In depth recounting of my global wandering
European-Americans push west. As Anglo-America continued expanding westward fulfilling its so-called manifest destiny, increasing clashes and skirmishes with the native population became inevitable. In a previous entry, I mentioned (and posted a video) of the notorious “Long Walk” that displaced …
With the previous post’s geology lesson over, we can proceed with our look at and exploration of the Valley of the Rocks. The ‘W’ shaped formation called the Three Sisters welcomes you to Monument Valley. All the rock layers in …
I’ll be driving a lot and sightseeing a little today. And, of course, that means a certain amount of backtracking even if it’s only 24 miles. Fortunately, the two places I’m visiting – one in Arizona and one in Utah …
Go ahead. Make my day. Say the name Canyon de Chelly. I’d guess that unless you’ve been in the area or actually visited this canyon, if you took my challenge, you got the canyon and de part right but mispronounced …
Driving On. As you continue along the 28-mile Petrified Forest Drive, you enter an area of badlands quite reminiscent of those found in South Dakota. (Thankfully, there’s nothing as tacky as Wall Drug waiting at the end of these bad …