Old Woman Springs Road memorial project documents healing, remembrance, and community connection

Old Woman Springs Road memorial project documents healing, remembrance, and community connection

State Route 247 cuts through the desert between Yucca Valley and Lucerne Valley before heading north toward Barstow. But for many local residents, the section of the two-lane highway, also known as Old Women Spring Road, is also associated with serious and fatal crashes, roadside memorials, and lives permanently altered by loss. Photographer and writer Miranda Remington became interested in the memorials after moving to Landers last year and tra…