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Month: September 2010

  • Book: Dark Star Safari / Paul Theroux

    A good recommendation from Ann, Theroux narrates his overland trip across Africa from Cairo to Cape Town. Full of high-powered observation, criticism, even mockery that constructs a convincing portrayal of the often desperate African life that most tourists intentionally avoid. His analysis of the effects of foreign aid to Africa is enough to give me…

  • Badlands – Cedar Pass

    Over the night I discover that the Sage Creek campground has no nighttime lighting. The milky way is brighter than I’ve seen it for a while, despite the low elevation here. In the morning the pair of giant bison that were hanging around yesterday are still here, a little closer to our camper today. When…

  • Badlands – Sage Creek

    It’s time to say goodbye to mountains. Our last black hills campsite wasn’t far from 7,242-ft Harney Peak – the highest peak east of the rockies at about the same elevation as my birth town of Laramie, Wyoming. It seems like a good way to greet the plains is to visit the badlands. Badlands Our…

  • Black Hills Outback

    We’re feeling our dependence on a good cell phone signal these days. As always we’re most attracted to out-of-the-way places and free camping in the boondocks, but I need to stay connected to work. Near Mount Rushmore there’s a resort-style KOA with sites for $52 a night, which we can’t bring ourselves to pay. We…