Mile 1398: Lake Charles

January 15, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized 

After thanking Tate and Sarah for their incredible hospitality, I set out for Austin.  Along the way, I decided to stop somewhere to do some photos.. something in Louisana, before I headed on out of state.

Approaching Lake Charles.  It was around lunch, so I figured I’d look for a place to eat.  Maybe I should drive THIS to california…

After taking a exit, I found myself in a empty part of town.  Even though it was in the middle of the day under broad daylight, I still found myself looking around out of concern for my safety.

I walked around just taking pictures.  Urban decay always has been a favorite subject of mine.

My beloved car taking a breather.

I found it very surprising that even years after the hurricanes, houses here still have tarps and boarded up windows.

I stumbled across this graveyard with markers dating back to just after the Civil War.

It was all in very bad shape, but I found it utterly fascinating and just walked around looking at all those different gravestones and absorbing names and dates.  For the picture below, it might be hard to read, but it says “Man’s Best Friend:  Mother” - not ‘Dog’ as you’d expect.

Heading out of the graveyard, I ran across a few more condemned buildings.

Found a nice little cafe on Main Street.

Ordered burgers and fries.  Sat there, absorbing the atmosphere.

Of course, had to do a self-shot in the bathroom after taking a leak for the road.

And I’m back on the road to Austin.

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