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my hot heart
There was just something compelling about the way those two billboards looked together. It was so compelling, in fact, that I made a series of turns to get back around to get the shot. But you probably assumed that part.
Chandler, Oklahoma
photographed 4.4.2023
skeleton
If you feel like visiting Blue Whale (Catoosa’s most famous landmark!) don’t forget to walk around a little bit to see the non-whale stuff. Like the ark*. Or the fiberglass things that may have been intended to look like mushrooms*, or this, uh, skeletal thing.
And definitely check out the restrooms.***
Catoosa, Oklahoma
photographed 4.5.2023
*Yes. An ark.
**They do not look like mushrooms.
***I’m not even kidding.
nine-foot road
I am going to guess that when you think about Route 66, it doesn’t look like this. I mean – there’s no fixed-up 1950s style diners, no quaint old gas stations, no official logo anywhere.
This is a relic of the road that’s known as the Sidewalk Highway because the main roadway was only nine feet wide. The author of the guidebook I’ve been using on this Route 66 adventure lamented the current road condition, saying it has “VERY ROUGH (rub-board) GRAVEL” (his emphasis*) and that it is only for the “die-hard.” But honestly, it didn’t seem that much worse than certain sections of the Oklahoma turnpikes that I paid actual money to drive on and that I am not at all bitter about.**
near Narcissa, Oklahoma
photographed 4.5.2023
*dramatic much?
**dramatic much?
tchoupitoulas street jogger
Well, first of all, it’s a whole lot of fun to say “Tchoupitoulas.” Try it.*
And second of all, if you need a delicious sandwich for lunch, you can stop by the St. James Cheese Company, right there at Tchoupitoulas and Girod.
And, finally, when you’re done with your sandwich you can sit and watch what ever is happening along the sidewalk. And maybe get a few photos while you’re at it.
Tchoupitoulas Street
New Orleans, Louisiana
photographed 4.13.2023
*chaa·puh·too·luhs
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