WEEKLY THEME: ROAD

The "road" theme caused me to hit the road...and it was an adventure. Many years ago I read about a marijuana bust on Zig Zag Lane, in Oak Run. That had struck me as funny; I even sent a copy to Jay Leno—though I don't know if he ever used it. So I decided I would find Zig Zag Lane and photograph it. Well, it is in the same county where I live, but I wasn't quite sure where. I googled Mapquest and because I had no address, I got a rather simple, and I mean SIMPLE map. With a rough idea, I started out in the general direction. Before long I was out of town and into a rural area where street names are few and far between. The long road slowly rose and soon I was seeing beautiful pine trees. On and on I went with no other cars in sight. Eventually, I decided that I might have taken a wrong turn, so I turned around and headed back. At a crossroads, I found a sign that had the same name pointing in two different directions. I tried the other fork and finally, I did see... not a street sign...but a piece of board with the hand-painted title "Zig Zag." Going down the very narrow, windy gravel road I was glad no one came the other way; at places there was a sheer drop off. When I hadn't seen any signs of homes, I thought I'd better leave before a marijuana grower came out with a shot gun. Below are the photos I was able to catch on my road adventure.