点评:Stopped in on our drive from Santa Monica to Las Vegas on a hot day in March. Definitely the most interesting thing for miles around. Cool, kitchty and feels like a retro time bubble (we Australians LOVE big things by the roadside!)
At the base, there is a store selling souvenirs and with decent bathrooms. I loved picking up a few postcards and a magnet which opens beers but also some serve some local native flora guide books I hadn’t been able to find anywhere else. These were particularly wonderful to have as we drove through the Mojave desert and helped me identify a few INaturalist uploads.
The man running the store was very knowledgeable and friendly and a pleasure to talk with. I dropped the postcards as I was leaving and he dashed out to give them to me before we drove away. That was so kind of him! He also wrapped up the magnets very carefully for travel. We bought a Route 66 magnet as a gift for my father-in-law and it safely made it back to Oz.
Taking some photos standing in front of the thermometer was a real highlight of the drive. Parking close was very easy and it was no trouble getting off and on the road. I highly recommend you stopping in to check it out. Don’t just drive past but actually take two minutes to have a look and support the family store.
I would definitely return and drop in on my way past again. If we do the LA-LV trip next year, I will remember to bring some Australian currency as they have framed international currency notes all over the walls.
翻译:三月份的一个酷热天,我们在从圣莫尼卡前往拉斯维加斯的途中顺道造访了这里。这绝对是方圆几英里内最有趣的地方了。风格酷炫又带有怀旧气息,仿佛置身于一个复古的时间泡泡中(我们澳大利亚人可喜欢路边的巨型标志物啦!)
入口处有一家售卖纪念品的商店,里面的洗手间也很干净。我买了几张明信片、一个能开啤酒罐的磁铁,还有一些在其他地方都找不到的关于本地野生动植物的指南书。这些东西在我们穿越莫哈韦沙漠时特别有用,还帮我识别出了几张上传到iNaturalist上的物种照片。
这家店的店主知识渊博又热情友善,和他聊天真是愉快。离开时我不小心把明信片弄掉了,他立刻跑出来,在我们开车离开前把明信片还给我。他真是太好了!他还细心地将磁铁包装好以便携带。我们买了一个66号公路主题的磁铁作为礼物送给岳父,它也完好无损地被带回了澳大利亚。在温度计前拍照真是这次驾车之旅的一大亮点。停车非常方便,上下车也毫无障碍。我强烈推荐大家顺道去看看。可别只是开车路过,花两分钟时间仔细看看吧,也算是对这家家族经营的店铺的一种支持。
我肯定会再来的,以后路过时也会顺道造访。如果明年我们计划从洛杉矶前往拉斯维加斯的话。我会记得带些澳大利亚货币,因为他们的墙上到处都挂着各种国家的货币纸币。