Succulents and More™

On my way to Phoenix last Monday I decided to take a scenic detour off Interstate 10: US 60 . I hopped on 60 at its western terminus east of Quartzite and stayed on it all the way to Phoenix. I think I-10 is plenty scenic but I hate the fact that you can’t just pull over whenever you feel like it—the highway patrol frowns on that kind of behavior. Fortunately, this isn’t a problem on a virtually deserted two-lane highway like US 60. The downside, of course, is that you end up spending way more time on taking photos than you would otherwise. But since I was on vacation and didn’t have a strict schedule to follow, it really didn’t matter. Needless to say I took the requisite road shots: But what I love best about these lonely desert roads are the small towns you drive you, usually preceded by a cluster of abandoned buildings.