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Adventures & Misadventures, Part II – Bryce Canyon & Cedar Breaks National Monument

Where are all the cars? We’ve driven hundreds of miles since leaving Las Vegas eight days ago.  Yet despite the fact that summer is the busiest time of year for the national parks we’ve visited, the lack of traffic on the roads is astounding.  Actually, my use of the word “traffic” here is entirely misleading. Because there is NO traffic, at least not in the “Cross-Bronx-Expressway-is-a-parking-lot-with-bumper-to-bumper-traffic-again-They-should-just-bomb-this-road-into-oblivion” way.  We arrived in Moab today and it has the first traffic lights we’ve seen since Las Vegas on July 6. I am not lying.

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Routine? What the Hell is That?

The good news is that the girls are settling into their new routines.  Busy at school, busy with homework, busy with activities and busy with friends.  The bad news is that, despite my best efforts, my intended routine evades me.  I have lots of time blocked off in my calendar to write, but the kind of writing I plan to do during those hours remains stubbornly trapped in my brain.  I’ll get it out eventually.

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