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LEARNING EARTH PROCESSES = GEOLOGY?

I’ve been learning earth processes since my first rock fight: Sandstone with friends, gravel for the bad guys down on the corner.

WORST SELFIE REGRET SO FAR

This roadside attraction is called Forrest Gump Hill. Why? Then it hit me. I pulled over after dodging people taking pictures in the middle of the road like this was a movie set not the fast road out of Monument Valley. I’d already been on the slow road.

MONUMENT ROAD? HOLD TIGHT

Monument Road, or the road around Monument Valley, isn’t the worst road I’ve been on. But it is the longest bad road. How bad? Was it the bad road, or the bad driver? I was driving; then I wasn’t.

SUNSET CRATER VOLCANO IS A VOLCANO?

 There is no doubt the Sunset Crater Volcano is a volcano, but . . . ? ? ? Some Eastie will drive up the Sunset Crater National Monument, see it and log it in as a volcano for the rest of their lives. They’ll tell all of their pals they’ve seen a real volcano, adding […]

ROAD LETTER FROM FLAGSTAFF

  We hit Flagstaff in the dark looking for our road letter and motel. The road letter came at a fast food stop. It was the first fast food dinner of the trip.

MORE LETTERS FROM THERE: AIRMAIL

  More letters come with the question: What do they want? In this blogger’s world the answer is nothing.

AMERICAN LETTERS FROM THERE

  My American letters began sixty-eight years ago. But that wasn’t nearly old enough. So I pulled a college history degree, American History with an emphasis in NW History including seminars on the Origins of WWI, and post-WWII Germany. Was I intrigued, or just taking classes that fit my time frame? Both. And it still […]

ROAD FOOD TO STOP FOR

  Road food runs from a bag of broccoli to the drive through. Unless you’re in Gallup New Mexico on Hwy 66. There you’ll find Oasis Mediterranean Restaurant. You’ll want to stop and here’s why:

GEORGIA O’KEEFFE REINVENTED

  Georgia O’Keeffe reinvented how we look at clouds. You probably thought Joni Michell did it first? Nope, I’m making the call.

MATERIAL CULTURE IN MARRIAGE

  Material culture before marriage is one thing, after marriage another. It starts with a ring and sometimes that’s it. When relationships don’t work out, there’s usually a reason unless someone dies. This is what happened before I got married: