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New Mexico, October 19-23, 2013
New Mexico is a fascinating place. The Native Americans have been living here for thousands of years, and Hispanics have been living here at least since about the year 1600. Henry and I flew out to Albuquerque in late October, and Lyman joined us from Austin TX. The weather was generally stunning; low…
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Flashback: Transcontinental USA 1974
These are recently discovered old photos from my trip with Bill & David Consolvo, from San Francisco to Virginia Beach, in July / August 1974. It includes a great shot of a typical sleeping arrangement; under an interstate highway overpass!
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Shenandoah Valley: Lexington to Staunton (and back) 9/21-22/2013
The Blue Ridge Parkway was practically empty on this Saturday; have Americans stopped going outside anymore? I had driven up to Virginia from Carrboro, before cycling along the Parkway. I then descending into the Shenandoah Valley and Lexington. This cycling trip of about 36 hours was up and back between the towns of Lexington and…
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Fayetteville NC Modernism, September 15, 2013
Fayetteville, home to Fort Bragg and several other military installations, feels like a foreign country compared to Chapel Hill. While small parts of it date to the 1700’s, most of it is miles of tract housing. It sort of feels like a smaller version of Norfolk / Virginia Beach, or Jacksonville Florida, minus the…
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