Page, Arizona: It’s strange to see a town planned and built in the 1950s. There’s a turn in the road where every church is lined up in a row.The next turn, motels. I saw my friend Cristina’s band “Native Country” there. They’re a Navajo country and western band. That’s right, Indians have become cowboys, buried [...]
All posts for the month July, 2009
Arizona/Southern Utah
Posted by DougReilly on July 28, 2009
http://punkastronomy.com/2009/07/28/arizonasouthern-utah/
Flagstaff Musings
I. So here I am in Flagstaff, Arizona, birthplace of crazy Mars canals theories and the demoted planet Pluto. I like this city. Coming from the arid and bleakly beautiful San Juan Basin (the geological area Chaco Canyon is in), the San Francisco peaks that hover over the town to the North are like walking [...]
Posted by DougReilly on July 20, 2009
http://punkastronomy.com/2009/07/20/flagstaff-musings/
Sky Watching with the Navajo (Wao of Saturn, Part II)
The Navajo kids and teens waited patiently in line. The first little girl climbed up the ladder and peered into the eyepiece. I waited. Silence. I waited. Silence. “Do you…see it?” I finally asked.
Posted by DougReilly on July 18, 2009
http://punkastronomy.com/2009/07/18/sky-watching-with-the-navajo-wao-of-saturn-part-ii/
Four Musings
A lot of people find this place spiritual. The mystery of the ancient Chacoans holds many in its spell. I am not one of those.
Posted by DougReilly on July 13, 2009
http://punkastronomy.com/2009/07/13/four-musings/
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