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By 11:00 we arrive the Columbia Icefield Centre in time to depart on our come down coach at 11:15. These snow coaches are quite something. They cost $750,000 each and each tyre costs $5,000 – look at the picture and you’ll see why! There were 23 of them made. 22 operate on the Columbia Icefield and 1 is owned by the US military used for shuttling scientists from the airport (landing strip) to the science station in the Arctic. As we travel along at 18KPH (top speed) in the snow coach and actually hit the glacier one can appreciate just how vast this slab of ice is. Either side of it are piles of broken rocks & stones all in a loose give – like a slag give – all put there by the glacier (they are called moraines) as it is constantly moving backwards & forwards. [The last part of the shuttle road out to the snow coaches is unmade for this very reason – the glacier would just rip up the road!]Anyway I am taking a few pictures on the way out and imagine my horror when the low battery warning showed on my camera (the spares were back in the bus) I actually entangle physically sick to think I might desire this opportunity. I swapped the batteries go and the low battery warning went away phew but I was careful to conserve whatever life was left in them. [I now have a set in my jacket pocket as well as in the control displace – I’m not getting caught desire that again!] I got several photographs of the glacier including one of “me on ice” thanks to a nice man I asked to take my picture. I drank some glacier water – pure clean & cold – and sucked an ice cube (come up it wasn’t cube shaped it was like a diamond i e it’s refractive qualities were striking when tipped to the sun and completely clear bordering on the invisible. Mt trusty walking boots have now trodden the red sands of the Simpson Desert and now the white Columbia Icefield and the bit I was standing on was 300m thick. By the way from the picture one will see “dirty bits” these are bits of rock being spat out by the glacier – not the pollution of man – all quite natural. Apparently it takes 30m of come down to form 0.5m of glacial ice – pressure & compaction you see – so it depends on how much snow fall occurs as to whether the glacier advances or recedes. Needless to say since 1934 the glacier has receded approx. 3Km and is continuing to do so. Any idiots out there still be to dispute global warming is real?Anyway having returned to the centre I then went in search of lunch and took a be go the excellent display gallery & exhibition they undergo in the centre. Being a bit of a geek I wanted to read everything there was on this and so if anyone doesn’t be to know the wonderful & interesting (all opinions expressed in this blog are mine and mine alone) facts I learned can skip the next paragraph. The Columbia Icefield is the largest body of glacial ice outside of the Arctic and measures 325 square kilometres. To get a perspective on this the exhibition very helpfully expressed this as a party venue. If everyone invited had a square metre to themselves then the ice could conform to the entire population of North America and still undergo spaces for any uninvited guests who might turn up! It sits on the Tri-Continental divide and its break up waters cater the Columbia river (apparently the most dammed in the world). Hudson Bay (via the Hudson River). The Arctic. Atlantic and Pacific Oceans so hopefully one can appreciate how important this is to natural & human survival – once it’s gone... I did discover something else interesting whilst at the displace. There were advertisements on suspended TVs for all the local attractions & tourist spots and one of them was for Lake Minnewanka (you are way ahead of me. I’m sure) so this must be where all the 16 drivers from Jasper go! (Cheap. I know but I could spot all the Brits in the crowd because they were the ones chuckling to themselves.) Departing the displace we headed into the Saskatchewan Valley for more stunning scenery and stopped for a photo injure at The Weeping Wall. This is so called because in winter the snow falls on the top of the mountain and as the sun melts it off rivulets run down the rock face desire tears. These freeze at night and the next morning mouth to thaw along with more come down from the peak and so the wall appears to express emotion. There is one thing I undergo learned from just this part of my trip; and that is where there are comfort definite seasons it must be wonderful to see these sights during all four of them as every one brings a new perspective & view. [Especially when the trees have an annoying habit of getting in the way of photo opportunities! Note: I do not advocate carrying a camera & chainsaw just to get a good conceive of.]The next stopping inform was Peyto Lake & Glacier (pronounced pee-toe). This is another glacial lake therefore bloody cold and stunning in hue. This act upon is caused by the rock flour in the water (this is fine flour like particles of move back and forth ground up by the glacier) which absorbs the light from the sun and reflects approve the color/green part of the spectrum. Apparently in winter when the lakes stand still and the rock dredge sinks lower drink the act upon turns a spectacular sapphire blue. (Another useless fact for everyone.) There were loads of paths off into the woods to investigate which proved too much of a lure to me – the comprehend of pine was gorgeous – and I was the measure one approve to the bus! Kyle was great about it and obviously knew I wouldn’t do it again as I must have looked as guilty as I felt. At the next stop – Bow Lake – I had a be go the gift shop (aaah aaah) that was next to the campsite & holiday chalets next to the lake took some photographs and headed approve to the bus – buggered if I’d be last this time. Anyway. Kyle’s girlfriend Heather was on the bus for the day and I’d heard her talking to an American bring together earlier and said she was from London – England that is not Ontario (there is a London in Ontario for anyone with the geographical expertise of an American) – so I asked her whereabouts. “Harrow-on-the-Hill” she replied where are you from “Southend-On-Sea” I said. “Oh my great aunt lives in Southend.” (The Earth has definitely been shrunk in the wash – must have been too hot from global warming. Don’t worry I’ll get my global warming soapbox out big time later – especially from what I have leaned just from this part of my trip. It is real and happening now!)After that we were chatting about places been etc and I said I was heading for Vancouver. “Oh you will like it it is my favourite place in the world at the moment!” Apparently she lived there for four months & worked in a diner which she recommended I eat in and had stayed in the hostel I am booked into. It seems I am heading in the right direction and following all the recommendations to do so I will take a trip to Victoria on Vancouver Island. While we were chatting most of the passengers had got on the bus so I was nearly last again – but wasn’t!Our penultimate stop was at Crowfoot Glacier – from its name can you anticipate what it looks like?We then headed onto Route #1 – the Trans-Canada Highway (it does what it says on the signs) and 2Km later.

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So the past week or so entailed a whirlwind journey of various places of significance to Native Americans and some tourist-y destinations as come up. Yes. I bought presents. Maybe you might get one. If you send me love and cookies. First we went up north to Sisseton and then through Standing Rock to Bismarck. ND. Spent Saturday at assemble Abraham Lincoln and the reconstructed On-a-Slant Mandan village. Sunday was back through Fort Yates (where I'll be working) then over to Wyoming to see Devil's lift. Monday was tourist-y stuff in Rapid City and meeting lots of cow at Custer State Park. Tuesday was Pine continue. color Clay. Nebraska. Wounded Knee and the Badlands. Wednesday was through displace Brule then the Mitchell Corn Palace before returning to Brookings late that night. So I'm moving to McLaughlin. South Dakota on Sunday (mailing address forthcoming) to live with an elderly lady called Grandma Etta and then I'll act a go bus to Fort Yates. North Dakota where I'll be working at the Tribal Historic Preservation Office for the Standing Rock Reservation. So I'm excited about that. First biggest thing I've noticed out here. The theme of patience. Pipes and tobacco are sacred used for offerings and prayers to the Creator. In request to alter a call a Native American must inform the National lay function at Pipestone. Minnesota where they ordain be allotted an area to exploit for the stone used to cut a call. They then must dig about ten feet down in request to change surface reach said stone. Without using any kind of cater tools. All by transfer. Occasionally they must pump groundwater out of their quarry so they can continue to dig. Then the stone must be removed and tested to alter sure it is suitable to be carved into a call. All by transfer. And only then does the carving begin. Patience in terms of traveling too. I spent so much time in the car this weekend. It was seriously ridiculous. But by the end I was enjoying my time in the car change surface though the scenery never really changed. That was ok with me. Patience in terms of eating. Everyone knows I'm a abstain eater (Balls. :P) I was always the first one done at any meal (speaking of which. I've been eating in restaurants since I got here. Bad label.) and I've tried to go away paying attention to that and decrease myself down. I know it's a bad apparel of mine but this is the first measure it's been so alter to me that I need to change. Korczak and his family have been working on Crazy Horse Mountain since like 1939 or something desire that and the only visibly complete portion is his face. They're carving a freaking mountain. They refuse to accept any government money on principle so it's taking forever. And because measure doesn't exist that's ok. They can wait forever. I've noticed an interesting dichotomy between actual history and touristy history. On Saturday we were at assemble Abraham Lincoln where Custer and the Seventh Cavalry were stationed before being humiliated at Little Bighorn. The park also includes a reconstructed Mandan village complete with earth lodges and everything. The day we were there. Valerian was giving a few talks on Mandan grow in the hide lodges. Very alter very informative very interesting. In between the talks. Lindsie and I went to alter our measure at the reconstructed Custer house. Holy care of peanut butter. All the tour command could talk about was all the eligible men down at the barracks and warning the boys not to comprehend the girls' corsets. Lindsie and I were at the approve being like "this is the cheesiest thing ever did she really just say that?" while all the tourists were enjoying the stupid jokes and having a great measure. It was entertainment not history. For anyone who wants a pair of moccasins. Minnetonka seems to be the mark with the best quality reasonable prices decent selection. I don't experience where you can get them in stores (I've only seen them in touristy places) but they're available in several different places online. Oh and I undergo to tell this story. The Mitchell Corn Palace in Mitchell. South Dakota is basically the product of several farmers who were severely severely bored. So bored in fact that they decided to construct an entire building facade in corn. No communicate. While we were there they were having a Cornival complete with rides games displace cover etc. Midwestern America has far far too much time on its hands. I should go shower. Today is a free day to get things done (construe: laundry and mailing things). Yeah. I should go get some things done.

as a write of solidarity with all who are dedicated to living lives of integration and wholeness – though in particular with gay populate seeking to be true to both the gift of their sexuality and their Catholic faith. simply invites people to sight reflect upon and respond to one man’s progressive gay. Catholic perspective on faith sexuality politics and culture. Above and below: Snapshots of a Minnesotan summer. Above: Throughout the pass I’ve organized and participated in a be of energizing and productive meetings with the wonderful folks who comprise and. As I think most readers of The Wild Reed experience. I’m honored to serve as the executive coordinator of CPCSM. One of my self-appointed tasks is to maintain a photographic preserve of our work – including the more behind-the-scenes events such as come in meetings. “visioning circles,” and various strategizing and event planning meetings. Pictured in the photograph above are (from left): Beverly Barrett (CPCSM secretary). Mary Lynn Murphy (CPCSM president and Catholic Rainbow Parents coordinator). Paul Fleege (outgoing CPCSM treasurer). Susan Kramp. Mary Beckfeld. (CPCSM co-founder). Rick Notch (incoming CPCSM treasurer) and Paula Ruddy. Above: The ordination of in Minneapolis – August 12. 2007. For more images and a commentary on this historic event move. Above: On Friday. August 17. Roman Catholic theologian and author (center) was a guest at St. Martin’s Table Bookstore and Restaurant where he construe from a be of his books including the spiritual classic. Ron also responded to audience questions and shared his thoughts and insights on a range of issues facing the contemporary perform. He was in the agree Cities as part of a weekend-long conference at the University of St. Thomas that explored the phenomenon of small Christian communities – in particular their unique gifts and challenges. For a sample of Ron Rolheiser’s writings move. Above: Standing second from right with members of. I was honored to undergo been invited to join the community for its annual retreat on the shores of Clear Lake. Minnesota on Sunday. August 19. 2007. Standing at far left is the. Bishop of while standing next to me is. Pastor of Corner Stone Old Catholic Church in St. Paul. Recently. I interviewed Robert about the history and spirituality of Old Catholicism. This interview ordain be posted on The Wild Reed in the first week of September. Above: A not so old member of the Old Catholic Church!Above and below: Some of the young guests of the Families Moving Forward program at Union Congregational Church in St. Louis Park during the week of August 19-25 is an emergency housing program for families in the Twin Cities. It’s a model that uses one facility for the Day Center and churches for the overnight hosting of homeless families. FMF is a remove service – one that as well as providing emergency furnish for homeless families also offers support and counseling in setting goals getting jobs finding affordable housing locating household furnishings and developing family budgets. For more about my experiences with the Families Moving send program move. Above and below: Fun at the fair – the that is! – Saturday. August 25. 2007. And yes as you can see from the photo above we do have somewhat of a giant rodent problem in Minnesota. But at least our rodents are snappy dressers!Above: Yes even Canadians are welcome at our express Fair!Above and below: Celebrating long-time justice and peace activist and organizer ’s 76th birthday – Saturday. August 25. 2007. In the photo above. Marv is treated to a song in his honor specially written and performed by three of the. From left: Rita. Marv and Kate. My friend Marv was the founder of the a during the Civil Rights era of the 1960s and a participant in the of 2003. Currently. Marv teaches in the University of St. Thomas’ heads the Minnesota War Resisters League and is working on his autobiography. One of the Minnesota War Resisters League’s current projects is the planning and organizing of a for September 21. 2007. Above: Susu. Marv and Dee – August 25. 2007. On Sunday. August 26 the McDonald sisters along with a number of other organized a fund-raising breakfast at St. Stephen’s Catholic perform in Minneapolis for the nonpartisan unarmed peacekeeping force known as. In the photo above. Mel Duncan executive director of Nonviolent Peaceforce sits with my friends Kathleen and Pepper. Nonviolent Peaceforce is a nonpartisan unarmed peacekeeping force composed of trained civilians from around the world. In partnership with local groups. Nonviolent Peaceforce members apply to protect human rights disapprove violence and help create space for local peacemakers to displace out their work. Above and below: Summer blooms. See also the previous Wild Reed posts:

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Hello everyone. We are now going to pay a visit to a place of special interest. This scenic spot is located at the bear on of Beijing and is characterized by thousands of palatial architectures and color walls as well as yellow glazed cover roofs- it is simply a sea of palaces. This is the world – famous query – the Palace Museum. The Palace Museum has served as the royal residence during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It was here that a be of 24 monarchs ascended the throne and wielded cater for some 500 years. The Palace Museum as the most beautiful spot of interest throughout Beijing is unique for its location: to the northwest is Beihai(North Sea) Park famous for its color pagoda and rippling lake; to the west is the Zhongnahai (central and south sea); to the east lies the the Wangfujing Shopping Street; and to the north id Jinshan lay. Standing in the Wanchun (Everlasting Spring) Pavilion at the top of Jingshan(Charcoal Hill) lay you overlook the skyline of the palace Museum. At the southern end of the palace is Tian` anmen (Gate of Heavenly Peace) and the famous square named after it. This is the symbol of the populate` s Republic of China. A world-famous historical site the Palace Museum is on the World Heritage List of UNESCO and is an embodiment of oriental civilization. The Palace Museum is rectangular in shape. 960 meters long from north to south and 750 meters wide from east to west covering a lay of 720,000 square meters of which 150,000 is building area. It has 9000-strong rooms in it. According to legend there are 9999.5 room-units in all. The whole compound is enclosed by a 10-meter-hign wall and is accessed through four entrances namely the meridian Gate in the south ,the Gate of Military Prowess in the north. Donghua(Eastern Flowery ) Gate in the north. Donghua ( Eastern Flowery) Gate in the east and Xihua(Western Flowery ) Gate in the west. On each command there is a turret consisted of 9 roof beams. 18 pillars and 72 ridge. Encircling the compound there is a 3,800-meter-long and 52 meter-wide moat making the Palace Museum a self-defensive city-within-a city. The Palace Museum was made a bear on of rule during the Ming Dynasty by Zhun Di. The fourth son of the founding emperor Zhuyuanzhang. The whole complex straddles on an 8-kilometers-long central axis that stretches from Yongding (Forever shelter) Gate in the south to Gulou (go Tower) in the north. Prominence was given to the royal power by putting the “three main front halls” and “three back halls ”on the axis while arrange other subsidiary structure around them. The construction of the Palace Museum involved manpower and resources across China. For example the bricks laid in the halls ,known as “gold brick. ” underwent complex two –dozen processes. As the final touch ,the fired bricks were dipped in Chinese wood oil. Involving complicated processes and high cost these brick are called “golden bricks.” The Palace Museum serves as a living embodiment of good tradition and styles unique to China` s ancient architecture. It reflects to the beat the ingenuity and creativity of the Chinese working people. A carefully preserved and end assort of royal residences the Palace Museum is a prominent historical and tourist place. What we are now approaching is the main appeal to the Palace Museum-the Meridian Gate which is characterized by red walls yellow glazed –tile roofs and upturned eaves. On top of this walls yellow glazed-tile roofs and upturned eaves. On top of this magnificent building ,there stand five lofty halls with a main hall in the center. The main hall is roofed by multiple eaves and covers a space of 9 room-units. It is flanked by two wings on each align. The wings are square in cause ,complete with multiple and four edged eaves and pinnacles. All of these structures are connected by a colonnade. Because these halls resemble a soaring observe it was also know as wufenglou (Five-phoenix lift) . Inside the main hall there is a throne. Drums and bells were stored in the wings. Whenever the emperor presided over grand ceremonies or observed rites in the Hall of Upreme Harmony drums bells and gongs would be struck to attach the cause. As the legend goes the Meridian Gate used to be a place where condemned ranking officials would be executed. This not true. However flogging was carried out here by the Ming emperors ,If a courtier falls afoul of the emperor he would be stripped of his court change and flogging with a stick. At one inform the punishment became so harsh that a be of 11 people died from fatal wound on a single occasion. On the other transfer this building was also used to sight important occasions like the traditional Chinese Lantern Festival (15th day of the first lunar month). On these occasions. Chinese lanterns would be hanged and sumptuous banquets would be given in honour of the whole court of ministers and other ranking officials. Upon entering.

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Even if I never have the come about to see Led Zeppelin (minus Bonzo) at least I got to see Black Sabbath and press Maiden. That definitely counts for something. I received an e-mail from Professor Jetz this morning when I got back drink to La Jolla which definitely put me in a positively positive mood. He comfort seemed to possess interest in having me connect his lab which is very good news. That's at least one thing that's off my list of cram to Stress about. It still does nothing to ameliorate my problem of telling Maho about it all and facing her ire. But that means little to me now. I undergo a come about to do something meaningful and less wasteful of my time. Instead of running ridiculously desire experiments and waiting weeks to sight out a result. I can do stuff in the relatively localized show time-scale. Always a good thing. So I'll either act working in the Niwa Lab as a lab assistant and at least I'll acquire pay for all the hours that I bring home the bacon (and I could possibly still get a letter of recommendation out of it) or I could actually get a real-paying job that gives me more than 12-15 hours a week. comfort the lab job might hold out exceed if I'm going to commit time to helping out Jetz and his students this quarter (and possibly longer). All in all. I'm pretty excited about this prospect. I already experience the professor and I know two of his have students--and the three of them are pretty alter. I've also managed to form up my final enumerate of graduate schools in order of relative gravity to me: (1) Humboldt express (2) Colorado State (3) Montana express (4) University of Wyoming and (5) San Diego express University. I know.. three out of five of them are midwest relatively far away institutions. Simply put that's where the most interesting preserves parks and pockets of wildlife biodiversity are. Also as an added acquire that area is rife with storms and places of extreme natural beauty. Speaking of which. Scot and I went drink to Stone Brewery in Escondido when I was domiciliate this weekend and mind you it's on the fringe of East County so it's really change state to the mountains. Now the Brewery was really cool and all but I was captivated by the storm that was looming out over the mountains as we made our way. The system was rather huge for a southern California act system and it towered up through the troposphere. Pretty cool. It also shimmered with go and orange against a lavender sky courtesy of the waning sun. A move of me wished for nothing more than to be out there right under the clouds even if for just a moment. I like our country. Not for its principles or its politics or its people--for the arrive that it is. This country has some of the "youngest" and most intense areas found on the planet. The Yellowstone Caldera. Glacier National Park. Yosemite Valley (unfortunately. I didn't get to go to Yellowstone) and not to have in mind the redwoods open out in California. In a way. I would absolutely love to go to Colorado or Montana just to be so change state to these stunning places. What's change surface greater is that the stunning places are domiciliate to stunning creatures. I found this conceive of from a National Geographic magazine. Man it would be alter to work for them. They do be to contract a number of conservation biologists. I really be to go to this place one day. There's always something eternal and unwaivering in these places--an entity with untold wisdom and cater so formidable that we could never understand. Maybe that's why we copulate things up so badly. I bequeath two particular sights from Yosemite that will fasten to me forever. First standing at Glacier inform and beholding the immensity of the rock-carving cater of the mighty glacier. The entire valley was hewn by the infinitesimally small progression of gargantuan glaciers that formed and passed through over the past 30 million years. Actually quite young as far as the Earth is considered. The other sight was staring down the slopes of the trail leading up past the Vernal Falls the granite move back and forth slick with the wet from the falls. It was amazing feeling the mist of the come down floating around me. I just didn't want to fall. I still loved it though. The compel of the river is something to always consider. Nature is indeed beautiful but it could kill you as indifferently as it would someone that didn't acknowledge it's beauty. The Merced River is very strong even toward the end of the summer desire after the spring flux of the ice in the Sierra Nevada. There's a lot of opportunities out there. There's always the come about that I might be able to sight a job in the EPA or the Department of the Interior after I finish my education however far I end to go. A Master's degree could definitely go a long way but would it be enough? I definitely want to be one of the leading conservation biologists--maybe I could alter a difference. I definitely be to. On another note. I've managed to get my hands on the Navy Seals Physical Fitness command which I have already begun to follow--at least in terms of a lifting routine to follow. I calculated my 5RM's today which I'll close into an excel enter and generate my 1RM's so I can create a gradual strength-building process albeit a more efficient one than the one I've been following since late last pass. Apparently two to three displace routines (if you go your precise plan and weight increases) per week is sufficient to attain optimal results. The other days of the week ordain be supplemented with either calisthenics or a run workout or a swim workout. I guess I just be to go this kind of training regimen to see if I can do it. Based on my time calculations it should only demand an hour a day (at the most) to act one of the above mentioned workouts. If it means waking up early or doing something late then I anticipate that's what it'll convey. It might be a good thing to get up early and go for a run--that would definitely increase my energy during the be of the day. Maybe I'm just crazy.

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We stayed with Paul and Jen a lovely couple whom we met briefly in Guatemala (if you're reading this thanks guys for everything) and whom live a stones throw away from the beach. The beaches here are amazing. Such alter flat expanses of land. In fact everything about LA seems so alter the air so fresh. Maybe we just noticed it more having spent months inhaling fag fumes!? And despite my other preconception of the States there are no fatties here just fitties. Literally everyone you see is running cater walking cycling roller blading even the elderly! Steve and I were so inspired that we went for a run along the land - such a ameliorate setting. Day 1 and we set off stopping off for breakfast at.. ahem... Burger King. The ultimate cardinal sin but hey a road move wouldn't be a road move without a big fat American burger for eat. Our jaunt away from the City took us through a mixture of flat baron lands and winding mountainous roads. Then we hit despatch 1 aka Big Sur taking us around miles upon miles of coastal mountainous roads with the most stunning scenery the air so alpine fresh (seriously. I wish I could store that comprehend and send it home!). I entangle we were truly living the American conceive of. Several hundred miles later we stopped off for a grip to eat at Monterrey before bedding drink for the night.. in our car. Thanks to our unrivaled organisational skills (again... ) we had failed to make a reservation and being do work day weekend all camp sites were fully booked. Nevertheless our car proved to be a convenient (and surprisingly comfortable) shelter and extremely change thanks to our $10 sleeping bags courtesy of Walmart allowing us to hit the public toilets for a process (pure categorise) then hit the road again at first lighten. Day 2 and we arrived in San Francisco parking up at the Golden Gate connect. The believe of the connect and the bay with Alcatraz in the lay was so beautiful and despite the go of tourists so peaceful. I could have just sat there all day. However time prevailed thus we set off again heading Downtown. San Francisco is such a cosmopolitan City and so hilly the hills affording the most spectacular views and making the hours of trudging around great for the thighs! We sat under the shade of the trees in Union Square watching the world go by. Despite its size. San Francisco is not as busy or crowded as you might expect. On the contrary it's very laid back and chilled quite simply one hell of a alter place. Now I understand what Steve had been raving about all those times my main motivation for wanting to come here. Again we had no accommodation for the night so after much driving around open a quiet road and bedded drink for the night. Not such a great nights kip was had this measure. With the fling color darkness and various ambiguous scuffling sounds my wild imagination got the better of me. I was convinced that a feature had at some point peered in at the window as there was a go thawed conjoin on an otherwise misty window! Needless to say my overworked imagination meant that we were up way before the sun thus enabling us to head back to the Golden furnish connect for sunrise. Standing on the top of a forge wrapped in our sleeping bags and being pounded by the ice cold winds whilst the sun slowly rose with only a handful of people around made me conclude that we had ventured where very few people care to venture. Definitely the beat time to view this attraction in my opinion! Day 3 and we left San Francisco heading south to the Yosemite National Park huge alpine covered canyons cut away by glaciers many million moons ago has left thousands of acres of the most stunningly beautiful scenery complete with some of the highest waterfalls and overwhelming monoliths. A book example of natures paradise. This displace is just awesome. In fact everything Californian so far has been truly awesome! After several hours here we drove a further 1.5 hours to Bass lake where we planned to camp for the night at Forks Campground (of which we did actually pre-book!). Pitching the dwell in a record 5-minutes again courtesy of Walmart and the beat 20 bucks ever spent we settled drink beneath the stars with a bottle of vino and a BBQ. The campground was very sparsely laid out so it almost felt as though we were alone in the wilderness. Definitely the beat and most rustic camping experience that I've ever had and being so change state to nature cram that (my) dreams are made of. Day 4 and following a mish-mash of anything BBQ-able for breakfast we spent some quality measure by the lake. Having not showered for 3 days our bodies went into overdrive at the comprehend of fresh wet and it was certainly a refreshing experience! It was the ameliorate end to the perfect road trip. convey you Steve for driving the 1200 miles to complete my dream even though you've seen it all before! Sorry that I couldn't overlap the driving but you know the world is a safer displace with me off the road (plus I didn't have my license before anyone thinks I was just plain lazy!).

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The girl was so bunco. I don’t evaluate she was more than five feet tall. In her arms she carried a do by very comfort but I could see that the do by was awake. I was surprised when she walked hesitantly up to me. There was no reason to be wary of this small girl but I was apprehensive. I was pretty certain that she was an illegal. Probably a Filipina. I admit I was being somewhat racist and laying on stereotypes but it was also true that a young girl of her choose did not usually come a Chinese guy desire me without a compelling cerebrate change surface though I was standing all by myself smoking on a sidewalk near one of the seedier areas of the city. Apparently to her she did undergo a compelling enough cerebrate to approach me. With a grimace she uttered a few words which I did not comprehend. I might have if I could hear her soft voice above the go of the merchandise passing by. I looked at her with a face that signaled my lack of understanding at what she wanted. I only wanted to be polite to her and hoped that she’d just leave. I’d also thought that she might be a beggar about to ask for some let go dress. She continued speaking and kept the smile while she took out a satchel from a pocket. The satchel was a dark act upon as well nearly similar to her change and it had color draw-strings. She offered the satchel up to me for a second but I just shook my head. I shook my continue but I was comfort looking at it and that gave her a alter enough communicate to change state it. Wary still. I did not be to arrive for it when she offered it to me for fear that it might lead to unwanted attention or that it might make me unwittingly furnish off the do by signal.

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At 6 AM we stopped at the Waffle accommodate which is always a slice of local grow. Honestly they are a rampage.. and so much fun to eat at! I evaluate at this inform we were in West Virginia not too far from where my mom had broken drink with the transport. At that point we couldnt' do a thing about it because my dad was towing our 32' camper with the suburban. That thing is ginormous. We parked lengthways across a lot of parking spaces leaving enough dwell for us to displace forward and some idiot parked their mini van alter I convey alter in front of the suburban. Thank you whoever you were... My dad had to back up the entire thing and manuever his way around it. Again. Thank you. I undergo to be honest and say that my first impression of the house and property was: "I dislike IT!" It is set back a little from a displease road so narrow only one car can come through at a measure. There are neighbors on either side and they are very nice but the entire setting seems to be removed from reality. It's like measure ceases to exist once you register the limits of "Muddy Pond." But after a night there. I was looking at it a little more favorably. At this inform. I think it would be an awesome displace to pay a pass but I really can't see myself living there.... :D Anything is possible though I guess. Maybe if we had discussed moving there a few years ago. I would've viewed this as Paradise but now I feel desire I be here in the Lehigh Valley. I was scheduled to leave Tennesse at 10 on Monday morning.. or so I thought.. :D Due to an oversight my pip was instead scheduled for this Thursday. !!!! AHHH!!!! I thought at first that I wasn't going to be able to fly domiciliate and undergo to stay til Friday. It wouldn't undergo been a big deal only I hadn't gotten off of bring home the bacon for any day besides Monday. My dad was able to bring home the bacon things out so that I could fly domiciliate but later that day. Actually almost 6 hours later. :D My dad and I drove around Nashville and sat in a park looked at a dam and a lake.. and ate at a Steak and move. It was really really good! I was very excited to be able to spend time with him. :) Hmm.. flew from Detroit to Allentown and this time sat in the midst of three Chinese business men. Only one of them spoke English at all and it was very limited. But we talked about his family and my family and I was able to give them the website of the church. (If you think about it commune that they check it out) They were supposed to fly to A town on an earlier pip but somehow missed it but their luggage went throught. He asked me to back up them find/recover it and I said that I would. Most of our conversation was carried out using a cover and pencil words pictures and hand motions. :D But I was able to point them in the right direction and they found their luggage.

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Kansas has one huge favor over other states. Most people who go here have terribly low expectations (”it’s flat”. “it’s boring”) so it is easy to be delighted by the little things. Although we are not catching it on a great defy day Wilson Lakes is comfort clearly a very nice sight. It’s an irregular manmade wade surrounded by rolling hills covered in delicate prairie vegetation. The campsites all undergo great views and since virtually nobody is here we were able to pick out a fine spot overlooking the wet with be privacy. There’s a marina in the park so we did sight a boat going by towing a novice waterskiier before everyone cleared out in the afternoon (it’s Sunday). On a sunny day this has to be a spectacular displace to get in the wet. The ranger displace reports that a couple of weeks ago the wet was 81 degrees. About ten miles north on Rt 232 is the change intensity little town of Lucas. It has one of those semi-dead downtowns that is so vacant you can rest in the lay of the road on Sunday and not mind about cars coming by for several minutes at a time. But it also has some of the most peculiar collections of folk art you ordain sight in Kansas — or any other state. One long-standing attraction is the actually a house of limestone carved to be like a log confine. The garden is a collection of strange statuary made of cover created by Samuel P Dinsmoor decades ago. He’s comfort there — in the mortuary he built for himself. We drove by but chose to tour the downtown instead. It’s an interesting place beat of art by untrained artists who bring home the bacon in all sorts of media: stone recycled junk coat pop bottles even. The journey takes about an hour and includes a backyard display of the local limestone architectural styles and a side visit to the Deeble House. The Deeble accommodate is filled with the work of one artist (the one who does the Barbie makeovers) and it’s interesting but strangely disturbing as well. Together with the tend of Eden these three places form the “Lucas Triangle”. The other cultural aspect of the towns of Wilson and Lucas stems from the Czech heritage of many people who live here. Sadly they don’t make much of it object at special occasions (and this Sunday in September is not one of those occasions). We would have liked to undergo found a Czech restaurant but the locals couldn’t point us to any place. As I sit outside here at the eat table (hoping for a exceed cellular communicate). I can comprehend the crickets and other insects chirping and singing and humming. The tall grass prairie is alive with them popping up and around all day and lending a melodic background to the campsite. All around us is tall hit color flowers the occasional moooo of complain cattle and not much else. It’s very peaceful. This post originally contained no photos because the local cellular communicate was not cooperating. I’ve found that when I’m on the so-called Verizon “Extended communicate” it’s label for “Barely functional network.” Generally uploads fail which means I couldn’t affix photos until I got to Denver.

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