#amboy

[tomwindeknecht]

The Mojave Desert is large, desolate, and beautiful. The ground is cracked and dry, crunching underneath your feet as you walk. Here in Amboy, California, salt is mined from the underground pooling of brine. The water is crystal clear, transitioning from green to blue in color. The evaporation of the water in warmer weather leaves the salt behind.

[unteriors]

Little Pond Road, Amboy, New York.

[williammarksommer]

Roy's Motel

Route 66 series

Hasselblad 500c/m

Kodak Ektar 100iso

[jmpphoto]

Route 66 Ruins by James Marvin Phelps Via Flickr: Route 66 Ruins Burned Out Gas Station Route 66 Amboy, California March 2013

[ursaminorjim]

[paper-mario-wiki]

tell me about Amboy, Washington

Amboy is a little town I grew up in (ages 11 to 21) that's northeast of Battle Ground, Washington-- which I'd consider the "downtown" part of where I lived, being only a 25 minute car ride down the mountain and through the forest, with all the modern luxuries a major metropolitan area might have like a wal-mart and a 7-eleven. i believe the population of Amboy is still under 2000, and the population of Battle Ground is something like 20,000.

my favorite spots in/around town were the Amboy Market because that's where food comes from if not from your neighbors livestock, Nick's Bar and Grill because it was the first restaurant i ever became a "regular" at after i started being recognized by the staff, and the Fargher Lake gas station because it sits on the edge of a small, but pretty valley i'd always drive past an any trip to school/work/church/into town. there's also the Cedar Creek grist mill which sells unbelievable apple cider every fall, though you gotta get there early because the lines end up being long.

(pictures in order: "welcome to Amboy" sign, the valley down the hill behind the Fargher Lake store, and the Grist Mill)

[crone-blogger]

Just my cat. He earned himself a violent reputation this holiday season trying to access as much ham as possible.

[bourtange]

roy's motel and cafe is a historic stop in the desert of amboy california, that unfortunately is no longer able to offer either a motel or cafe, because the town hasn't had any water access since the railroad left in the 80s. still, they do have a gas station and convenience store, and a row of port-a-potties, and also this mysterious horse statue