Have you ever driven though an area and once you were though it, you WISH you would have stopped and taken some pictures??This happens to me - ALL THE TIME!
And finally FINALLY I got Chad on board to make our road trip just a little longer... just long enough for me to snap the following odd/funny/interesting pictures of a few road side "attractions" on our drive from Sacramento to Washington.
Ok... he wouldn't actually stop for a couple of them... so some of the pictures kinda suck.... but funny none the less.
This is Lake Shasta - when we had driven though hereonly two months ago, you couldn't see nearly as much of the red shore as you could this time!
This is Mount Shasta - last time it was engulfed in clouds. The first of three volcanoes we saw including Hood and Rainier.
This is a sign in the city of Weed. You can't quite see it but the shirt on the right corner says: I (heart) Weed. I thought it was funny.
State of Jefferson. The first time Chad and I had come up to WA we had watched a documentary about the US and the history of state lines - and there TOTALLY used to be a state of Jefferson, making this building the physical manifestation of our inside joke.
This is a metal cow. Its directly off the I-5, about 10 minutes south of Yreka, CA. After a bit of research I found out it was made by a Yreka artist named Ralph Starritt and its name is "Moo-Donna."
This, another sheet-metal sculpture by Ralph, this time north of Yreka, is a dragon. Close up, its awesome!
Yet another little side trip, Chad took me to Salem, the capitol of Oregon. It was totally spur of the moment, and right before sunset!
This is Mount Shasta - last time it was engulfed in clouds. The first of three volcanoes we saw including Hood and Rainier.
This is a sign in the city of Weed. You can't quite see it but the shirt on the right corner says: I (heart) Weed. I thought it was funny.
State of Jefferson. The first time Chad and I had come up to WA we had watched a documentary about the US and the history of state lines - and there TOTALLY used to be a state of Jefferson, making this building the physical manifestation of our inside joke.
This is a metal cow. Its directly off the I-5, about 10 minutes south of Yreka, CA. After a bit of research I found out it was made by a Yreka artist named Ralph Starritt and its name is "Moo-Donna."
This, another sheet-metal sculpture by Ralph, this time north of Yreka, is a dragon. Close up, its awesome!
Yet another little side trip, Chad took me to Salem, the capitol of Oregon. It was totally spur of the moment, and right before sunset!
Unfortunately at this point of the trip it was dark, making pictures impossible. There were a few other things I thought were cool along the way, but were unable to get a snapshot of:
*Historic Highway 99 signs... who has EVER heard of highway 99 before....
*Government Created Dustbowl signs throughout the area south of Sacramento! Fun slogans like No Water & No Jobs = Higher Food Costs, and Congress Created Dust Bowl.
*The Enchanted Forest - its this theme park with this weird giant ogre thing and some funny bright buildings in front of it!
On such a long drive, pretty much all you have as entertainment is the window - and luckily the CA/OR/WA landscape has a TON to offer!
Bonus!
*Historic Highway 99 signs... who has EVER heard of highway 99 before....
*Government Created Dustbowl signs throughout the area south of Sacramento! Fun slogans like No Water & No Jobs = Higher Food Costs, and Congress Created Dust Bowl.
*The Enchanted Forest - its this theme park with this weird giant ogre thing and some funny bright buildings in front of it!
On such a long drive, pretty much all you have as entertainment is the window - and luckily the CA/OR/WA landscape has a TON to offer!
Bonus!
Chad bought this at a gas station bathroom vending machine! Inside was this little circle with "When sexual situations arise, women, place this circle between knees, and hold in place till situation passes!" HA! Totally effective birth control!
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