Just did 1975 miles in three days. Gotcha a good snap of Monument Valley this afternoon. [View all]

[DemoTex]

I ate at the Dam Bar & Grill in Page, AZ, tonight. My footrail at the bar was a #-gazillion section of rebar, as used in the concrete of the Glen Canyon Dam ("Dam" Bar .. get it?). Biggest rebar I have ever seen, and I built interstate bridges in my last life.
Page exists only because of the damn dam. The town sprang up, ca. 1957, much like mining towns do. But hasn't gone ghost, yet.
Lake Powell, created when the Colorado River was dammed (and, some still say- damned) at Glen Canyon, brought a recreation economy to the area. I would argue that the dam should have never been built (read Edward Abby's "The Monkeywrench Gang&quot . But you know me (by now).
Anyway, I set a land speed record for myself on this trip. Caesar's Head Mountain, SC, to Page, AZ, in three days. Slightly less than 2000 miles. About 32 hours of hard driving. And I not quite sure why, except that it gives me time on the front end of this wilderness photo workshop to do a couple of shoots on my own (and, perhaps, with friends who might come up from Tucson).
I will be hell-bent to get back next weekend, to take over Nick-Watch duties when Dr. T. goes back on her road trips on 5/17. Although, Nick is doing so well on Previcox that we both agree that a couple of days with the sitter he loves would be OK. I'm equivocating on the return date, in case you did not notice.
Got a suite at the new Page, AZ, Hampton Inn. Evidently, they don't see too many Diamond level award members. The Hampton was proud to upgrade me. The room has a dance floor. That big. I'll take a pic and post it tomorrow. Huge room. No band. Sad.
A story for another time: long-haul trip restrooms. Actually, I could write a book on this subject.

"Storm over Monument Valley"