needles …

and sometimes, bad’s pretty compelling.

Let’s see … “Do Not Enter,” on the left and ahead. Arrows pointing in one direction. One of them’s almost as big as I am. Oh, hell yeah. I’m turning right.

even when the right road is clearly marked, sometimes in life, we choose the wrong path.

The road, then known as The Devil’s Highway, was renamed U.S. Route 491, effective 7/1/03. But what great signage while it existed … 666 wasn’t just a road … from here, it was a road leading south, deeper into the heat of the desert. And it had a high fatality rate, according to the Wiki.

Are we there yet?

Somewhere on a long quiet road in New Mexico south and east of Santa Fe. Photography is a unique friend indeed – why else would I, gazing at a stunning blue sky, leap out of the car and think – wow can I make that sky black in a photo? Not too bad I guess for a point and shoot.

skirt …