We
saw
illusions
and
realities,
stark,
stretched-out,
held
and
scattered --
we
took
in
as
much
as
possible,
and
it
was
good,
friend --
tragic,
wonderful,
and
we
loved
it,
whole-heartedly,
across
the
Mojave
on
40,
towards
Needles,
over
the
Colorado,
up
Arizona,
through
Yucca
and
Kingman,
ascending
a
detailed
staircase
of
cliffs
to
Hualapai
Valley,
Willow
Canyon,
Fort
Rock,
and
the
Plateau...
Chino Valley,
Juniper
Cut,
Markam
Wash
Cliff,
Twin
Buttes,
Red Cliffs Pass,
Seligman
Valley,
increasing clouds,
rain,
hail,
talking to Erling long-distance re SF Composers Chamber Orchestra,
south at Ash Fork
on
89,
towards
Chino
Valley
and
Granite
Dells,
then
northeast
89A,
over
the
Black
(nay,
make
those
Mountains),
down
red-canyon
to
Jerome,
looming
large
(at
least
up
close)
on
its
airy
aerie
perches,
further
plummeting
towards
Clarkdale,
the Verde Valley,
Cottonwood,
catching
up
with
Rodie
at
his
splendid
original-
art-
filled
residence,
thinking
about
the
upcoming
collaboration
(with
Harriet,
mindful of Liz's passing in the recent past),
Tony also visiting,
out to dinner
through more inclement climes
to
a
steak-and-seafood
spot,
overnighting
locally. 149th day of summer, high back home again 88 (98th 80+), with temperature summits of 106, 97, and 98 in Barstow, Kingman, and the immediate area (1.14 inches of precip here, none else of the aforementioned). Late, begin composition of Pictures at Rodie's Exhibition, Op. 230 (2014), with Hailstorm, mapped over Mussorgsky...
