Saturday, December 24, 2005

Surf 66

"Hey man! you're sposed ta drive route66, not walk it!
One hour pavement pounding for this middle-age middle-class suburban rebel.
The now Historic Route 66 ends it's 2448 mile cross country meander in the Engle influenced town of Santa Monica, marked by a 2'x 3' memorial dedicated to Will Rogers, so officially becoming the "Will Rogers Highway". Some people have walked, run and cycled the route, others have created groups and museums dedicated to it's remembrance. Here is one link to get you started.
In the passing of time doth come change, as it should: with man this happens quickly, not so with nature (well usually anyway). Buildings come and go as have the numerous seas of happy xmas shoppers, who now know this part of the route simply as 'Santa Monica Boulevard'. But journey's end is as it always has been and will be for ages to come - Pacific Ocean Surf before a Setting Sun.
I love to trance into the hypnotic sight and sound of rhythmic breaking waves. On this occasion, to the cheering of onlookers, being deluged by a 6' swell of sea and sand. Enjoy my favourites of some difficult photography, the camera might just survive the experience.

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