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...first stop is the famous Ambush Museum to listen to the famous Boots Hinton. |
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...the famous Ambush Museum closed and Boots sent us on our way.
Next stop: the famous tree. This tree looks at least 80 years old. |
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...1939 aerial photos show a large house on this spot. I wasn't dressed to go root around in the poisen ivy and snakes. |
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... me & tree |
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...the road on the left was there in 1930s. If you went down it and turned right, you would come out by Otis Cole's house |
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...view of ambush spot from the famous tree. |
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...sweet T and honda P |
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...new Bonnie Clyde sign, pointing into the woods? dunno... |
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...famous curve; famous tree |
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...looking south to ambush spot at top of the hill |
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...Arcadia |
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...Jordan Park... with all due respect to H. Jordan, I wish Conger's was still standing. |
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...wtf? |
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...wishing well. I wished Prentis Oakley's name was on plaque. |
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... apparently we were the first to make a wish. That, or Arcadia is so strapped for cash they clean coins out of fountain each day |
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...train kept'a rollin |
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...Bonnie & Clyde Tourism Trail. I'm pretty sure that I do need one of these signs. |
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...next stop: Arcadia Airport |
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...Was this an airport in 1934? Maybe, not sure. |
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...Bonnie & Clyde Trade Days & RV Park. The art on this sign made me nauseated... |
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...back to Arcadia. Look, Barrow County |
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...Highway 80, between Gibsland and Arcadia. Ye Olde Gas Station. |
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...Next day, back to Ambush Museum. Boots playing solitaire; I mean Boots doing cool research on super computer. |
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...busy morning in Gibsland |
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...Boots on phone with what turned out to be a loon. |
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...ok, we gotta go..wait , what!? look |
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...oh oh, what is this? old crazy building filled with treasure? we might be late... |
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...I applaud your crazy hat and collection of insane junk. |
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...Frank Hamer made a phone call here, sign says. |
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...the old gas station whispers, 'save me, save me' |
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...back home. a rainbow showing me the way to my humble abode.
Thanks God. |
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