Sad Max
06-07-2008, 02:33 AM
-continued from Slab City II (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=137484)
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/karljmm/SlabCityRide/SlabCitySign_Sm.jpg
Another half-mile or so down the road, lies Slab City. This is apparently sort of the town square, where to post flyers and notices.
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/karljmm/SlabCityRide/OasisClub_Sm.jpg
Most of Slab City's residents depart for cooler climes around the end of May. The remaining population is apparently too small to keep the little store and diner open, so it's closed until the 'snowbirds' return.
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/karljmm/SlabCityRide/ArtTruck_sm.jpg
Probably the most eye-catching object at Slab City was this truck. A little piece of LA, 230 miles out in the desert...
...overall, unless you are jonesing to check out an interesting location at first hand - like I was - I don't recommend this ride. The are many miles of fun snakey twisty mountain roads, but nothing superior to routes like the Angeles Crest or Santa Monica Range canyon roads. There are also long miles of agricultural routes with maliciously-timed traffic lights, bone-dry desert and highway drone.
What I'm mostly glad for on this ride, was having met Leonard and seen his creation up close, and for some of the little oddities I found along the way.
And those french fries.
Hope people enjoy this. And that maybe it inspires them to take a nice ride someplace.
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/karljmm/SlabCityRide/SlabCitySign_Sm.jpg
Another half-mile or so down the road, lies Slab City. This is apparently sort of the town square, where to post flyers and notices.
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/karljmm/SlabCityRide/OasisClub_Sm.jpg
Most of Slab City's residents depart for cooler climes around the end of May. The remaining population is apparently too small to keep the little store and diner open, so it's closed until the 'snowbirds' return.
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/karljmm/SlabCityRide/ArtTruck_sm.jpg
Probably the most eye-catching object at Slab City was this truck. A little piece of LA, 230 miles out in the desert...
...overall, unless you are jonesing to check out an interesting location at first hand - like I was - I don't recommend this ride. The are many miles of fun snakey twisty mountain roads, but nothing superior to routes like the Angeles Crest or Santa Monica Range canyon roads. There are also long miles of agricultural routes with maliciously-timed traffic lights, bone-dry desert and highway drone.
What I'm mostly glad for on this ride, was having met Leonard and seen his creation up close, and for some of the little oddities I found along the way.
And those french fries.
Hope people enjoy this. And that maybe it inspires them to take a nice ride someplace.