a.d. elliott - Take the Back Roads

 Barely a single lane. This is the "Little Golden Gate Bridge of Arkansas" Henry, Constructed in 1947, its official name is Beaver Bridge, but you can see how it got the nickname. It is unnerving to cross.  It is a single lane bridge, barely. I don't want to try and ever cross this at night. xoxo a.d.

Within the canyons of the Valley of Fire.  These were my main reason for visiting the Valley of Fire Henry, I wanted to see the petroglyphs. I had read in Guns, Germs, and Steel about the lack of a written language in native US cultures...but couldn't these and other imagery (e.g. hide painting) be indicative of a written language? I need to write to Jared Diamond and find out. xoxo a.d. My Thoughts on Guns, Germs, and Steel

  Minding my mother. Here I am at Hoover Dam Henry - You said I couldn't miss it, so I came,  and damn it, it was really crowded at the damn. Damn engineering marvel too. Here is a dam picture. I suppose that is enough dam's xoxo a.d.

Look, Henry! No cars! Some months ago I had made plans to run the Las Vegas Rock and Roll half marathon just to get this picture, Henry. Due to some unforeseen training issues (otherwise known as not training enough) I had to pass on running it.  We had thought to cancel the trip, but after #VegasStrong we made sure we came. I was able to get the picture I wanted and I saw the race from the sidelines. Next year! xoxo a.d.