Sierra Highway Revisited Part 2 - Halfway House Cafe - Saturday 9/13/2008

The Halfway House Cafe from the front porch. This place shows up in movies and TV all the time. It was the setting for the 2007 feature film, Waitress.

The first time I ever saw this place was (probably) on an old episode of Starsky and Hutch, which I had a weird fixation on in my youth.



Pricey prices, but the chicken noodle soup was homemade and delicious.



Okay, I know it's weird to take photos of toilets.

But then again, it's pretty weird to find yourself in a modern two holer!


One of the front windows.


Hydra's been pointing this curiosity out to me for a few months. It's between the shrine and the Halfway House. Possibly an old mine shaft that was closed up with stone? It's on the left side if you're heading south.

Sierra Highway Revisited Part 1: Roadside Shrine - Saturday 9/13/2008

I headed down Sierra Highway Saturday morning to interview the good folks at my favorite produce stand for an article I want to pitch. Stopped at what I thought was a roadside memorial back in January (click for a comparison shot.) As it turns out, someone saw an image of the Virgin of Guadalupe in the blackened tree.



One of Hydra's coworkers told us that it had since been painted, so there could be no doubt about the miracle.




People carve their names here, and ask the Virgin to watch over their families, from what I can gather.




In spite of being right off the two-lane highway, it is a contemplative place.