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#3

While labeling something as number three definitely implies the existence of numbers one and two, that may not actually be the case right here…

Route 66 – Paraje, New Mexico
photographed 5.29.2023

round beds, you say?

…and this begins a bunch of posts with photos from my collaborative Route 66 project. Since October 2021, photographer VC Torneden and I have worked on a project we call The Other Side; we’re documenting the overlooked parts of Route 66, the small (and dying) towns, odd signage, and anything else that captures our attention.

It’s important to note that here in Barstow, you can find remodeled rooms AND round beds in the very same location. That’s a travel win, right there. Possibly.

Route 66 – Barstow, California
photographed 6.3.2023

tiled

Look! Another state, another time I carried my camera into the restroom.

You’re welcome.

Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
Ellwood, Illinois
photographed 7.1.2022

citrus

Maybe you knew that part of Route 66 went through Chinatown in Los Angeles. I did not know that until fairly recently.

But look! Here’s a truck of citrus!

Chinatown
Los Angeles, California
photographed 6.3.2023

ocean dreams

Really, is there anyone who can stand at the end of a pier and NOT stand on tiptoes to see just a little further?

Santa Monica Pier, California
photographed 6.2.2023