#amboy

amboy, calif. august 2026

Roy's Motel

Route 66 series

Hasselblad 500c/m

Amboy is a little town I grew up in (ages 11 to 21) that's northeast of Battle Ground, Washington-- which I'd consider the "downtown" part of where I lived, being only a 25 minute car ride down the mountain and through the forest, with all the modern luxuries a major metropolitan area might have like a wal-mart and a 7-eleven. i believe the population of Amboy is still under 2000, and the population of Battle Ground is something like 20,000.

my favorite spots in/around town were the Amboy Market because that's where food comes from if not from your neighbors livestock, Nick's Bar and Grill because it was the first restaurant i ever became a "regular" at after i started being recognized by the staff, and the Fargher Lake gas station because it sits on the edge of a small, but pretty valley i'd always drive past an any trip to school/work/church/into town. there's also the Cedar Creek grist mill which sells unbelievable apple cider every fall, though you gotta get there early because the lines end up being long.

(pictures in order: "welcome to Amboy" sign, the valley down the hill behind the Fargher Lake store, and the Grist Mill)