I only report what I see
This is the biggest understatement I’ve ever read about this particular stretch of highway, known as the River Road: Nobody gets on FM-170 by mistake.
But if you do find yourself on this highway, with its mighty views of mountains along the Texas-Mexico frontier, you might see an old movie set or a ghost town or an cemetery or two.
And, you can also see this teepee-themed rest area.
River Road (FM 170)
near Lajitas, Texas
photographed 1.19.2013
UPDATE: December 2
In response to a request to see the rest of the teepees:
Posted on November 28, 2013, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, black and white photography, lajitas, lajitas texas, melinda green harvey, one day one image, photo a day, photography, rest area, rest area teepees, river road, texas, texas fm 170. Bookmark the permalink. 20 Comments.
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I consider that the most beautiful and interesting drive in Texas. I love that whole region.
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I love that whole region, too, and go out there as often as I can.
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Triangles? You are leaving me to imagine the other half of the rectangle, which is a bit much for a Sunday morning in pyjamas (which goes to show i should have looked at it when you first posted it).
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Sorry that this proved to be so difficult! Maybe I should change the tagline to “First, coffee.” as a reminder that there may be certain risks associated with reading this blog too early on a weekend morning.
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I have had my tea now, but those triangles are still disconcerting.
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Do they go away if you shut your eyes? If not, maybe I accidentally posted a shot of Diabolical Non-Vanishing Triangles. My apologies on that….
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Surely the aim is to post photographs that nail themselves to the retinas of your viewers? Great shots, long remembered? I am not sure, in the absence of complete rectangles, that this shot sticks with me. Even so, my retinas are grafitti’d with your (and others’) photos – some front and centre, others lurking in my peripheral vision, waiting to pounce.
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Gracious. Things inside your head sound….confusing.
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Often they are. You just got a glimpse of it. I need more tea.
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I can’t decide if you need more caffeine or less…
Is it too early to switch to Caol Ila?
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12:08 = afternoon = time-is-right. The Caol Ila is all gone, So at your urging I just poured a Bruichladdich – not quite as good, but fine for what is now 12:10 🙂
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Problem = solved.
(While under the influence of your blog post that noted Caol Ila to be “essential equipment” I purchased a bottle; it is not – yet – empty, so if you can get here soon, I’d be happy to share.)
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The Bruichladdich is very nearly gone as well.
It too is essential equipment – I was just photographing a cup (for the potter who did not remember making such a thing as the cup we described) and the bottle (or rather it’s nice tall round tin) turned out to support a reflecting card really well. Better than my Olympus Pen which I tried first – it was too small.
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how frustrating! i wanna see the rest
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We here at One Day | One Image try to keep the readers happy. So, the post has been updated to show a larger view of the teepees.
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cheers!!
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Thanks for asking to see the whole thing!
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This one i really appreciate, especially the trees in the foreground covering part of the front 🙂
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That second shot was worthy of a post of its very own!
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Thanks! I am partial to the first one, though the second does give a lot more context.
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