Standardized Descansos

The simple explanation of why I collect descanso photographs is that they are the only form of pure non commercial folk art that I know of. Well, it's not quite that simple. Most states have laws regulating descansos. Some prohibit them. Some allow them as long as they are some distance away from the roadway. Some allow descansos as long as they are a particular design. Some states provide standard, approved, descanso designs.

I do not know what Montana law is, but we saw one particular form of cross again and again. Here is an example beside U. S. 2 near Marias Pass. I suspect that these are supplied by the State of Montana.