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Too soon for some history about Tucson? In my first post about this trip, I wrote a bit of a cautionary travel tale based, in part, on my experiences on this last full travel day. The lesson is, “Be prepared.” …

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Coincidental matters. Before I begin the main course of this final entry, I want to share a story that was published in the 1 August 2017 print edition of the Washington Post’s Health and Science section. The thrust of the …

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No Beating a Dead Horse. As I left Arches to drive the short 26 miles to Dead Horse Point, (probably half that distance for a bird), in another demonstration of the importance of timing, there was no longer a backup …