in the news on the 30th of November. The local Billy Holcomb chapter of the E Clampus Vitus (Glampers) installed a memorial to Albert Okura who purchased Roy's with the idea of restoring it.

    And a bunch of new photos from the party here.
    Mr. Albert Okura~ December 3, 1951 - January 27, 2023.

    Here is an article about Mr. Okura in Route Magazine

    And for the party in November, 2024 -- they RESTORED the sign -- as you can see if you look at some of the photos from the event. It even works at night!

    And it looks like there is a bunch of new artifacts at the site.


    (I snagged this off the Roy's FB page.) If you notice the tent that reads "Juan Pollo" Albert Okura owned the Juan Pollo restaurant chain. (Photo courtesy of Roy's Motel site)

    But look the sign!!!
    Here is an article about relighting the sign.

    Mark
    Last edited by Mark Sedenquist; 12-12-2024 at 09:42 AM. Reason: added more info

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