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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!

Comments

  1. Donna B. McNicolApril 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM

    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. KristiApril 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM

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

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  2. messymimiApril 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM

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

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    1. KristiApril 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM

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

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