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calmloki

calmloki

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Gal and I did a quick loop in Arizona looking at some favorite places. One of those places is Nothing. Should you have a desire to see Nothing I suggest you do so soon - the sign is falling down and it is enclosed by a fence and partially obscured by a massive pile of fine gravel. On the up side, there is now a big antenna tower, so maybe Nothing will become Something. On 93, West of Bagdad, South of Wikieup. Also got to commune with a few dozen fine donkeys on the way to and through Oatman. Good for the soul.
 
That's interesting.

We have a No Name near us.
So how did this Glenwood Canyon hamlet get its oddball moniker? There are several stories, but the most widely accepted one is that the state sent out questionnaires about the town's name to the villagers. The majority of inhabitants wrote “No Name” under the section labeled Name of Town
 
We have friends who live in No Place, about an hour’s drive from us. It is right by the entrance to a very larger great outdoor museum called Beamish that we visit every year as it continues to add new exhibits.

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No Place - Wikipedia

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No Place is a small village near the town of Stanley in County Durham, England, east of Stanley and west of Beamish. Situated to the south of the A693, it is home to an award-winning real ale pub, the Beamish Mary Inn (dating from 1897 and originally known as the Red Robin), and lies near the Beamish Mary coal pit.[1] The local church is known as the "Tin Chapel".
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calmloki said:
Gal and I did a quick loop in Arizona looking at some favorite places. One of those places is Nothing. Should you have a desire to see Nothing I suggest you do so soon - the sign is falling down and it is enclosed by a fence and partially obscured by a massive pile of fine gravel. On the up side, there is now a big antenna tower, so maybe Nothing will become Something. On 93, West of Bagdad, South of Wikieup. Also got to commune with a few dozen fine donkeys on the way to and through Oatman. Good for the soul.
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If you like donkeys have you ever driven through Reche Canyon? I know you live out here part of the year and it's a beautiful drive. I'd never heard of it until about a month ago when I was diverted off the 215 freeway. I couldn't believe what I was seeing, they're everywhere walking in groups along the sides of the roads and in the hills. Sadly some get killed due to careless drivers and now the county plans to ship many of them off to Texas and many residents are not happy. The hills are totally bare since they eat everything and reduce the risk of fire in the area. Bob Barker donated tons of land for them to roam but apparently the county doesn't care.

 
If you have ever camped near burros, you will never see them as cute or adorable animals thereafter but as the obnoxious, territorial, invasive species they are.
We camped high up Burro Crossing road between Wikieup and Bagdad.
The incessant 'Hee Hawing' starts at 3am right outside the camper and continues until you can't take it anymore and depart for the sake of your sanity.
 
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Many interesting places in those areas. Last year, we made a round trip from Laughlin to Sedona and saw several similar old places.
 
We’ve been to Nothing several times. And I think once to the gas station that was there. It was there or Wikieup where the men’s restroom had huge rattlesnake skins on the wall.
 
slaternuthink said:
If you have ever camped near burros, you will never see them as cute or adorable animals thereafter but as the obnoxious, territorial, invasive species they are.
We camped high up Burro Crossing road between Wikieup and Bagdad.
The incessant 'Hee Hawing' starts at 3am right outside the camper and continues until you can't take it anymore and depart for the sake of your sanity.
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Are they invading your land or are you invading theirs?
 
I was referring to the fact that burros are not native to the Americas and are considered a destructive invasive species.

Invasive Burros in Death Valley National Park​


Invasive burros, Equua asinus, are often called donkeys and can be found throughout the backcountry in Death Valley. They are an introduced species that originally descended from the African wild ass and are NOT native to North America. This means that Death Valley did not always have burros present. Invasive burro populations grow at approximately 20% per year. These nonnative animals cause damage to native vegetation, spring ecosystems and compete with native wildlife, such as bighorn sheep and desert tortoise, for limited resources.
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Invasive Burros - Death Valley National Park (U.S. National Park Service)

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slaternuthink said:
If you have ever camped near burros, you will never see them as cute or adorable animals thereafter but as the obnoxious, territorial, invasive species they are.
We camped high up Burro Crossing road between Wikieup and Bagdad.
The incessant 'Hee Hawing' starts at 3am right outside the camper and continues until you can't take it anymore and depart for the sake of your sanity.
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Incorrect opinion on its way.......

I write this as a Western native who has seen the damage they do - protection of burros and mustangs (wild horses) should have ended a few years after they were listed.

Set aside the obnoxious noises - they are not native and incredibly destructive to the natural habitat. If it were considered sport to shoot them, there should be an open season.
 
sparky08 said:
That's interesting.

We have a No Name near us.
So how did this Glenwood Canyon hamlet get its oddball moniker? There are several stories, but the most widely accepted one is that the state sent out questionnaires about the town's name to the villagers. The majority of inhabitants wrote “No Name” under the section labeled Name of Town
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I like the rest area at No Name. It's a nice stop on my way to and from Denver.
 
We have both a noone and a nobody as registered members of this fine forum. Noone has had some funny posts referring to himself (or herself) in the 3rd person. But I haven’t seen or heard from noone in a while.
 
When I saw the title, I thought you were referring to the Indiana habit of ignoring stop signs and red lights if you're turning right and think no one is coming.

But as we're discussing unusual place names, I recently discovered 100 Mile House, BC, where someone was looking for a pet-sitter. Firing up Google Maps to see where this place was, I discovered that it's five miles south of -- I am not kidding -- 105 Mile House.
 
calmloki said:
Gal and I did a quick loop in Arizona looking at some favorite places. One of those places is Nothing. Should you have a desire to see Nothing I suggest you do so soon - the sign is falling down and it is enclosed by a fence and partially obscured by a massive pile of fine gravel. On the up side, there is now a big antenna tower, so maybe Nothing will become Something. On 93, West of Bagdad, South of Wikieup. Also got to commune with a few dozen fine donkeys on the way to and through Oatman. Good for the soul.
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Not far from Nothing in Arizona is the small town of Hope. The sign you see as you are leaving the town says You are now Beyond Hope.
 
One of my big travel regrets in Arizona was failing to drive through downtown Winslow in 2019 while driving I40 from California to Missouri. Only found out later about the statue on the corner and the flatbed Ford... (Also should have had "Take It Easy" on the playlist for the trip)

Obligatory Wikipedia reference: Standin' on the Corner Park - Wikipedia
 
braumeister said:
For a collection of interesting place names I don't think you can beat Pennsylvania.
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Agree with that. In Lancaster County, there's Intercourse and Bird in Hand. In western PA, you can visit the Moon.

In Michigan, you can go the unincorporated community named Hell. And you can see Hell freeze over every winter.
 
EastWest Gal said:
Agree with that. In Lancaster County, there's Intercourse and Bird in Hand. In western PA, you can visit the Moon.

In Michigan, you can go the unincorporated community named Hell. And you can see Hell freeze over every winter.
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Somewhere in my files I have a QSL card and a certificate for making contact with Hell via ham radio.
 
We drive through Boring OR several times every summer.
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