tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post9135726838310385884..comments2023-09-06T05:48:05.398-06:00Comments on Terry's Place: Roads and SettingsTerry Odellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-1831765804293638722010-03-11T16:40:32.587-07:002010-03-11T16:40:32.587-07:00Yep, camels. Definitely did a triple take on that ...Yep, camels. Definitely did a triple take on that one. Of course, about 30 years ago, also driving through Texas, we saw an elephant. But only one, and there had been signs about a small circus in the area, so we assumed that was why.<br /><br />Jemi - Haven't done much driving through Canada other than on tours, so I wouldn't know.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-9345715987244473602010-03-11T16:35:23.970-07:002010-03-11T16:35:23.970-07:00Our Canadian highways have very few rest stops com...Our Canadian highways have very few rest stops compared to the ones in the States. I always find "yours" to be clean, bright and nicely spaced.<br /><br />It's interesting how you each saw such different things on the same highway :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-48616786041285452912010-03-11T16:06:08.110-07:002010-03-11T16:06:08.110-07:00Camels? Now that alone could inspire a story. Keep...Camels? Now that alone could inspire a story. Keep on trucking.Terry Stonecrophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03726985400500572770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-75111802963394887722010-03-11T07:51:23.942-07:002010-03-11T07:51:23.942-07:00Elizabeth - I assumed that the highway folks or wh...Elizabeth - I assumed that the highway folks or whoever has to pay to build and maintain rest stops figured that there were enough tiny towns with gas stations (or Waffle Houses, although I'm not enamored of their rest rooms). But there were also huge long stretches through open fields. I cut way, way back on fluid intake for the trip.<br /><br />Carol - thanks. And yes, not only the visuals, but also the emotions, which are just as important. How does a character feel on a strange road when the fog is so thick she can't see more than 10 feet ahead. Or coaxing a car up a mountain road after a storm, while semis send tsunami-sized waves as they go by in the other direction.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-47569470773147778122010-03-11T07:24:00.099-07:002010-03-11T07:24:00.099-07:00Great post, Terry. You'll be using memories fr...Great post, Terry. You'll be using memories from this trip in a lot of books, I think. Maybe some of them turned around a little bit.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-22368325330693599262010-03-11T07:01:31.100-07:002010-03-11T07:01:31.100-07:00No rest stops?! What? That's a little crazy. O...No rest stops?! What? That's a little crazy. Oh well, lots of Waffle Houses in the South. :)<br /><br />Good reminder to use all our senses as we're writing, Terry.<br /><br />ElizabethElizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.com