Just picture it, details later.
Someone we met in Arizona at the Wukoki ruin.
Here's how the trip went;
Train to Eugene, bus to Kalamath Falls because of a mudslide, back on the train to LA.
Day in LA, train to Flagstaff Rte 66.
Rent a car new Chevy Cobalt (8009 miles on it) fool around Sedona area.
Next day to Page, two nights there.
Then to Kayenta, expensive motels.
On to Grants.
Albuquerque
Through Santa Fe to Española.
Bloomfield
Petrified forest
Winslow, more Rte 66
Flagstaff.
Get rid of Chevy (10018 miles)
Train to Seattle, no mudslide.
Hi, howarya, goodaseeyagain.
Bus Trip
Through the clouded night
binary stars passing
at the speed of light
distant red stars pulsing
left and right
square, round, diamond
galaxies reflecting
far off
buffeted by dark matter,
unseen hands
interstellar winds
rocking the bus
the cradle
Someone we met begging at Petrified Forest in 80 mile an hour winds
Bye
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posted by Lane Savant at 10:39 AM
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Wupatki National Monument
Location Coconino County, Arizona, USA
Nearest city Flagstaff, Arizona
Coordinates 35°33′56″N 111°23′13″W / 35.56556, -111.38694
Area 35,254 (142 km²)
Established December 9, 1924
Visitors 493,621 (in 2002)
Governing body National Park Service
It is a National Monument located in north-central Arizona, near Flagstaff. Rich in American Indian ruins, the Monument is administered by the National Park Service in close conjunction with the nearby Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument. Wupatki was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.
Wukoki Ruins complex.The many settlement sites scattered throughout the monument were built by the Ancient Pueblo Peoples, more specifically the Sinagua, Cohonina, and Kayenta Anasazi. A major population influx began soon after the eruption of Sunset Crater in the 11th century, which blanketed the area with volcanic ash; this improved agricultural productivity and the soil's ability to retain water. Based on a careful survey of archaeological sites conducted in the 1980s, an estimated 2000 immigrants moved into the area during the century following the eruption. Agriculture was based mainly on corn and squash raised from the arid land without irrigation.
Wupatki National Monument, with the San Francisco Peaks beyondThe dwellings, the walls of many of which still stand, were constructed from flat red stones held together with mortar. Each settlement was constructed as a single building, sometimes with scores of rooms. The largest settlement on monument territory is the Wupatki Ruin, "Big House" in the Hopi language, built around a natural rock outcropping. This ruin is believed to be the area's tallest and largest structure for its time period. The monument also contain ruins identified as a ball court, similar to the courts found in Meso-America and in the Hohokam ruins of southern Arizona. This is the northernmost example of this kind of structure. This site also contains a geological blowhole. Other major sites are Wukoki and The Citadel.
Wupatki is called Anaasází Bikin in Navajo, which translates as Houses of the Enemies.
Man, we love the Palmer brevity and wit with the breakdown of the itinerary for the 15 days of sojourn. It became existential, psuedo beat poetics as I flicked it with the inner rhythms. Likewise the Bus Trip; which I really dug--part Steven Hawkings, part Heinlein, part Trailways; good stuff, sir! Already three items have found their way to FFTR. You should be so proud and pleased, and perhaps a bit confused by all this scrutiny and introspection.
Glenn
The raven was just clinging to the ground, hopping up to cars as they arrived.
I Watched him up close for awhile then said "nevermore" to him.
He didn't seem to think that was funny and hopped up and let the wind carry him to the next car.
With all the dead squirrels on the road, I cant imagine what he wanted with tourist potato chip orts.
Hallo, Lane+Meredith!
Glad you're back safe and sound.
Thanks for the pics of lizzy, birdie, and trees. Nice to see Nature is survivin in Bush-Land!! (Despit "W's" best efforts to rub everything (incl. Iraqis) out. I'll be returning with the aim of putting a sensible man in the Weißem Haus!
Tschüß,
Radikalmann
Hallo, Mr. Savant!
Who is "Radikalmann"?
Sincerely,
FBI
Sub-agency to Combat Unamerican Activists
SCUA...my, that sounds ominous! Radikalmann is just a patriot, aka expatriote, who happens to feel that George W. Bush, Jr. is a putz, a pawn, an idiot, and hands down winner of "The Worst President in American History", ripping in from the bodice of the likes of Filmore, Nixon, Ford, and Johnson. Anyone with stones and one third of a brain will tell you that McCain is a third term of Bush candidate. So take a bite out of your own butts, SCUA.
Ralph Nader, Jr.
Dougie:
Perhaps this is just one Raven who still thinks he is a crow, and was just ignorant of your wunderbar Raven political cartoon and ascerbic wit, and fixation on Edgar A. Poo? Anyway, crows are the magic birds, the Indian totems, the tricksters...and you were fortunate that it did not mess with you, as you were messing with it. At Pac Beach, the crow flocks are muscling in on the sea gull posses, and it is quite a sight to witness; kind of West Side Story West, the in flight movie.
Glenn
We often wake, here at Redwing Castle, to the shrieks of crows
dive-bombing the mighty fir just outside our east window.
This cacophony alerts us to the presence of an eagle.
Sometimes an osprey.
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