The Virtues Of Backroads Travel

Back country, two lane highway, small town in the middle of nowheresville, side of the road stops are our absolute favorite things to when destination traveling. These types of places and stops really show off the true Americana that we so love. This particular stop (in Palo Verde, Ca) we needed a road break translated, the navigator needed a pee break. I saw an old motel sign and a pink building of course that looks like a great place to stop right!. So we pull over next to the Lagoon Lodge which has been abandoned for what looks like a couple of decades, but the locals paint it so it doesn't look like an old abandoned building. This was perfect because on one side was Mac's Bait and General Store another throwback which is still in operation opened in the 60's and a modern Chevron gas which just seemed out of place in this setting. The interesting thing about this stop was the only person we saw besides ourselves was a patron pumping gas to continue their travels. All the streets on the thorough fare were void of traffic and human life, with that said you can tell that people do indeed live here by other items seen. All in all it was a perfect little slice of what was and is to experience as we put the giddyup to our rolling train on to our next stop. If your traveling and only using the 4 lane highways to hell, your missing out on seeing some amazing and not so amazing things, but nonetheless they will surely be interesting. Thank you Palo Verde, California for your hospitality.