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A Road West

The Desert

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Tom Brank
Mar 06, 2024
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The road twisted in its descent to Boulder Dam (Hoover) then up again a steep climb to Boulder City where we stopped to refuel. It is 106 degrees. I looked back down the long empty road to Henderson, Nevada. It drifted down and down again and was lost in the horizon, dry, void of any lush green, a virtual colorless wasteland. Not at all welcoming. A roa…

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