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What a Wonderful World (An #AtoZChallenge Post): X is for Xing Signs

 

a yellow diamond road sign with a picture of a cow on it

My husband recently re-retired, and we are front-loading travel. My #AtoZChallenge posts this year will explore our travels--some pre-retirement, some post. As we haven't traveled to anywhere that starts with the letter X, I was scratching my head to try to figure out exactly what I would cover for today's post--until my husband suggested sharing different crossing (Xing) signs that we have stumbled across in our travels. I'll let the signs speak for themselves:

This panther Xing sign in Everglades National Park in Florida sparked the idea for today's post.

a deer Xing sign somewhere in the western part of the USA

a Xing sign declaring "open range" depicts a bull

big horn sheep Xing sign

Xing sign shows a person on horseback

pedestrian Xing sign

donkey Xing sign

Tortoise Xing sign in Joshua Tree National Park

a double Xing sign: horse on top, cattle on bottom

another desert tortoise Xing sign


a pedestrian (and chicken!) Xing sign


sheepdog Xing sign shows a dog herding a flock of sheep


elk Xing sign

Not your typical Railroad Xing sign. This one shows a bicyclist falling off his bike when crossing the tracks

What are some interesting Xing signs you have seen?

Come back tomorrow to see where in the world we'll visit next!

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  1. What a great choice for the letter X! Loved all the signs...

    Donna: Click for my 2025 A-Z Blog

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    1. Thank you! I was so happy when my husband came up with the idea.

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  2. Brilliant! I haven't seen any quite so fascinating.

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    1. I was surprised at how many different ones we found once we started looking for them.

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