Wyoming

"Wyoming?" You ask... "Weren't you just in Canada?" Church, Mountains, Skies

Well, um, yes... but you see... There was something I needed to get done in Wyoming,so....

"What about Montana?" You coninue, "What happened to Montana?"

Montana? I love Montana, but I needed to get to Wyoming so I drove through it.

"The entire state? Whoof, just like that?" Pink Granite Hillside

No, not the entire state. Just from Leonia to Aberdeen... Don't worry, I'll go back......

Yes that's right, I whisked through the great state of Montana. I have been hangin out in the eastern side. Casper to Douglas & thereabouts. I tell ya, the Dash from Canada to Wyoming was a lo-o-o-ong drive... Sure the speed limit in Montana is 80mph but that is too fast to really enjoy the drive... The scenery is whisking past and you cant get any good rubbernecking in.

Aw Geeze,is he taking pictures of wrecked buildings again? To paraphrase Tolstoy: "All standing buildings stand up in the same way, but all forgotten, decrepit building is decrepit in it's own, unique way."

Dragon Spine Ridge

The third picture in this series was taken high up on a ridge. Looking down into the valley below I saw this fascinating structure. it makes me think of the word "kerplop". Yes, indeed that looks like flared circular shape tilted on it's side with echoes of the same for do the right. How did this form? I have no idea, but I sure would like to figure it out.

Here is the same structure taken from the valley floor. Big ol' storm cloud in the background.

Red white red white red white.... colorful strata on this cliff face... lots of windmills off in the distance.

Windmills on the ridge, a farmstead in the foreground... Now which one of those trees will I hang my hammock under?

Tree, Rocks, Mountain

Up on the ridge where the pink granite lives.

Refinery Burn off

Yes, Wyoming has a lot of windmills... they also have a whole lot more oil wells(and coal mines) Here is a refinery by Casper burning off excess stuff. Mmmm black, sooty smoke in a clear blue sky... all of the soot is a sign of poor combustion. if the can get more oxygen in the mix is would burn more completely and have less soot... but what the heck... there's a lot of air out here to fill with the stuff.

Quartz Crystal

Up on the ridge of pink Granite again... That cracked, white hexagon is a large quartz crystal. it is 6 - 8 inches across... that seemed big to me. You can see how other, smaller quartz crystals formed in that gap. Nature abhors a vacuum. Cool stuff.

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The Windmills of Colorado
Aug 17, 2016
"The Windmills of Colorado" sounds poetic doesn't it? There are a whole lot more windmills in the Midwest since the last time I wandered through the area, Two of these pictures were taken from the ground... the rest from the air.
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Highway 162, the West End
Jun 05, 2016
This set of pictures is from the western end of highway 162 in California. It is a 125 mile long section of road, the greater portion unpaved, that takes you from highway 101 just south of Laytonville all of the way to Willows at Interstate 5.
A Jaunt to Nevada
Jun 04, 2016
Though San Francisco is the place to be, it was no more the place for me. It was the end of February. Time was up for my place in Pacific Heights and I wanted to get a little more distance between myself & the house remodel. My solution was to move to Fort Bragg for the remainder of the house thing. "But why, then, did you drive to Nevada?" You sagely ask. It's simple. Since we were selling the house, I needed a new mailing address.
Canadian Rockies
Aug 02, 2016
I am driving through the stunning landscapes of the Canadian Rockies. They are huge! Not just in stature, but in the volume of the area, If you are looking for an "Endless Summer" experience try driving all of the roads up here. You will discover that there will be a lot of roads yet to cover by the time the Aspen & Birch trees begin to turn.
Oh, Canada!
Jul 31, 2016
Coming into Canada the second time I was asked a lot more questions. Was I headed home? Was I going to be staying down there for a while? Whatcha got in the back of the vehicle? I almost felt I was going to be given a limited hall pass: "This guy has five (5) days to get down to the States or else we will find him and ship him south ourselves." But, after all of the questions, I was allowed in with a cheerful, "enjoy your trip."
Alaska & Out
Jul 30, 2016
OK, so you took a ferry to Alaska, spent a few days around Haines and drove up through the Yukon to the big part of the state. What now? Well... sha... drive around, find backroads, what else?
And We're Off
Jul 09, 2016
Redwood trees are socialists... Or at least very friendly. Their roots are on the surface and weave into a mat that allows them to support each other and stand against the high winds that blow through the Northwest.
California's Lost Coast
May 07, 2016
There is an area of California known as the Lost Coast. Somewhere north of Fort Bragg, south of Ferndale and west of highway 101. There are a few ways to get there but fewer people who will tell you how. Some places you can drive to, much of it is accessable only by foot if at all. It is one of the remaining places that Sasquatch can run free.
Glasgow, Montana
Sep 28, 2006
Driving across Montana you get to experience a beautiful vastness. Standing on the edge of this ball. At night you feel you can reach up & grab a couple of stars & plop them in your coffee to keep it warm.
Hell Creek, MT
Sep 27, 2006
Nice little town, Cohagen. I took the day to go out into the Hell Creek area to get caught up on some writing.
Broadus, MT to Cohagen, MT
Sep 26, 2006
When you wake up early and get moving, you get to see some ineresting mornings. This day was no exception.
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