Yes (Timbuctoo California, that is). There really isn't much there. Crappy 1-lane road through the middle of nowhere. Just another "scenic" route off of hwy 20.
You're kidding right? We have our very own Timbuctoo in our state Shuhak? Good grief and my goodness! And you've been there? Wow. I learn lotsa things every day and this I did not know. It always seemed so far away and at the ends of the earth in some exotic land. But it's a scenic route off highway 20 in our great and glorious state of California? Yikes! Thank you for your reply m'dear. Gonna look it up on our Road Atlas! :)
Yes, it's north of Beale AFB. It's an old ghost town. There's really nothing to see there. A few ruins and a few people scattered around. No biggie.
No, it's not a scenic route. That's just what I call the "long way around". Highway 20 bypasses Timbuctoo. Going through Timbuctoo takes a lot longer to go the same distance. The real scenic route in that area (as established by the state of California) is the far north end of hwy 49, from North San Juan to Loyalton.
I only ever heard of one Shuhak and I didn't know it's location but it spoke of far away and mysterious and possibly the ends of the earth. Thank you for your informative reply! :)
The use of Timbuktu (spelling has varied over time) in popular reference is attributable to the city of Timbuktu in the contemporary African country of Mali.
Timbuktu is situated on the edge of the Saharan desert quite far from any major coastal population center. Hence, its name became synonymous with distance, remoteness, and inaccessibility.
Thank you for your reply SP and the link. Per our friend Shuhak I have learned that we have our very own Timbucktoo in California. This is news to me. Gonna look it up on our Road Atlas. Happy Sunday to thee! :)
Rosie, I hope you don't mind my interrupting your question to post this video for you. It is something we have both obsess about and this guy seems to understand why the TRUMP crowds behave like they do and adore him.
I could not wait for you to post another question about that subject. It could be weeks. So here is the vid.
Hope you find it enlightening. This guy is good. He is part of hte Young Turk Show. (not about Turkey)
My one caveat about the video (and the linked article he mentions) is NONE of this is new. It was known in 2016. Most of it was known during the George W. Bush administration, and some of it was known way back in the 1960s when LBJ noted that you can get a poor white man to empty his wallet for you so long as you promise him he can maintain his social status superiority over various non-white ethnic groups.
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