Located right in the middle of the vast Mojave Desert, the city of Barstow has been described online as “the place where truckers stop when traveling from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.” The infamous Route 66 highway passes through Barstow, with the Mojave section being heavily trafficked by vehicles. Many people passing through here have shared their scary experiences on social media and have also named it the Bermuda Triangle city.
Reddit users flocked to the forum to share their hilarious and some downright scary Barstow experiences. As a painful reminder, one post described a “very creepy” man who approached them after they stayed for a while.
He wrote, “When we were out of the car, a man with long hair and beard suddenly appeared from nowhere coming rapidly towards us. He didn’t say anything, just looked with very scary eyes. I managed to start the car before he could reach it. It was a very horrifying and scary experience of my life.”
Not everyone has this opinion about Barstow. (Symbolic photo: Wikimedia Commons)
Another user agreed with the incident and urged people passing by to “never stop there, especially at night!!” A website called Travel Ladies rates places based on how safe they are for female travelers. In this also, visitors were warned about this place that “caution should be taken at night”.
Some of the more humorous stories on Reddit detail how the city of Barstow had a profound effect on dogs’ intestines. Another man said he had “a dog that would vomit every time we went through Barstow.”
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It was not all disappointing for Barstow. Popular YouTuber WonderHussy traveled to the desert city and documented her time there. “Most people only know Barstow from driving between Las Vegas and Los Angeles, it’s like the halfway point,” he said. “Is Barstow just a drug-ridden hellhole? “I think it’s a little unfair, I think Barstow is a nice place to live.”
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FIRST PUBLISHED: May 1, 2024, 07:56 IST