California is probably the only state that still uses the old  cut-out style sign for U.S. routes (as opposed to a white shield on a black square). |
Many of these flowers grew in the desert along Goffs Road. |
Here is a close-up of the  flower above. |
As far as I could tell, there was no Goffs Restaurant, just the sign. There was a store, but it was closed. |
The elevation of tiny Goffs was more than 100 times its population! |
I think this was Clipper Mountain, rising west of Essex. |
Like Arizona, California had " Route 66" stenciled on the highway. |
The tiny Essex post office looked like it was still in operation, but I later learned that it had closed in February 2002. The Essex market, on the other hand, had been closed for quite some time. |
                                                                                                                     
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