Tag: wilderness

Puke on a Hot Sidewalk: The Salton Sea Chronicles, Part 1

On By Shayleene MacReynoldsIn travelblog5 Comments

Puke on a hot sidewalk.  This is the smell of the Salton Sea. Rotten eggs, perhaps, is a more familiar notion. In 1906, attempts to bring water into the Imperial Valley from the Colorado River failed, and a strange little ocean was born in the desert. Contractors didn't account for the massive buildup of silt, …

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Road Side Reflections

On By Shayleene MacReynoldsIn travelblog14 Comments

Her eyes are tired. Her face is like the desert landscape, like the canyons carved away by eroding wind and sand, the wrinkles make fine grooves upon her skin. She stands beneath the roadside stand, fanning herself with a bronzed hand, the ensuing breeze she creates playing at her stark, black hair that reflects the …

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