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Originally Posted by Badger52
I remember as a little kid travelling thru SW enroute from SoCal to W Tejas. The 102mi between Yuma & Gila Bend nothin' but cactus, rattlers and non-potable water for the radiator's canvas bag, and then, continuing eastward, there was hope - at LAST!
The first sign of an oasis and hope that we'd bed town in NM in time to use the motel's pool.
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Then you probably saw the numerous bright yellow signs with large red print urging you to stop and see "The Thing" once you passed Tucson, heading toward Lordsburg!
In 1968, some religious person had climbed amongst the large round boulders alongside I-10 near Cochise Stronghold and spray painted - in large, neat letters the words "Jesus Saves". When I drove by the next year some clever wag had added the word "Tinfoil" below it. A hard climb for a laugh... and eternal damnation. I chuckled all the way to Las Cruces.