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As I approach the Pisgah Crater area along Old Route 66, I take note of the many pink plants growing on the shoulder

4743-pink.jpg Old Route 66 crosses over the I-40 freewayThumbnailsHere's one of those photos that I have to take each time I pass by here: Route 66 crosses the train tracks at Pisgah sidingOld Route 66 crosses over the I-40 freewayThumbnailsHere's one of those photos that I have to take each time I pass by here: Route 66 crosses the train tracks at Pisgah sidingOld Route 66 crosses over the I-40 freewayThumbnailsHere's one of those photos that I have to take each time I pass by here: Route 66 crosses the train tracks at Pisgah sidingOld Route 66 crosses over the I-40 freewayThumbnailsHere's one of those photos that I have to take each time I pass by here: Route 66 crosses the train tracks at Pisgah sidingOld Route 66 crosses over the I-40 freewayThumbnailsHere's one of those photos that I have to take each time I pass by here: Route 66 crosses the train tracks at Pisgah sidingOld Route 66 crosses over the I-40 freewayThumbnailsHere's one of those photos that I have to take each time I pass by here: Route 66 crosses the train tracks at Pisgah siding

I've seen these many times out here, at first not knowing they are a member of the buckwheat family, native to the area.