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Trump Shot

Donald Trump was shot at a rally in Butler PA today. Looks like the gunman tagged Trump’s ear. Photos show him bloody but mobile and defiant. With Joe Biden’s candidacy falling apart, I wondered when people would start resorting to … Continue reading

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Sign of the Times

Currently in the news: Politics The Republican National Convention begins in a couple of days. Donald Trump still hasn’t announced who his running mate will be, although the buzz that I’m seeing is focusing on J. D. Vance. Vance is … Continue reading

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Switching purposes

It’s been almost four years since I last published anything on this dopy little blog. Busy time. Lots going on. Nothing dramatic. Just life. I haven’t been camping. That hurts. But lately I’ve been having thoughts about this blog, about … Continue reading

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T1:D4:P2:Mesquite Spring Campground

It’s 2:30 before I swing into Mesquite Spring just to see it. There are water hoses here, both potable and non-potable. There’s also flush toilets and garbage bins. And one RV after another. Dogs. Generators. To my surprise there are … Continue reading

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T1:D4:P1:Death Valley:South to North

6:15 and I’m wide away. The morning is overcast and a little windy. I’m surprised at how loud the tent is in the slight breeze, and I wonder if I got it pitched quite right the night before. It was … Continue reading

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T1:D3:Death Valley:The Journey Down

4:20 am rolls around and I’m laying in bed wide awake. I’m keyed up, fired up, ready to go. But I’m also nervous. What if something else happens to stop me? It seems like all the currents are aimed at … Continue reading

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T1:D2:Death Valley:Failure to Launch

I wake up at 4:58, just in advance of the alarm clock. Sometimes that happens when I have an early morning. I don’t want to wake my wife so my subconsciousness wakes me minutes ahead of the alarm clock. It’s … Continue reading

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T1:D1:Death Valley:Preparation

It isn’t easy to start a new wandering era. First you have to get stuff with which to wander. Then you have to put it all together. I’ve had almost two years of excuses and illness and pandemic and forest … Continue reading

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T1:Death Valley:The Impulse

“So what prompted that?” my brother would later ask. It was a good question, and a simple one. I wish I had a simple answer. In fact, the reason is as complicated as the ebb and flow of my life. … Continue reading

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