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Monday, December 31, 2018

Looking for Smiler's Point on California State Route 74

It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World brought Eric and me to  California State Route 74.  It's opening scene, filmed on this road, kicks off a manic search for loot from a burglary.





Eric & I pause at the end of
our off-road drive before
driving west toward






Mile Marker 87.26... Internet searches say that it's near Mile Marker 88.  





parking lot has a new
group of visitors.




Mile Marker 88.25...

I see the outcrop where
Smiler Grogan's car 
left the road up ahead.






Just past this "pile of rock" is where
Smiler Grogan, played by Jimmy





In the 1963 film the
guard rail was wooden.





What a view!

There's a lot more civilization
down there in 2018.





Eric & I approach a
near circular curve.




This is a fun drive.

I'm surprised that there
are so few motorcycles
on the road.





A peek at the road ahead.










Another curve....

Eric loves this drive.









Mile Marker 91.50...

There are a lot of curves
in just over four miles.










ahead.









closed the Santa Rosita & San










The Palm Desert sign includes
pictographs to represent
the area's history.

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