16) Floating Clouds and Greener Pastures

The temperature dropped from 117 to 110 and then to what seemed a comfortable 99 degrees F. We left the California and Arizona desert behind and were pleasantly surprised by pine glades and greenery. Coinciding with the cooler temperatures, was an increase of traveling companions on the highway; especially trucks and SUV’s. They are definitely the preferred method of transportation in the United States. It seemed as if most people were either totally unconcerned about or oblivious of oil shortages, or even the higher price of gas. People were sweet and kind though. There is still a level of innocence and hopefulness in the people of the USA. They possess a can-do, ‘boy-howdy’ type of attitude. It’s as if they still think they are adventurers and explorers, out on the open plains, with a vast new frontier spread out before them. There will always be a land of plenty, greener pastures; something fresh and new up ahead. Floating clouds and cowboy angels are protecting and guiding us all. It is difficult not to get caught up in that spirit. Unless one has a vivid imagination, and while glancing out their window, momentarily witnesses a vast herd of buffalo, dotting the landscape from horizon to horizon.

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