Another day of surprises, the canyon de chelly, first mesa the oldest continuously occupied village in north america; dinosaur footprints and skeletons by the side of the road.
I will never see the west the same way again.
Another day of surprises, natural beauty beyond expression. A spiritual sense pervades these rocks. If you have read Tony Hillerman these places were prominent in has books about the four corners.
I did not expect to be in Santa Fe, just as I had not anticipated being in Roswell. I am not expressing disappointment, just that it was not the original plan. It turned out to be a better plan.
Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be in Roswell New Mexico; especially for the fourth of July. The drive through west Texas seemed like it would never end. This weekend is the festival for aliens.
One little note, Admiral Nimitz died in our last house. talk about degrees of separation.
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY TO EVERYONE.
Landlocked Journal day 9. The long awaited visit to the Menil collection photographs not allowed, which opens wednesday to sunday at 11am. However it was worth the wait. For me, I have never seen such fine collection ever anywhere. We could have easily spent several days visiting the other museums in Houston. I wanted badly to see the missions in San Antonio, before continuing to Austin. We have now driven 3000+ miles and have yet to exit Texas.
The “Landlocked Journals” continue with a visit to the Kimbell Museum and the nearby Modern Art in Ft. Worth. Across the street is the Will rogers exhibition hall; where the horses were being excerised. I have long admired western saddles and the style it was designed for. In particular the saddles and harnesses of Edward Bohlin. I only wish I had had the time to go to the rodeo.
Today it was Shreveport to Ft. Worth, with a pass through the historic section of Shreveport and Greenwood. A quick visit to the Ft. Worth Arboretum. While today was visually a better day than yesterday, each part and place has a story and adds to the total image of the United States.
Day 6 was travel from Natchez MS to Shreveport LA. Louisiana seemed the most curious of the states we have visited. I was not able to post last night as the internet connection was just too poor. The historic treasures of each place visited proved a challenge to find and once found was in a tragic state of condition. I continue to call this trip our landlocked journey as I am much more accustomed to a trip of this length to be on the ocean.
I wonder if Shreveport can be saved from itself.
I will make a separate post for day 7.
Another example of an out of the ordinary site was moundville. Home to a most sophisticated indian culture from 1000 AD until approximately 1450 AD.
A note , every place we have been has a train and a river running through it. The difference being the train makes noise. All of these cities and towns are connected by rails.
The number of small churches in the rural south is staggering.
The hotel internet is just to slow to post photographs, I will, but when I have faster internet.
Day 4 of our landlocked tour and we are in Tuscaloosa AL, A whirlwind tour of historic houses, a little car repair and the next leg tomorrow.
