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The Bureau of Reclamation in Action: Sojourn in an Automobile Graveyard

Tamia Nelson — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 07:01:26 +0000

What place was this? Well, if you want to know, the tour starts here…

Beyond the Beauty Strip for October 2010 Hidden in Plain Sight

Tamia Nelson — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 07:01:43 +0000

There's a lot hidden in plain sight on America's highways, but few things escape the attention of cyclists and walkers…

Beyond the Beauty Strip, September 2010

Tamia Nelson — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 07:01:49 +0000

A rural cemetery, reached by a dirt track and sheltered by tall spruces. The last resting place of generations of men, women, and children. A place of tranquility and beauty. But what lies concealed in the shadows?

Beyond the Beauty Strip for August 2010

Tamia Nelson — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:01:18 +0000

An unusual mole hurried for cover alongside the eroded track, but he had to plow his way through trash to get home…

Beyond the Beauty Strip for July 2010

Tamia Nelson — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:01:48 +0000

This month Tamia discovers the high altar of an early twenty-first century pyrolatric cult. So join her as she take a walk on the wild side…

Beyond the Beauty Strip for June 2010 Pleasant Mound Cemetery

Tamia Nelson — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:01:36 +0000

Pleasant Mound. That's a good name for a cemetery, isn't it? Conjures up images of a properly bucolic final resting place, with a songbird chorus celebrating each new dawn and a gentle breeze whispering through the treetops. And the view from the road doesn't belie the promise…

Beyond the Beauty Strip for May 2010

Tamia Nelson — Mon, 17 May 2010 08:01:33 +0000

The local dump—it's actually a "transfer and recycling station," but everybody still calls it a dump—is free to residents. You heard me right. There's no charge for dumping your household garbage. But free is still too high a price for some folks. Want a for-instance? OK. Take a look at this little stream, only one half-mile from the dump…