Kicks on Route 66
Today we took a trip on Route 66 north of Victorville. This is a very desolate section of the old highway. Along the way, we saw many old, falling-down motels and gas stations, one with amazingly low gas prices. We also stopped at the Bottle Tree Farm, an oasis of color in this barren desert. Thousands of bottles and other bits and pieces sit on metal tree trunks. It is the creation of folk artist Elmer Long, who has been collecting since he was a kid.
posted by Diana | 10:34 PM
4 Comments:
Since I made the same photo stops, we could have saved some fuel by traveling together.
However, I did miss the gasoline sign. When was gas that price? Wasn't Ethel leaded gas? Does that mean that the "reg." of the sign was un-leaded? It appears that I will have to head to the internet for some answers.
That is an awfully well preserved sign! Wonder who keeps it in such good repair.
Diana, thanks for your wonderful blog! I'm currently using your photo of Bottle Tree Farm as my wallpaper on my work computer.
Regular gas and Ethel gas were both leaded but Ethel was higher octane.
I do not understand why gas is now advertised as unleaded; it has been over 30 years since lead was put in gas.
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