The sign reads "Dry Weather Road." It was a wet day. Past this sign the unpaved road ran on what I called "Hell Shale" before I discovered its proper name. It's bentonite, consisting of volcanic ash mixed with clay. When wet it is a gooey, adhesive slime that sticks to your boots with the tenacity of half-dried carpenter's glue. Even in 4wd I couldn't keep Squatter on the road. I had to commit sacrilege and turn around.
Jeb Butler