Magnolia AR. As we learned, oil is its raison d'etre. Otherwise, not much happening there, although judging from some of the shops there is some wealth in the town.
Magnolia AR. The Baptist church is large and very imposing. They might have something to do with the fact that Magnolia is in a dry county.
Magnolia AR. We found murals on the walls of commercial buildings in quite a number of small towns west of the Mississippi.
Hot Springs Arkansas. Downtown has quite a number of very impressive buildings.
Ola, Arkansas. Open Air flea market at what appeared to be the main intersection in 'Downtown'.
Downtown Ola, Arkansas. A very poor community.
Gore, Oklahoma. Another pleasant surprise in small town America.
Gore, OK. Emily's Cafe, Cafe section!
Gore, OK. Emily's Cafe is an eclectic emporium in the midst of nowhere!
Norman Oklahoma Gaylord Stadium. Oklahoma University versus Tulsa University. My first live American football match, my birthday present from Terence and Martha Ann.
Norman, OK. Touchdown!
Oklahoma City Bomb Memorial.
Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial. One chair for each life taken.
Tulsa OK. Terence and Martha Ann's home.
Tulsa Oklahoma. All too soon it was time to leave.
Tulsa Oklahoma. My old and very dear friends Terence (on the right) and Martha Ann; with their brother in law Ernest.
Sapulpa Oklahoma. Y'all wanted to know if I would be doing Route 66. This is the answer.
Kingfisher Oklahoma. This Methodist church doesn't really look like a church, does it?
Kingfisher Oklahoma.
Elk City Oklahoma. A 75mm 12 pounder gun made by General Electric. Interesting design. It might be made for transport by air and dropping by parachute.
Elk City Oklahoma. Still on Route 66.
Pampa, Texas. Granny's Cafe. Granny collects crucifixes, just because she does.
Amarillo, Texas
A feature in the Palo Duro Canyon
Palo Duro Canyon. Near Amarillo Texas
Rain storm Near Tucumcari, New Mexico
On the I40, New Mexico.
Tucumcari, NM. A not unfamiliar site across the state.
Near Trementina New Mexico. John and the chap who built the 'rat rod'. He told us that he had built four this summer!
Conchas River Bridge on NM104 near Trementina New Mexico. This is a 'rat rod'. It is apparently street legal and roadworthy. My jaw dropped when I saw it coming down the road.
NM104. I love the moody New Mexico landscapes.
Near Trementina New Mexico. Looking back down the pass of NM104. If you have a large screen and look carefully, you can see the rock lying on the road.
Las Vegas, New Mexico. In its hey-day, it was apparently popular with the notorius.
Santa Fe, New Mexico. Downtown is very quaint.
Santa Fe, New Mexico. Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi. The tower on the left is one row of bricks higher than that on the right.
Santa Fe New Mexico. The town is built around an attractive plaza. Very tourist orientated.
Santa Fe, New Mexico. They dance the Argentine Tango every Tuesday night at El MÄ“som Restaurant. They are good. (Camera struggled with the low light)
Santa Fe, New Mexico. Apartment housing on the outskirts.
Taos New Mexico. Church of San Francisco de Asks. Completed 1815. Mud adobe.
Taos New Mexico. Central Plaza.
Near Taos New Mexico. Gorge of the Rio Grande.
Rio Grande Bridge over the gorge. That is my boot.
New Mexico. US 64. Just near to where I took the bike photo, I found this hidden behind some trees.
New Mexico. US 64 at the Lookout to the Brazos Cliffs. 10,500 feet.
Pagosa Springs Colorado. The rules of disc golf.
Pagosa Springs Colorado. View from Reservoir Hill.
Treasure Falls, on the Wolf Creek Pass on Route 160 E, Pagosa Springs to South Fork Colorado.
South Fork Colorado. Handlebar Donuts. A bearclaw. 2,500 calories. Two claws down, three to go. .
Silver Thread Scenic Byway Co 149N.
Silver Thread Scenic Byway Colorado
I was there. The fourth highest paved pass in Colorado. On the Silver Thread Scenic Byway. The ravages of the Pine Beetle are sadly evident.
Red Mountain. One of three features visible from a single view point on the Silver Thread Scenic Byway Colorado
Second feature. Mt Uncompahgre Peak.. 14,321 feet, the sixth summit in the Rocky Mountains.
Third feature. The Slumgullion landslip.
In Colorado, some of the trees are beginning to turn. Silver Thread Scenic byway.
Another view from Colorado 92.
A view from Colorado 92 near Blue Mesa on the way to Crawford.
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In the middle ground, Needle Rock. Near Crawford, Colorado.
The Black Canyon of the Gunnison Colorado. Not too close to the edge!
Black Canyon of the Gunnison. Halfway down to the canyon floor. Real mountain goat territory.
View of the Black Canyon from the floor.
Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado. The Painted Wall.
Denver Colorado, 16th Street Mall
Denver Colorado. Tram full of Bronco fans.
Denver Colorado. 16th Street Mall by night.
LoDo Denver has some interesting older buildings.
Leadville, Colorado. First winter snow.
Leadville Colorado. Another mid-west mural.
Leadville Colorado
Leadville Colorado. The view from many backyards.
Leadville Colorado. Many houses are quite ornate in style and colour scheme.
Leadville Colorado. A handsome old building on the main street.
Leadville Colorado was once upon a time a mining town.
The top of Independence Pass Colorado
Independence Pass Colorado. Aernoud and Inge, from Holland.
The photo says it all.
Mount Sopris, near Carbondale Colorado.
Grand Junction Colorado . The statue of John Otto in the main street.
Grand Junction Colorado. Main Street.
Colorado National Monument, near Grand Junction. View of the Balancing Stone.
Douglas Pass Colorado 139. Not a great shot.
Dinosaur National Monument, Utah. Taken from US 40.
Living in Vernal Utah was once upon a time more exciting than it is today.
Vernal Utah. Main street. Cobble Park. The flowers are pretty and are found extensively throughout the town.
Vernal, Utah. The Mormon Temple, which is used for religious rites such as marriage and... baptisms for the dead. Many people are unaware that Ancestry.com is owned by the Mormon Church.
Vernal Utah. C-A-L Ranch Store. My kind of place.
Flaming Gorge Dam, Utah
Flaming Gorge, Utah
This is apparently the Uinta Fault, Utah.
Tower Pillar. Sheep Creek Geological Loop Utah.
Wyoming. High desert landscape.
St John's Lutheran Church Riverton Wyoming.
Panama Red. Knife on the hip and other weapons under the bar and elsewhere. But she was friendly and happy to chat.
Meeteetse Wyoming. Chocolatier where I had my mocha dessert. Very expensive!
Near Bear Creek Montana. Smith Mine, now derelict.
Near Bear Creek, Montana
Red Lodge Montana. Deer well within the city limits.
Red Lodge Montana. I am am reminded of Leadville, Colorado.
Red Lodge Montana. Downtown
Chief Joseph Scenic Byway. Montana landscape with clouds!
Cafe Latte, Red Lodge Cafe. They made me pay for this and it was not cheap.
Rainstorm, taken from MT 72 near Wyoming border.
Chief Joseph Scenic Byway, Wyoming.
Bear Lake, Beartooth Pass Montana. It was pretty icy and dicey on that dirt road.
Rainbow at Chief Joseph Scenic Byway, Wyoming. (And yes I have one with the bike in it, Derry!)
Missoula, Montana. Lunch stop. I was more impressed with the place on this second, brief, visit.
Butte, Montana. Breakfast number two. Calorie loading to (try and) counter the cold!
Main Street, Ritzville, Washington
Ritzville, Washington
The picturesque Multnomah Falls, near Portland, Oregon.
The Columbia River Gorge from the Washington side. To start and end a trip with such beauty is a huge privilege.
Nearly 20,000 kms for the trip. I had between 16 and 17. Distance is not that material when you're having fun.