Tag: USA
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North Dakota: ABM Sites
North Dakota is home an abandoned 1970s Anti-Ballistic Missile complex, originally intended to protect the US ICBM launch sites from incoming missiles. In theory, it was a de-escalation step, since the ability to protect the launch sites would give the US more time to stop and think if it spotted what seemed to be an…
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North Dakota: Fargo
I’m in Fargo, North Dakota, where I’ve been participating in Traditional Local Customs. Yes, this is the actual wood chipper used for body disposal in the movie Fargo. Oh ya, you betcha! 😃 It’s now the star attraction at the Fargo Visitor Center. You can bring your own body parts. Update October 2024: I revisited the…
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North Dakota: Minuteman Museum
I’m in North Dakota, visiting the Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile Site. It’s a real (retired) Minuteman control silo. It’s one of several Minuteman sites that were closed down under the START treaty ICBM limits. A giant freight elevator takes you down 52 feet to the command level, then there is a 7 ton blast door…
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New Mexico: Alien Egg Hatchery
New Mexico’s Bisti/De-Na-Zin is a confusing trackless wilderness, but in these days of GPS and downloadable maps, that’s not a big issue. I saw lots of hoodoos, some petrified wood, many weird rocks. But the main thing I was looking for was the “Cracked Eggs” aka the “Alien Egg Hatchery“. This is an area with…
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A Botanical Road Trip
I’m on an all-electric road trip through California into Arizona and back. The trip has ended up having a distinctly botanical flavor, including visits to:
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Arizona: Yuma Territorial Prison
I’m doing an all-electric road trip across California into Arizona. I’ve got delayed a little in Yuma, Arizona, at the Yuma Territorial Prison – apparently there was a problem with my paperwork when I bought my admission ticket. I’m sure it will all be fixed soon, but if someone could bake me a cake in…