Some years ago, Mrs. C and I took several months of Japanese lessons before a trip to that country. It often happened that our sensei would ask me a question, I'd bungle the answer, and she would look at he sternly and say hōnto? REALLY?
That was the first thought that came to mind when I saw this digital billboard while walking along the Las Vegas Strip. I'd say I'm pretty skeptical but not cynical. Tic Tok sparks good? Gimme a break. Love the stomping boot in the upper right.
Probably. Still at Mesquite Flat Dunes. I think this is one of my better pictures from the trip. You can be your own editor but not your own critic. See what you think.
Still at Mesquite Flat Dunes in Death Valley with a point of view pulled back from yesterday's photo. It looks like a romantic 19th Century landscape of the Old West (or that's how it strikes me). The range on the rights is inappropriately called the Grapevine Mountains.
Another image from the Mesquite Sand Dunes. The two small figures in the center and right center give some sense of scale, although the sand continues well beyond this ridge. And how far away are the mountains?
There is a road off Death Valley's main highway known as Artist's Drive. It is another wonderful work fo engineering blasted through the tortuous curves of rock. The main feature is this formation called Artist's Palette. We read that the reasons for this splash of color are geologically and chemically unclear. Looks cool, though. Note the two tiny people in the lower right for scale.
