[MD] Ideas and Words

[Krimel]

Ron:
I really enjoyed the black hills, Mount Rushmore seemed
So insignificant, almost like graffiti. Bringing form back into the
 Conversation, when traveling the four corners region, a region of
extremes,
I really liked traveling through the canyons and desert
, the rock formations reminded me of the temples of India, rock
Croppings took on all sorts of form going through marble canyon.
I wondered how much natural formations influenced our perception.
At the time it seemed most certain we mimicked the canyons in our
structures.

Being alone in the vast expanse was daunting. I lived on ravioli and 
Beer.
Stayed at state parks where I could and rest stops and motel
Parking lots when I couldn't. 

Noticed the Navajo weren't overly friendly.

[Krimel]
I didn't know much about the Navaho when we went there. I tried to get a
crash course by reading Tony Hillerman novels. He remains my main source of
info on them. If you think the Navaho are unfriendly try a drive across
Alligator Alley in South Florida. I believe the Seminole are still at war
with the US and they kind of act like it.

On our Indian trip we borrowed a 14 foot travel trailer from a friend. We
were gone almost six weeks with three kids. We stayed in a few state parks
and lots of commercial campgrounds. What was strange was that at the end of
the trip nobody was all that eager to go home.