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Out West

We're out west this week, visiting our first grandson, so I'm writing about a different kind of Carolinas destination. During my trip to Columbia's State Museum, I learned the Carolinas originally stretched to the Pacific Ocean, which means the original charter included the landscapes below.

Can you believe it?

Irving, TX (near Dallas) from the sky:


Along I-10 in west Texas:


Rugged mountains in New Mexico:


I hear cattle grazed these lands in the days of Geronimo and the O.K. Corral


At Texas Canyon in Arizona:


Saguaro cactus in Arizona


After spotting several initials on mountains,
we learned the letter represents the name of the town


High winds kick up the sand in Arizona:


Sunset over California:


This stark, barren land has a rugged beauty, but the rocky landscape makes me appreciate the lush and varied habitats of today's Carolinas.

6 comments:

  1. Bored GeekApril 18, 2009 5:59 AM

    Nice Pics, what camera you shooting with?

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  2. KBApril 18, 2009 11:08 AM

    Thanks, Da. We use a Nikon, though some of the pics in the older posts were taken with a Canon Powershot.

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  3. LewApril 18, 2009 11:17 PM

    Beautiful shots of your cross country trip! You are right, there's just something soothing about sitting in the green grass under a big shade tree!

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  4. KBApril 19, 2009 4:03 PM

    I agree with you, Lew. While rugged and outstanding in its own right, the southwest's dry rock-and-dirt landscape (what I called "Mars, if it developed sparse vegetation") has too much of a lonely feel for me.

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  5. JulieApril 27, 2009 10:29 PM

    Again, I agree with you. Of course, I'm biased, but there's no place like a live oak tree:)

    But that doesn't discount the beauty of these pictures. Wonderful.

    Congratulations on your grandson!!! It looks like it was a fantastic and memorable trip.

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  6. KBApril 28, 2009 8:21 AM

    A live oak would be a blessing out in those parts. Imagine hundreds of miles of this landscape in one, long, continuous stretch, with hardly a soul or dwelling in sight. It certainly makes one feel small.

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