Human Follies

I am constantly amazed at the tasks humans choose to undertake. We drive Interstate 8 between Phoenix and San Diego pretty regularly so I look for things to see along the way to see what's out there. In the middle of the Algodones Dunes just past Felicity (that's another story) you exit Gray's Well Road and on the south side head west. This wooden road was built first at the turn of the century - the last century. They built this road not once, not twice, but three times and created machines to move parts as needed. This last one was built in 8 foot sections they could move as needed to accommodate the shifting sand. You can still see the wear and tear on the wood that remains - etched by the sand. It’s laying out there with the interpretive signage practically unreadable with sand damage. They closed the road after twelve years or so. It doesn't say what it was replaced with - presumably Highway 80. But still. They built it. 

And I'm glad we're preserving it.