LFTR – US – CA – Roadside oddities make me happy. Giant Rock, Integratron, Pioneer town

Well I tend to meander throughout life and just find interesting places and roadside oddities as well as areas natural beauty. Yesterday, I got a taste of all 3. I was wandering around the high desert with my cousin. I got to see the worlds largest freestanding rock correctly called ‘Giant Rock’

Some guy in the1920’s built his house that was a 20×20 area in the ground underneath Giant Rock and it made me wonder if that is where the expression ‘Do you live under a rock?’ came from.
He sold the property to a man that made an airport in the desert next to giant rock and was visited by extraterrestrials and they helped him to build the Integratron. Score!!! I love these kinds of things. Now the Integratron is a retreat center.

Then we went to pioneer town where many western movies and TV program were shot but it’s also a real town with people that have houses that live there.

Books

Lessons from the Road USA

Lessons from the Road, USA shares the travel adventures of a funny, single, 50-something year-old woman, traveling across the U.S. in a pickup truck. Webster is navigationally challenged and yet strangely addicted to camping sites and critters. She visits monuments of historical or personal significance and meets some fascinating people along the way!

Coming Soon!

Lessons from the Road RV

Join Margaret as she shifts from her tent to a new RV. This book is a must-read for anyone who owns, or is thinking of owning an RV to travel full-time.

Podcasts Featuring Margaret

Get Focused Episode 80

Episode 80: Meet Margaret Webster, author of “Lessons from the Road: USA”

Margaret Webster

What happens when an upbeat, sociable, single, empty nester in midlife, outdoor enthusiast, critter gal, science geek, history buff, treasure hunter with an addiction to brown signs and the wanderlust, embarks on a 4 month road trip in her Chevy pickup truck, loaded with a tent, kayak, bicycle, 5 changes of clothes, her laptop, and cell phone, by herself, that essentially turned into a fulltime lifestyle?

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Gina says:

March 22, 2015 at 4:41 pm

Very cool. Was just reading about the Integreton yesterday…planning to research it a bit more, then here you come with more info! Perfect. Am Soo looking forward to hanging with you , Muggy.

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Jill says:

March 23, 2015 at 2:56 am

Interesting that the rock is called the largest free standing rock in the world. I thought Ayers Rock in Australia was the largest one, but maybe it’s not considered “free standing”.

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