Just returned from a week in Arizona, a perfect place to renew energy and hope. The clear sunny skies are a welcome contrast to Oregon’s slate-grey skies and endless rain. Oh, it’s really not bad here. The green is outrageous, and then there’s the mountains, and the rivers. No complaints, really, except that it’s fun to travel and see what it’s like elsewhere.
Any writing ideas while traveling? Of course! Spending time in the southwest always inspires my interest in Native American history and the plight of the tribes that lived there. It’s a history that disturbs me, and I find myself angry over the wrongs that were committed in the name of expansion and nation-building. I know every story has more than one side to it, but the way the tribes were treated by the U.S. government may be the exception to the rule.
Winter visits the Grand Canyon
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