From my hardcopy trail journal. Some of the first paragraph overlaps in content with the last post, but it moves on from there. Monday, 3/17/2008 11:00 AM The Sonoran Desert Yesterday was angrily, bitterly cold.
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Six Days in the Desert: Day 3
April 1st, 2008 No Comments
Tags: desert · joshua tree · military · spring break · strange places and foreign planets · vacation
She said the man in the Gabardine suit was a spy
March 27th, 2008 No Comments
I am writing this entry as I ride on the Cornell bus from Ithaca to New York. I think it’s pretty cool that I can blog from a bus, and that’s almost enough reason to post this entry on its own. What’s an even better reason is the remarkable beauty of the Katskill* region. I [...]
Tags: fishing · looking for america · transit nerd
Day 2: Pot o' Shit
March 23rd, 2008 No Comments
Random Encounter in the Desert Table–Roll 1d8:
1: Unexpected Volcano
2: Abandoned Mine shaft with 1d4 machines lying around
3: Boy scouts
4: Jerky stand
5: Ghost Town
6: Man biking across desert
7: Old friend
8: Abandoned mine with full industrial works still standing
Tags: desert · random encounter · strange places and foreign planets
Six Days in the Desert: Day 1
March 21st, 2008 No Comments
This and the next several entries consist of a report and pictures of my spring break trip to the desert. I will post them sporadically as I get photos edited.
We arrived at Las Vegas McCarran on schedule, and to my surprise, Delta got all of our bags there on schedule as well. The only thing that didn’t go according to plan was that Thrifty was out of midsize sedans, so we got a convertible instead. Fun, but not so practical–after we got all of our gear and groceries, there wasn’t enough room in the trunk to put the top down! Still, Las Vegas was sunny and 75 degrees–perfect weather!
Destination Unreachable
March 14th, 2008 No Comments
I will be in the Southern California desert for the next week. I expect not to be reachable by any means during that time.
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