{"id":4028,"date":"2025-07-16T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/?p=4028"},"modified":"2025-06-18T10:26:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T14:26:58","slug":"surprising-oasis-on-the-road-to-nowhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/?p=4028","title":{"rendered":"Surprising Oasis On The Road To Nowhere"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roys.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"673\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roys-673x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4023\" style=\"width:479px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roys-673x1024.jpg 673w, https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roys-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roys-768x1168.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roys.jpg 789w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>An Oasis on the Road to Nowhere<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visitamboy.com\" title=\"\">Roys Motel and Cafe<\/a> is one of the few stops on the way from Las Vegas to Twentynine Palms via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/moja\/index.htm\" title=\"\">Mojave National Preserve<\/a>. There is not much here, gas, food, and some souvenirs to prove you were there. I guess if you are a fan of <a href=\"https:\/\/darksitefinder.com\/map\/?i=\/%232\/19.1\/-24.6#google_vignette\" title=\"\">dark skies <\/a>and night photography, this is the motel to stay at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roys Motel and Cafe: <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/r9oLiVnmtpYukUvV9\" title=\"\">34.558463\u00b0 -115.743506\u00b0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roys Motel and Cafe is one of the few stops on the way from 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