Whats that white stuff on the ground? - Beyond Tiki

M mbonga Member La Mesa, California Joined: Dec 04, 2005 Posts: 556	M mbonga Posted posted on Fri, Jan 20, 2006 6:31 AM On 2006-01-19 21:10, tikijackalope wrote: Gigantalope wrote: Funny you'd mention Roy's; I just got through blogging it. http://thelope.blogspot.com/2006/01/amboy-california.html I love those Amboy photos! I was out there by myself in 1985 to hike out to the crater because my family once went on a desert trip through there when I was a kid and I wanted so much to hike out there but there wasn't time. I never forgot that crater and wanting to hike to it so I finally got out there as an adult to see it close up. I ate at that flat-roofed Cafe' since it was the only thing open in town on the weekend, and I wanted to get info on hiking out there in case there was anything I needed to know about. The restaurant employees were reasonably familiar with the crater, though they didn't live in Amboy. My hike didn't go well. I didn't bring any water with me and I was wearing contact lenses and didn't take note of my car location relative to landmarks, and it was a hot day. Soon my eyes became so dry that my contact lenses started falling out, and my throat got so dry that I was rasping when I breathed, and I couldn't find my way back to my car, though the highway was easy enough to find. I walked back to Amboy via the highway, and asked a Mexican guy living alone in one of those tiny houses you photographed if I could have some water to drink. He didn't speak English and thought I wanted a beer, so he gave me a beer. I ended up sticking my head under his sink faucet to get some water, and I paid him for the beer. Interesting trip, and one that made me much more aware of the dangers of desert hiking, and how fast a person can dehydrate out there. I took lots of pics myself and the crater itself was pretty scenic and fun. I wasn't into Googie then as I am now, but that peaked cafe' is definitely pure Googie. I'd love to get out there again and take pics myself. (You didn't get any closeups of the newspaper article in the window, did you?) I'm only guessing, but that 4-peaked tiny structure looks like a real estate sales office. I've seen such mystery buildings with exotic architectures in other places like Florida, too. Anyway, thanks for the pics and memories!

On 2006-01-19 21:10, tikijackalope wrote:
Gigantalope wrote:
Funny you'd mention Roy's; I just got through blogging it. http://thelope.blogspot.com/2006/01/amboy-california.html

I love those Amboy photos! I was out there by myself in 1985 to hike out to the crater because my family once went on a desert trip through there when I was a kid and I wanted so much to hike out there but there wasn't time. I never forgot that crater and wanting to hike to it so I finally got out there as an adult to see it close up.

I ate at that flat-roofed Cafe' since it was the only thing open in town on the weekend, and I wanted to get info on hiking out there in case there was anything I needed to know about. The restaurant employees were reasonably familiar with the crater, though they didn't live in Amboy. My hike didn't go well. I didn't bring any water with me and I was wearing contact lenses and didn't take note of my car location relative to landmarks, and it was a hot day. Soon my eyes became so dry that my contact lenses started falling out, and my throat got so dry that I was rasping when I breathed, and I couldn't find my way back to my car, though the highway was easy enough to find. I walked back to Amboy via the highway, and asked a Mexican guy living alone in one of those tiny houses you photographed if I could have some water to drink. He didn't speak English and thought I wanted a beer, so he gave me a beer. I ended up sticking my head under his sink faucet to get some water, and I paid him for the beer. Interesting trip, and one that made me much more aware of the dangers of desert hiking, and how fast a person can dehydrate out there. I took lots of pics myself and the crater itself was pretty scenic and fun.

I wasn't into Googie then as I am now, but that peaked cafe' is definitely pure Googie. I'd love to get out there again and take pics myself. (You didn't get any closeups of the newspaper article in the window, did you?) I'm only guessing, but that 4-peaked tiny structure looks like a real estate sales office. I've seen such mystery buildings with exotic architectures in other places like Florida, too. Anyway, thanks for the pics and memories!

Post #208948 by mbonga on Fri, Jan 20, 2006 6:31 AM