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Day Three – Ash Fork, AZ Part One

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Over these years of solo road trips I realized that there were places and people that not only resonate deeply but inspire me to learn more. Ash Fork AZ is just such a place and its unofficial mayor Floyd Martin is just such a person. This video is my introduction to both. In the next few days I hope to introduce you to more of the incredible people and the remarkable highs and historic blows that have shaped it. (Note – Floyds radio is always on and YouTube may not upload it – here goes!)..

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Day Two – Climbing the Colorado Plateau

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The geography that exists between Bakersfield California east to the Arizona border sets the stage for my favorite stretch of this trip. As you come down from the Tehachapi pass, you start the slow assent to the Colorado plateau that makes possible the Grand Canyon and the next 900 miles of your experience. I noted in 2008 that you have to ‘disavow yourself of everything you think a desert should be’. This is high desert and everything is bigger. The winds are stronger, the air is both hotter and colder than seems possible. But the best are the thunderstorms and the desert did not disappoint today.

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