Arrows Across America

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

SiriusXM Podcasts & Atlas Obscura

Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

An adventurous couple sets out to document and unearth the arrows of America’s past, once used to help pilots find their way across the skies. You can learn more about Charlotte and Brian’s journey – and see photos of the arrows they’ve documented – at their website: dreamsmithphotos.com

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0:00.0	My name is Brian Smith and we retired from the California Highway Patrol now for seven
0:07.8	children with 18 years.
0:10.0	And I'm his wife, Charlotte.
0:11.7	We've been married for 53 years now.
0:14.4	And we're old.
0:15.4	53 years.
0:16.4	You stand on the meat fly.
0:19.4	I'm 72.
0:20.4	It's been an adventure.
0:23.5	We met at the drive-in movie then.
0:26.0	She was in a two-tone 58 Chevy.
0:28.8	He gave us a canary yellow Mustang.
0:31.9	Charlotte and Brian hit it off.
0:34.1	Six months later, they were married.
0:36.6	And with that kind of origin story, they were bound to have some adventures.
0:41.7	We've been to Egypt.
0:42.7	We saw the pyramids.
0:43.7	We've been to Las Vegas for a couple of times.
0:47.7	We've been driven.
0:48.7	Would you say 40 states?
0:50.7	42 states?
0:51.7	We've been to 41 states.
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