Crazy Pix: 09/10/08

Today’s Crazy Pix were inspired by Joan Harvest

when she recently left me this comment:

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“Maybe you should get yourself painted as

Spidey. I’ll bet you’d get some looks

as you drove your truck down the road.”

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I’m sure when the comment was made the

image in her head looked something like this:

Unfortunately the reality would

be something closer to this:

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I also found these others while conducting my search:

I do believe it was SleepJane that showed some

interest in being painted like a butterfly:

A kid and a cat even got in

on the body paint craze:

And this last batch is for the ladies:

I wonder how Karmental might

feel about that last one?

Ask A Trucker: The Scenic Route

This question landed in the ? A Trucker mail bag on August 22nd, 2008.  Let’s get to it, shall we:

• Q:
  

Hmmm, I want to know your favorite stretch of road in America?  I’ve driving across the county a few times, north to south, east to west, etc., and would love to hear a good place to drive.  And why you like driving there.

• A:

This question came at a very good time.  I just recently drove through one of my all time favorite stretches of road, and even manged to take some pictures along the way.  The stretch of road in question is US route 191 in Utah, which runs from I-70 down to the Arizona border.  It also runs north from I-70, but we’re talking about that stretch. The stretch we’re talking about goes right through Moab, Utah and right before you get to Arizona, it goes through Monument Valley.  Two of the most beautiful areas in the United States.  Unfortunately we were on the move most of the time, so many of my photos didn’t come out too good, but we did pull over for a moment in Monument Valley, so there are some decent pictures for me to share.  Please keep in mind the lighting wasn’t ideal, mixed with the fact that my camera sucks, but I hope you enjoy the pictures all the same.

I’ve only had the oportunity to drive through this area twice, the time before being durring the winter, and it was snowing pretty hard in Moab.  No time for pictures with limited visibility, not to mention the pictures wouldn’t show much.  But even for as little as I could see, it was amazingly beautiful.  I wish I had some decent pictures of Moab to show.  I long for the day when I can enjoy a leasurly drive through this area, stopping all along the way to take pictures.

This country is filled with beautiful sights to see, and I could go on and on, but you asked for my favorite.  It’s not the most trucker friendly route, with very few places to pull over, and not one decent truck stop along the way, but oh what a feast for the eyes.  I’ve you’ve never been through this area I strongly reconment you take at least 48 hours to do so and and when you do.  It only takes a day to drive through, but you’re gonna want to stop time and time again.

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