Roadside America (or elsewhere)
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Pio1980
AK Member
They misspelled pirate.
I heard he was a hack ! Or was it he’d hatch you up !
Mark W.
Nut house of the Universe
OK not sure if this is a road side attraction but it is along sort of a road in the middle of now where.
I give you the SE corner of the State of Oregon We went there on Aug 20th Also present is the SW corner of Idaho and on the other side of the barbed wire fence Nevada.
The pipe sticking out of the ground to the right of the fence post is where the Survey marker would be had some Jack donkey had not stolen it.
In the photo is my 48 Willys jeep which we drove to this point on closed due to wash out roads and about 30 miles of the roughest High desert roads you can imagine. And my son Philip. We had to drive almost 20 miles to find a place to set up a tent as the ground was so covered with baseball to soccer ball sized rocks and sage brush.
I give you the SE corner of the State of Oregon We went there on Aug 20th Also present is the SW corner of Idaho and on the other side of the barbed wire fence Nevada.
The pipe sticking out of the ground to the right of the fence post is where the Survey marker would be had some Jack donkey had not stolen it.
In the photo is my 48 Willys jeep which we drove to this point on closed due to wash out roads and about 30 miles of the roughest High desert roads you can imagine. And my son Philip. We had to drive almost 20 miles to find a place to set up a tent as the ground was so covered with baseball to soccer ball sized rocks and sage brush.
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THIS 35-FOOT-TALL FIBERGLASS CHEF STANDING outside the Buckeye Express Diner has cheeseburgers instead of hands and claims the title of the World’s Largest Bobblehead.
Jacques, as he is known, started life in the late 1960s as a French waiter and mascot of a restaurant in Mansfield, Ohio. Carrying two trays stacked with immense sliced meat sandwiches, Jacques leaned far forward to the edge of US Highway 42—too far, apparently, because when the restaurant closed he was busted up and taken down. Michael Byrne, a local businessman, salvaged Jacques and parked the shattered statue, which weighed over two tons, in his construction yard.
Jacques, as he is known, started life in the late 1960s as a French waiter and mascot of a restaurant in Mansfield, Ohio. Carrying two trays stacked with immense sliced meat sandwiches, Jacques leaned far forward to the edge of US Highway 42—too far, apparently, because when the restaurant closed he was busted up and taken down. Michael Byrne, a local businessman, salvaged Jacques and parked the shattered statue, which weighed over two tons, in his construction yard.
DesertRatt
All Bark, No Bite!
In Bruceville, John Ivers decided to build a working roller coaster in his backyard. John has no engineering experience and used no blueprint; he just really loves roller coasters. He built the coaster in his free time from spare parts and items purchased at the local hardware store. The Blue Flash is 188 feet long, 20 feet high, travels at 25 miles per hour, and features a 360-degree corkscrew turn. If you’re in Bruceville and you feel like a thrill ride, call John at (812) x2x-9xx0, or stop by. John has also built a smaller, tamer coaster for the less courageous, Blue Too.
Bill Ferris
Lunatic Member
Dean, I was distracted by my caregiver/housekeeper trying to converse with me, just when I was like`s emoji responding to the Memorial post you made, and when she walked away, I looked at it and saw my flub and promptly changed it to the sad one that I intended to like`s emoji post initially !
I`m more respectful that to make light or humor of any Memorial !
I thought that your were and was dismayed at what I saw. All's fine, and why I ...'d my post.
davidhun
Well-Known Member
Hard pass for me.
Formerly the U.S. Marine Corp training base called Camp Dunlap used in World War II. It was closed, buildings were deconstructed, and abandoned years ago. The ownership of the land reverted from the military back to the State of California and has no current plans of being used.All the buildings were deconstructed and the cement slabs upon which they stood stay, thus “Slab City”.
It is now home to many winter travelers, retirees, and some permanent residents who stay the summer as well. (Like us!). There are no fees to camp here. Campsite parking is on a first come/first serve basis. There is no water, sewer, trash pick-up, nor electricity. This is Boondocking territory. This is where people experiment living Off The GridPeople tend to camp in groups of like-minded people and similar interests.
It is now home to many winter travelers, retirees, and some permanent residents who stay the summer as well. (Like us!). There are no fees to camp here. Campsite parking is on a first come/first serve basis. There is no water, sewer, trash pick-up, nor electricity. This is Boondocking territory. This is where people experiment living Off The GridPeople tend to camp in groups of like-minded people and similar interests.
Hackberry, AZ, for a time home to Bob Waldmire. Waldmire camped/lived along Rte 66, creating his detailed illustrated maps of the route, at one time in a VW bus and towards the end of his life in Hackberry in a school bus chock full of fanciful decoration. The van and the bus are now in the Rte 66 Hall of Fame museum in Pontiac, IL. Bob was the son of the founder of the Cozy Dog Drive-In on Rte. 66 in Springfield, IL.
