When the bread on your sandwich becomes toast while you are consuming the sandwich, you know you’re in the desert. Salt cakes the roadside gullies. A windmill with one bent blade sends out bursts of reflected sun. Ridges far away are like layers of torn construction paper in blues and grays. The crayons in the … Continue reading »
Today’s Doonesbury comic strip chronicles Toggle and Alex’s honeymoon through the eyes of two friends as they view the honeymoon photos online: “Check it, man! Alex’s husband takes her to see a ball of string!” “Totally lame…” “That’s not right, man.” I’m all about the Largest Ball of String and other road trip curiosities. Magnetic … Continue reading »
Aspens shimmer in the slightest breeze showing the dark and light sides of their leaves, like the ASL sign for applause: hands pointed upward rotating at wrists quickly to show palm, back of hand, palm, back of hand. It’s August 13, 2011 and we’re taking a post-lunch drive to Eleven Mile Canyon to re-create a … Continue reading »
